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Political parties oppose law, say it is ‘unacceptable’

Srinagar: The J&K domicile law cleared by the government of India on Wednesday drew sharp criticism from the political parties in Kashmir. National Conference, Peoples...

Destitute migrant laborers in south Kashmir now being asked to leave

Anantnag: Out of money, work, and even food, many labourers from outside states who reside in different parts of south Kashmir are being told...

Searches in Kupwara forests after forces exchange fire with militants

Baramulla: A gunfight between government forces and militants broke out along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Wednesday. Sources...

Saudi urges Muslims to defer Hajj plans over virus

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's hajj minister has asked Muslims to temporarily defer preparations for the annual pilgrimage amid uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month,...

Father-son from Bemina, 10-yr-old from Eidgah among 6 new cases in Kashmir

Srinagar: Six more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in Kashmir on Tuesday, all of them contacts of previously detected cases. Among them are a...

Lal Bazar, Eidgah among 20 areas declared red zones

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday declared twenty villages in Kashmir as red zones in a bid to prevent further transmission of...

78 persons walk home after two-week quarantine in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Seventy-eight persons who were shifted to administrative quarantine upon their return to Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged on Tuesday after successfully completing...

Ready to fight war but with proper gear: Doctors stage protest in Bemina

Srinagar: Doctors at SKIMS hospital Beimina on Tuesday staged a protest saying they were not being provided personal protective equipment (PPE), which includes clothing,...

Kashmir newspaper distributors to suspend circulation of dailies from today

SRINAGAR: A body of newspaper distributors on Tuesday said that they will not circulate newspapers from Wednesday after the demand dwindled due to fear...

Urgent now to restore 4G Internet, release prisoners: Amnesty India

Srinagar: Amnesty International India on Tuesday urged the Government of India to immediately restore high-speed 4G internet services and release all detainees in Jammu...

Villages out of municipal jurisdiction left without sterilisation

KALEEM GEELANI SRINAGAR: Many villages located in areas which do not come under any municipality’s jurisdiction have been left out of sterilisation measures even as...

Expect MEA to take care of Indians stranded abroad: HC

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday directed the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, to look into the evacuation of persons who...

Supplies not coming, vendors scared, Srinagar markets empty of vegetables

Srinagar: People in Srinagar are facing many hardships as they are not able to find even essential items like vegetables and milk in the...

Trucks carrying essentials to be cleared within 30 minutes of reporting at Lakhanpur: Govt

JAMMU: The government has set up a 24x7 Control Room at Lakhanpur for hassle free movement of trucks carrying essential supplies to Jammu and...

NTA tentatively schedules JEE Mains in last week of May

Srinagar: Amid the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, the National Testing Agency on Tuesday, tentatively scheduled the JEE Mains Examination 2020 in the last week of...

World economy will go into recession with likely exception of India, China: UN

Geneva: The world economy will go into recession this year with a predicted loss of trillions of dollars of global income due to the...

8 more test positive in Kashmir, COVID-19 tally touches 49

Srinagar: Eleven more persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, taking the total number of positive cases to...

Violence by police to enforce restrictions not permissible: HC

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Monday directed police not to inflict excesses or physical violence against any person while enforcing restrictions amid the...

‘Ensure security of all health workers’

Srinagar: After the court was informed that some persons under quarantine in Srinagar hospitals had misbehaved with doctors and damaged hospital infrastructure, the J&K...

Two villages declared red zones in Shopian

SHOPIAN: Invoking prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC, Disaster Management Act and The Epidemic Disease Act, District Magistrate Shopian said that there...

Local youths start ‘lockdown patrolling’ on streets in Tangmarg, Pattan

Baramulla: Local youths in Tangmarg and Pattan have taken to the streets to ensure that the lockdown is being observed in their respective areas....

No plan to extend lockdown: Govt

NEW DELHI: The government on Monday said there was no plan to extend the 21-day lockdown which came intro force on Tuesday midnight. The Press...

‘Final warning’ given to self-report travel history in Shopian, Pulwama

Shopian: In wake of two positive cases reported from district Shopian, the Deputy Commissioner has issued a final notice to people who have concealed...

‘Not enough testing ability to say if virus is under control’

SRINAGAR: In a week’s time since the first Covid-19 patient was detected in Kashmir, the J&K government has only managed to test less than...

Covid-19 situation helps 31 walk free from jail with PSA revoked

Srinagar: The J&K government on Monday revoked Public Safety Act (PSA) against 31 persons who were detained in August last year and all of...

HC quashes ‘unjustifiable’ PSA detention of five persons

Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Monday quashed five Public Safety Act (PSA) detention orders because the grounds of detention were “vague and ambiguous,...

Let’s not compare Hajin with Wuhan, says relieved admin after 40 of 54 suspects test negative

Srinagar: Authorities in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday said they heaved a sigh of relief after nearly 40 residents of Hajin suspected of...

Barbers maintain ‘social distancing’, customers feel ‘burden upon head’ and ‘beard growing weird’

KALEEM GEELANI SRINAGAR: Fond of styling his hair, 20-year-old Wajid Ahmad, a resident of Rambagh, is trying to find a hair-dresser for the past few...

LPG dealers in Anantnag force people to come out and fetch cylinders

Anantnag: Even as the district administration has been repeatedly assuring delivery of essentials to the doorstep, the LPG distributing agencies here in Anantnag district...

Fees to private schools can be paid till April 30: Govt

Srinagar: Amid the Covid-19 lockdown, the School Education Department on Monday said that parents of students enrolled at private schools in Jammu and Kashmir...

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