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Saudi grand mufti says Taraweeh, Eid prayers to be done at home

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, the highest religious authority in the country, said that prayers during Ramazan and for the...

Hotelier Chaya sent to 14-day quarantine in Srinagar hotel

SRINAGAR: Top Kashmir hotelier Mushtaq Ahmad Chaya, who was booked by police for leaving red zone in Jammu to travel to Srinagar on Friday,...

3 CRPF soldiers killed, 2 injured in militant attack in Sopore

Baramulla: Three CRPF soldiers were killed and two others injured when militants attacked a CRPF vehicle in Sopore area of north Kashmir on Saturday...

Kashmir’s farmers get to work as sowing season begins

BUDGAM: The sowing season has started across Kashmir valley amid the coronavirus lockdown. The sowing season in Kashmir usually starts in the month of...

‘I think we are at first level of community transmission’: An interview with Dr Parvaiz Koul

Dr Parvaiz Koul, Head of Internal and Pulmonary Medicine, SKIMS Soura, tells Kashmir Reader correspondent Junaid Nabi Bazaz that he expects a drastic surge...

Medical colleges begin epidemiological profiling of Covid-19 hotspots in J&K

Srinagar: Medical colleges in Jammu and Kashmir have started epidemiological profiling of Covid-19 “hotspots” to identify the trail of infection and analyse possible inducing factors...

Three CRPF soldiers killed in militant attack in north Kashmir’s Sopore

  Srinagar: Three CRPF troopers were killed and two others suffered injuries in a militant attack in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on...

‘I think we are at first level of community transmission’: An interview with Dr Parvaiz Koul

Professor Parvaiz Koul, Head of Internal and Pulmonary Medicine, SKIMS Soura, tells Kashmir Reader correspondent Junaid Nabi Bazaz that he expects a drastic surge...

Kashmir’s farmers get to work as sowing season begins

BUDGAM:  The sowing season has started across Kashmir valley amid the coronavirus lockdown. The sowing season in Kashmir usually starts in the month of...

Elderly Sopore man becomes J&K’s 5th Covid death

Srinagar: An elderly man from Sopore detected of coronavirus died at SKIMS Medical College-Hospital, Bemina on Friday taking Covid-19 death tally in Jammu and...

Positive case from Anantnag may turn out to be a super spreader

Anantnag: The second Covid-19 positive case in Anantnag district, detected on Tuesday, might turn out to be a super spreader as the man had...

Court notice to IMA, DAK, RDA on safety of health workers

Srinagar: The J&K High Court issued notice to Indian Medical Association, Resident Doctors Association and Doctors Association of Kashmir about safety, healthcare and violence...

HC probes deeper into details of Darbar move

Srinagar: In view of the annual Darbar move, the J&K High Court has called for a report, within two days, from the Secretary, General...

Darbar Move: Govt defers opening offices in Srinagar till June 15

Srinagar: Amid a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases and the extension in lockdown till May 3, the Jammu and Kashmir government on...

LG e-launches Srinagar COVID-19 call centre

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu, on Friday e-launched Srinagar COVID-19 Call Centre (Emergency Response and Management Centre) and Web & Mobile Applications for...

Two militants killed in Shopian

Shopian: Two militants were killed in an encounter with government forces at Dairoo village of south Kashmir's Shopian. Locals from Dairoo village in Keegan belt...

2 militants killed in Kishtwar: Police

Jammu: Government forces on Friday killed two militants who attacked a special police officer and critically injured another in Kishtwar district early this week,...

CRPF soldier injured in Pulwama attack

Pulwama: A CRPF soldier was injured in a militant attack in Pulwama on Friday, a police official said. Militants hurled grenade followed by firing on...

Top hotelier Mushtaq Chaya booked for leaving red zone in Jammu to reach Srinagar

Srinagar: One of the top hoteliers of Kashmir, Mushtaq Chaya, was booked for violating the nationwide lockdown after he left his residence in Jammu's...

‘Recreation and physical activity’ children’s right: J&K govt guidelines for schools

Srinagar: A day after notifying rules for reducing the weight of school bags, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday issued guidelines for schools...

Weddings postponed, matchmakers sitting idle

SRINAGAR: Weddings and engagement ceremonies that were scheduled at this time of year are either being postponed or held in a “modified form”. While some...

Door-to-door surveillance ‘of every house in Kashmir’ begins

Srinagar: On orders issued by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir PK Pole, doctors and health workers have started a massive door-to-door survey of “every house in Kashmir”...

Kashmir records 14 new cases, Covid tally rises to 314 in J&K

Srinagar: Kashmir recorded 14 new Coronavirus cases on Thursday taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 314 including four...

In south Kashmir, 1,150 samples tested in a population of 25 lakh

Shopian: From a population of over 25 lakh, only 1,150 samples have been taken, of which 23 have tested positive, in the region known...

Army chief arrives in Valley to review security situation

Srinagar: Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane arrived in Kashmir on Thursday on a two-day visit to review the prevailing security situation. The army...

J&K to initiate Rapid anti-body testing: Div Com

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole on Thursday informed that J&K will be among the few states across the country to initiate Rapid...

Technical snag at Dooru BSNL exchange renders landline telephones of police control room, fire services dead amid Covid-19 pandemic

Anantnag: The BSNL exchange in Dooru area of Anantnag remains defunct amid the lockdown rendering the helpline numbers of all essential services defunct much...

No social distancing when it comes to banking

Srinagar: Bank branches in south Kashmir are becoming hotspots of gatherings and people hardly maintain any distance while standing in queues. Though police and municipal...

Quiet burials worry Kashmiris of dying during lockdown

SRINAGAR: The late Abdul Majeed died during the first days of the coronavirus lockdown. His funeral was attended by less than 20 people, and...

J&K High Court orders release of former SMC Dy Mayor on bond

Srinagar: Former Deputy Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Sheikh Mohammad Imran was released on a temporary bail on Thursday after J&K High Court...

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