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Press Council says J&K media policy affects functioning of free press

Seeks reply from govt NEW DELHI: The Press Council of India (PCI) on Tuesday sought a reply from the Jammu and Kashmir government over...

J&K Media Guild slams ‘sinister’ Media Policy-2020

To hold sit-in at Lal Chowk on July 6 Srinagar: The Executive Council of the Jammu and Kashmir Media Guild on Tuesday held an...

College, varsity teachers asked to join duties amid pandemic

Srinagar: Despite the Ministry of Home Affairs saying that a decision over reopening educational institutions in India will be taken only in July, college...

Mass promotion will discredit students’ degrees: VCs of J&K varsities

Srinagar: Vice Chancellors of universities in Jammu and Kashmir have stated that a student-friendly mechanism shall be devised to help them overcome the crisis...

UN chief expresses concern over child casualties in J&K, asks govt to end use of pellet guns

United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over child casualties in Jammu and Kashmir and urged the government to take preventive measures...

HC quashes PSA detention of Sagar

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday quashed the detention order of senior National Conference leader Ali Mohammad Sagar after the court recorded that...

College, varsity teachers asked to join duties amid pandemic

Srinagar: Despite the Ministry of Home Affairs saying that a decision over reopening educational institutions in India will be taken only in July, college and...

Junaid Mattu removed as SMC Mayor

Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Corporation Junaid Azim Mattu has been removed as Mayor of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation this morning after a no-Confidence motion was...

Covid-19 claims 3 more lives in J&K, toll reaches 63

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported three more deaths due to Covid-19 on Monday taking the death toll in the region to 63, officials said. A...

Srinagar Mayor to face no-confidence motion today

Srinagar: Mayor Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Junaid Azim Mattu, is going to face no-confidence motion today. The no-confidence motion was filed by Waheed Dar, a councillor...

Special train carrying labourers for BRO work in Ladakh reaches J&K’s Udhampur

Udhampur/Jammu: A special train with over 1,600 labourers from Jharkhand, who will join the Border Road Organisation’s (BRO) construction work in Ladakh, reached here...

Pulwama man on a mission to save lives, donates blood 174 times so far

Shopian: A 57-year- old man from Pulwama has donated 174 pints of blood to save the lives of people in need of blood. Abdul Majeed...

Pakistan rejects Rajnath Singh’s remarks about PaK

Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday rejected Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s remarks about the situation in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) and alleged that it was an attempt...

Jaishankar to hold talks with Chinese, Russian foreign ministers on June 22

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to join his Chinese and Russian counterparts at a virtual conference of the Russia-India-China trilateral...

HC dismisses Akhtar’s plea for quashing defamation case against him

Srinagar: The J&K High court on Monday dismissed plea of senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Naeem Akhtar Andrabi seeking quashing of defamation case...

Blacktopping of roads begin, 400 kilometre stretch to be macadamised in Srinagar this year

Srinagar: The department of Roads and buildings (R&B) has started blacktopping work of arterial after the works remained suspended last year following abrogation of...

Govt abolishes SRO 202, employees probation reduced to 2 years

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said fresh recruitments will not be made as per the 2015 job policy under which government...

RR Swain is J&K ADGP CID

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered a minor reshuffle in the police and appointed R R Swain as additional director general...

Covid-19 claims 3 more lives in J&K

CRPF, police personnel among 163 new cases in Kashmir Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported three more deaths due to Covid-19 on Sunday. A 69-year-old man...

India 9th worst-hit in terms of COVID-19 deaths; recoveries surpass active cases

New Delhi: With 9,195 fatalities till Sunday, India is the ninth worst-hit nation in terms of COVID-19 deaths while the highest spike of 11,929...

COVID-19 peak in India may arrive mid-Nov, paucity of ICU beds, ventilators likely: Study

New Delhi: The peak stage of COVID-19 pandemic in India has been delayed by the eight-week lockdown along with strengthened public health measures and...

India does not want land of China or Pakistan but peace: Gadkari

AHMEDABAD: India is not interested in the land of Pakistan or China but wants peace and amity, Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin...

Ladakh border row: Rajnath Singh says India no longer a weak country

New Delhi: Amid a standoff with China on the Ladakh border, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that India will never compromise on...

PaK will wish to be part of India due to development in J&K: Rajnath

New Delhi: The Modi government will change the face of Jammu and Kashmir with its development works so much that people from Pakistan-administered -Kashmir...

Soldier killed, 2 injured along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: An Army personnel was killed and two others were injured as Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled areas along the Line of Control...

Indo-Pak forces exchange gunfire along LoC in Uri

Baramulla: The troops of India and Pakistan exchanged gunfire and mortar shelling along line of control (LoC) in Uri of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district...

Over 2000 ceasefire violations along LoC this year

Jammu: As many as 2027 ceasefire violations by Pakistan have taken place along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir till June...

Markets open but cash and customers both missing

Srinagar: After reopening of markets in the city, traders are facing another challenge: neither there are customers, nor cash coming through. According to Abdul Rahman,...

3rd ‘free’ LPG refill under Covid relief package to be paid for first

Srinagar: Beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme will not get advance amount for LPG cylinder refill in their bank account this...

Petrol price hiked by 62 paise/litre, diesel by 64 paise; rates up by Rs 4.52 and Rs 4.64 in 8 days

New Delhi, Jun 14  Petrol price on Sunday was hiked by a record 62 paise per litre and that of diesel by 64 paise...

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