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HC dismisses plea against DC Kupwara’s orders to cut down poplar trees

Srinagar: The J&K High Court calls for immediate formulation of a policy by Government with respect to plantation of poplar trees while recording that...

Arrested Kashmiri couple’s family in Srinagar in shock

SRINAGAR: The arrest of a Kashmiri couple in New Delhi during the wee hours of Sunday morning has shocked their family members in Srinagar....

Jaishankar arrives on surprise visit to Kashmir, meets kin of people stranded in Iran

Srinagar:External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived on a surprise visit to Kashmir on Monday and met the relatives of those people, including students, who...

First confirmed coronavirus case in JK

Jammu: A 63-year-old woman tested positive for coronavirus here, making her the first confirmed case in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. This raises...

Govt set ups testing facility in SKIMS

Srinagar: The Srinagar administration is putting in place elaborate arrangements as part of preparedness to prevent the spread in the district of novel coronavirus...

41 Budgam residents who returned from China, Iran to be quarantined

Srinagar: Over 40 residents of Budgam who have returned from coronavirus-hit Iran and China will be kept in nine isolation wards, an official said...

Coronavirus scare: Sunday flea market in Srinagar closed on Mayor’s orders

Srinagar: The weekly flea market in Srinagar, commonly known as the Sunday market, was not allowed to operate on Sunday by police due to...

GMC Sgr asks ICMR, health ministry for COVID-19 test kits

Srinagar: The Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar has asked the health ministry and the Indian Council of Medical Research to send kits for testing...

Trucker killed as rolling boulders hit vehicle, traffic disrupted on highway

Banihal/Jammu: A truck driver from Rajasthan was killed and six persons, including three CRFP personnel, were injured as rolling boulders from hillocks hit vehicles...

Sonamarg road opens for traffic, Leh still cut off

Sonamarg: The Gaganigar-Sonamarg stretch of the Srinagar-Leh highway reopened for traffic on Sunday after remaining closed for vehicular movement for nearly four months, officials...

BSNL bled Rs 100 crore loss during J&K lockdown

SRINAGAR: Suspension of telecom and internet services in Jammu & Kashmir for several months since August 5 last year caused the government-owned BSNL to...

‘To do business with Delhi’, Altaf Bukhari launches Apni Party

Srinagar: Expelled PDP leader Altaf Bukhari on Sunday launched his own party, called the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP), and vowed to work...

Bukhari’s party BJP’s proxy: PDP

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday termed the launch of political outfit led by Syed Altaf Bukhari as “B-team of BJP”. PDP State Secretary...

It is ‘Delhi’s Party’, comments NC

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Sunday said that the emergence of new political formulations in Kashmir, in an obvious reference...

Hope to work together: BJP

Srinagar: BJP’s Kashmir unit on Sunday welcomed the launch of Altaf Bukhari led ‘Apni Party’. The BJP’s Kashmir media in-charge Manzoor Bhat in a...

Saffron Party offshoot: Congress

Srinagar: The J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Sunday termed the new political formation as offshoot of saffron party and said that it is...

OIC wants peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue: Official

Islamabad: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is concerned over the situation in Kashmir and wants a peaceful settlement of the issue, a top...

3 family members die in house blaze in Srinagar

Srinagar: Three family members were burnt in a house blaze in Srinagar’s downtown on Friday night, the tragedy leading to public anger against the...

Boulders hit car on highway, 1 killed

Banihal/Jammu: One person was killed and another injured on Saturday when rolling boulders from a hillock hit a private car along Jammu-Srinagar highway, police...

Two patients in Jammu suspected of Coronavirus

Srinagar: All private and government primary schools in six districts of Jammu and Kashmir were ordered shut by the government after two suspected coronavirus...

Doctors’ body urge govt to screen travellers entering Kashmir

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday appealed the government to focus on screening of travellers at airports and railway stations and training medical...

3 more positive in India

New Delhi: Three more positive cases of novel coronavirus have been reported in India taking the total number of confirmed cases to 34, Union...

‘Govt monitoring situation closely’

JAMMU: Dispelling apprehension about any major emergency, the government on Saturday said that it is monitoring and reviewing the situation closely and there is...

Plunder of sand, boulders from Anantnag’s Brengi Nallah continues unabated

Anantnag: Despite several media reports, and right under the nose of the authorities, an entrenched mafia has been plundering the Brengi Nallah and some...

Srinagar woman, son arrested for duping businessman of Rs 6.5 crore

Jammu: A woman and her son were arrested on Saturday for allegedly duping a businessman of Rs 6.5 crore, while a search is on...

New political party offers new democratic option: Singh

Kathua: Every new political party offers a new democratic option and therefore, all those having faith in democracy should welcome it, BJP minister Jitendra...

Civilian killed, another injured in Srinagar grenade attack

SRINAGAR: A civilian was killed and another injured in a grenade attack on Friday evening in Srinagar’s downtown area. A police officer said that a...

Youth killed in Tral

Tral: A youth was shot dead by suspected militants in Tral town on Friday evening. Shabir Ahmad son of Mohammad Sideeq Bhat at Gamraz Noorabad...

Srinagar-Jammu highway shuts for second day

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed for second straight day on Friday as rains and snow lashed Kashmir. The highway was closed a day ago...

Snow avalanche hits Ganderbal village, 1 killed

Ganderbal: A non-local labourer was killed and another injured after a snow avalanche struck Gund village of Ganderbal on Friday afternoon. An official said that...

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