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Three commit suicide in Doda

Bhadarwah/Jammu:Three people, including a woman, allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday. Mohammad Rafiq (35),...

No new case in Srinagar, but 13 from north Kashmir

Srinagar: Kashmir recorded another major jump in Covid-19 cases on Sunday after 17 more persons were tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the...

Implement complete lockdown restrictions in all Red Zones: CS to DCs, SSPs

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, Sunday directed Deputy Commissioners and District Police Heads for strict implementation of restrictions in all 77 Red Zones declared...

Deceptive, elusive character of coronavirus revealed in Anantnag’s first patient

Srinagar: How difficult it is to detect the novel coronavirus can be seen from the example of the first Covid-19 patient from Anantnag district. The...

Mother of 5 kids, 4-yr-old boy killed in cross-border shelling

Kupwara: At least three civilians, including a little boy and a woman who had five children, were killed and several were injured on Sunday...

Firing along LoC, border areas of Jammu continues for seventh day; 2 injured

Jammu: Indian and Pakistani troops manning the LoC and Border areas in Jammu exchanged fire for the seventh consecutive day. The officials said that with...

Former army man shot multiple times outside home in Kulgam

Anantnag: A former member of the Territorial Army (TA) was shot at and grievously injured by unidentified gunmen, late Sunday evening, here in Yaripora...

Two Facebook users booked for ‘sensitive remarks’ in Kishtwar

Jammu: Two Facebook users were booked for posting "sensitive remarks" on the social media site having potential to disturb peace and order in Kishtwar...

Release of prisoners: HC seeks report from govt

Srinagar: The J&K High Court has called for a report from the government with regard to release of prisoners in accordance with directions of...

Rambiara rivulet plundered at night with utter disregard of lockdown

Shopian: As the night falls over Rambiara rivulet in south Kashmir, nocturnal activity of men and machinery begins on its banks. The cover of...

13 vehicles seized in Pampore

PAMPORE: Amid strict restrictions, the Revenue department along with police on Sunday evening laid a Naka on Khrew Pampore road near Tulbagh area and...

Govt begins head count of non-local labourers in J&K

Srinagar: The government has started a rapid assessment survey in Jammu and Kashmir to find out how many migrant labourers are in need of...

17 fresh COVID-19 cases take J&K’s tally to 224

Srinagar: Seventeen fresh cases of COVID-19 were detected in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday taking total number of cases to 224 in the region. According...

Enforce strict day and night lockdown: Advisor Khan to DCs

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor and overall in-charge of Coronavirus Control Efforts (CCE) in Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan on Saturday directed Deputy Commissioners to...

Govt clears Rs 27 crore under SDRF to combat COVID-19

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday released Rs 27 crore under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for COVID-19 relief operation. An order...

Three doctors among six health officials in Pampore sent to quarantine

PAMPORE: Six health officials including three doctors were sent to home quarantine by the authorities from Sub District hospital Pampore after they came in...

Amid lockdown, illegal sand and boulder extraction goes unabated in Kulgam

Anantnag: As the lockdown to fightCOVID-19 continues, illegal miners in Kulgam are making most of the opportunity and leaving no stone unturned in plundering...

Lockdown set to be extended as COVID-19 tally in India above 8,000

New Delhi: The nationwide lockdown to contain the deadly coronavirus looks set to be extended by two more weeks till April-end after a consensus...

HC seeks administrative, financial details of Durbar move

Srinagar: The J&K High Court has called for a detailed report from the Jammu and Kashmir government over the Darbar move after a submission...

High Court orders stay on felling Russian poplar trees

Srinagar: The J&K High Court ordered stay on government order for cutting down female Russian poplar trees and directed J&K Chief Secretary to constitute...

To keep old Jawahar Tunnel going, repair and maintenance going on daily

Srinagar: As much as the doctors and nurses battling Covid-19, labourers and staff of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) are working tirelessly to maintain...

J&K’s COVID-19 tally crosses 200

Srinagar: Twenty-three more persons were tested positive for novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, taking the total number of positive cases to...

No Friday prayers for third straight week

SRINAGAR: No congregational Friday prayers were offered in Kashmir for third straight week in view of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Strict restrictions were imposed in...

Darbar move: Offices to open in Srinagar on May 4

Srinagar: The government Friday accorded sanction to the formal opening of annual Darbar Move Offices in Srinagar but amid COVID-19 pandemic it ordered the...

DC Srinagar allays panic

Srinagar: Even as eight fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Srinagar on Friday, Deputy Commissioner, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said that there was no need...

Srinagar-Leh highway reopens today, a month early, for essential supplies

Sonamarg: The lifeline of Ladakh and Kargil, the National Highway from Srinagar to Leh will be thrown open on Saturday, but only for vehicles...

Prices of essentials up, but supplies now arriving

SRINAGAR: Prices of almost essential food items, especially vegetables, fruits, oil and flour, have sharply increased in the markets of Kashmir. People are blaming...

Outrage as J&K govt terminates 250 nurses amid pandemic

Srinagar: The J&K Government has terminated nearly 250 members of nursing staff working in five new medical colleges of Jammu and Kashmir under academic...

Woman sews 1500 masks and goes door to door giving them for free

Sumbal (Bandipora): With her own sewing machine and spending her own money on the raw material, a woman from Sumbal area in north Kashmir’s...

Heavy artillery shakes up LoC in Kupwara where army, militants had a bloody encounter

Kupwara: The troops of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy gunfire and artillery across the line of control (LOC) in Keran village in north Kashmir's...

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