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8 contacts of Anantnag Covid-19 patient test positive so far, 125 reports awaited

Anantnag: The worst fears associated with Anantnag man tested positive for COVID-19 recently seem to be coming true after at least 8 of his...

‘Roohdar’, made and designed in Kashmir to breathe life into the dying

SRINAGAR: A group of Kashmir-based innovators in collaboration with Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) have developed a low-cost device that can be...

Covid19 Innovation Challenge awards winners in four categories

Srinagar: The Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneur Development (IIED) Centre at NIT Srinagar in partnership with School of Management, Zhejiang University, and Kashmir-based entrepreneurs on...

Young women discover the chef in them courtesy corona lockdown

Srinagar: The lockdown on the streets has led to increased activity in the kitchen. With all family members together at home, and with all...

KJA demands cases against 3 journalists be withdrawn

Srinagar: Kashmir Journalists Association (KJA) has strongly condemned the harassment of journalists by police and expressed serious concern over the series of FIRs filed...

Police has highest regards for press freedom: IGP Kashmir

Srinagar: Inspector General of police Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar on Thursday said that police always maintains highest regards for the freedom of press and...

Withdraw cases against journalists: Soz

Srinagar: Former Union Minister Prof Saifuddin Soz on Thursday expressed concern over the harassment of three journalists and demanded cases against them be withdrawn. “What...

Troops exchange fire along LoC in Kupwara

Kupwara: Troops of India and Pakistan on Thursday evening exchanged fire along Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara. Official sources said that the two sides...

LG chairs security review meet

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu on Thursday lauded the role of police and other security agencies for being at the forefront in combating...

18 Kashmiris released from UP, Haryana jails

Jammu: Eighteen Kashmiri prisoners, detained under stringent Public Safety Act, were released from different jails in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, while 36 others, whose...

Nine minors among 27 test positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir

Srinagar: Kashmir recorded another major spike in Covid-19 cases on Wednesday after twenty-seven persons tested positive for the new virus in the valley, taking...

With 14 more cases, situation in Hirpora turns from casual to grim

Shopian: Despite being declared a Red Zone and sealed from all sides, Hirpora area in Shopian district was observing the lockdown more in the...

Cabinet okays Rs 15,000 crore for ‘India COVID-19 emergency response, health system preparedness package’

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Wednesday okayed Rs 15,000 crore for 'India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package' to mount an urgent...

Take necessary care of journalists: GoI to media orgs

New Delhi: In the wake of a large number of media persons contracting COVID-19, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued an advisory to...

HC reserves verdict on Durbar Move

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the feasibility of Darbar Move amid the Covid-19 pandemic, after a suggestion was...

4 militants killed in Shopian encounter

Shopian: Four militants were killed in a gunfight at Melhura village in Shopian on Wednesday. A police spokesperson confirmed that four militants were killed. According to...

KPC condemns FIR against Gowhar Geelani, seeks withdrawal

Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club (KPC) said in a statement on Wednesday that it “yet again notes with grave concern the series of FIRs...

Won’t succumb to intimidation: KWJA

Srinagar: Condemning the ongoing offensive against journalists launched by J&K Police, the Kashmir Working Journalists Association (KWJA) Wednesday said that journalists in Kashmir won’t...

HC takes up plea to shift Mian Qayoom out of Tihar Jail

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the government on an application seeking shifting of Kashmir Bar Association president Mian Abdul...

Illegal extraction of sand and boulders from Shopian’s Rambiar Nallah continues amid Covid-19 lockdown

File photo Anantnag: Amid the authorities busy with combating Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, mining mafia is plundering Rambiar Nallah in south Kashmir’s Shopian. This illegal mining...

J&K govt braces for free elementary education quota for poor students in schools

Srinagar: The School Education department will soon issue guidelines for private schools in Jammu and Kashmir for implementation of the mandatory free quota of...

J&K government extends Rs 1 crore assistance to lawyers

Jammu: The J&K government has become the first in the country to extend financial relief to financially distressed, young Advocates whose livelihoods have been...

Uncertainty over Amarnath yatra as Board says not possible as of now

Jammu: Within minutes of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) announcing cancellation of the Amarnath Yatra due to coronavirus pandemic, the Jammu and Kashmir administration...

Resident doctor among 12 more tested positive for novel Coronavirus in J&K

Srinagar: Twelve more persons including a resident doctor have tested positive for novel Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday taking the total number...

Hirpora hotspot in Shopian district

Shopian: Twenty-two Covid-19 cases have so far been reported from Hirpora village in district Shopian. One of the initially reported cases was found negative...

Growth rate of coronavirus slows in J&K but no room for complacency: Kansal

JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Planning, Development & Monitoring and Information, Mr Rohit Kansal on Tuesay said that rapid testing and effective control measures in J&K...

States asked to ensure no congregational prayers are held in mosques in Ramadhan

NEW DELHI: The government of India has asked the states and union territories to remain cautious and ensure that there are no prayer gatherings...

ICMR asks states not to use rapid test kits for 2 days

NEW DELHI: Amid complaints about faulty rapid test kits, the Indian Council of Medical Research on Tuesday advised states not to use them for...

Inhabitants of Dal Lake fearless, and free, of Covid-19

SRINAGAR: Even in this all-encompassing lockdown, life has not come to standstill in the human settlements within and along the Dal Lake. People, as they...

Submit plan to prevent vector-borne diseases: HC to municipal corporations

Srinagar: In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the J&K High Court has called for a comprehensive action plan from Commissioners of Srinagar and Jammu...

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