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SC to decide on Monday if Article 370 pleas should be referred to a larger bench

NEW DELHI: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will pronounce on Monday its order on whether petitions challenging the constitutional validity of...

Militant activities down in J&K but drug abuse rising: DGP

Jammu: Militant activities have come down in Jammu and Kashmir but there is an alarming increase in drug abuse here, J&K police chief Dilbag...

Police arrest militant, 3 others accompanying him from Srinagar hospital

Srinagar: A militant was arrested along with three other persons from a hospital here on Saturday, police said. Wakeel Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Bijbehara...

Situation peaceful in Delhi

New Delhi: The situation in northeast Delhi was peaceful Saturday morning with residents gradually coming to terms with the damage in communal riots in...

Drones to be deployed for mapping Dal peripheries

Srinagar: The authorities will be using drones to carry out detailed mapping of Dal lake periphery that will not only help them upgrade their...

Landslide shuts Srinagar-Jammu highway

SRINAGAR: The Metrological centre on Saturday said that the whether will remain dry from 1 March to 4 March. However the rains lashed the Kashmir...

Snow, shooting stones disrupt traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Banihal: The traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was disrupted on Saturday due to fresh snowfall and shooting of stones from the hillocks overlooking the...

Illegal appointments in PET department

SRINAGAR: The Crime Branch, Kashmir has submitted a charge sheet against seven persons who got illegally appointed in physical education department Budgam by submitting...

US-Taliban to sign peace pact today

DOHA: Washington and the Taliban are set to sign a deal in Doha on Saturday to secure America’s exit from its longest war through...

Indian forgn secy travels to Kabul

New Delhi: A day ahead of signing of a landmark peace deal between the US and the Taliban, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on...

Tension prevails as death toll rises to 42

New Delhi: The death toll in Delhi’s communal violence rose to 42 on Friday as the situation showed some signs of returning to normalcy...

‘Protect and respect’ right to peaceful assembly: US to India

Washington: The US has urged India to “protect and respect” the right to peaceful assembly of people and hold accountable those perpetrating violence following...

Govt committed to individual, judicial and media freedom: Law Minister

New Delhi: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said commitment to judicial, media and individual freedom is one of the Modi government’s “fundamentals”...

Disability audit will be carried out in J&K airports by April, HC told

Srinagar: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) on Friday informed J&K High Court that the disability access audit of J&K Airports is scheduled from...

At long last, MA in Anthropology at KU from this year

Srinagar: The Kashmir University is likely to introduce Master’s in Anthropology from the upcoming academic session this year, Kashmir Reader has learnt. The programme...

3,000 kanals more land this year for high density apple plantation in Kashmir

Shopian: Around three thousand kanals of horticulture land this year is being brought under high density apple plantation in Kashmir. Continuing the trend of high...

High Court seeks report about construction of public lavatories in Srinagar

Srinagar: The J&K high Court called for personal appearance of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir in case a report about location of toilets to be constructed...

Saudi halts pilgrimages to Mecca, Madina over virus

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia on Thursday halted travel to the holiest sites in Islam over fears about a viral epidemic just months ahead of the...

GMC Principal recommends regularisation of 800 employees

SRINAGAR: Nearly 800 employees appointed under academic arrangement basis during the past 9 years in Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar have received support from...

Govt announces amnesty scheme for power consumers

SRINAGAR: After nearly one and a half year, the government scrapped the recruitment process for the post of probationary officers (PO) and banking associates,...

HC orders for disability audit of J&K Jails

SRINAGAR: The J&K high Court on Thursday called for personal appearance of under secretary, Home Department to explain his position about finalization and approval...

Vital bridge in Pulwama washed away 6 yrs ago, still to be rebuilt

PULWAMA: Rebuilding work on the vital Rohmoo Bridge in Pulwama district, washed away in the devastating floods of 2014, remains far from completion as...

Delhi riots toll mounts to 38

NEW DELHI: The death toll in the Delhi communal riots reached 38 on Thursday, according to senior officials. The death count at GTB Hospital has...

Eerie calm prevails in riot-hit areas

NEW DELHI: Sporadic violence was reported from riot-hit areas in northeast Delhi, even as an eerie calm prevailed across the neighbourhoods in Jaffarabad, Maujpur,...

UN rights chief expresses ‘great concern’ on CAA

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief on Thursday voiced "great concern" over India's amended citizenship law and reports of "police inaction" in the face...

OIC condemns violence against Muslims

JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned violence against Muslims in Delhi, resulting in the death and injury of people and the arson...

Huge decline in stone pelting, violence in Kashmir: Army commander

UDHAMPUR: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Y K Joshi on Thursday said there has been a huge decline in stone pelting incidents and violence...

Dulat met Abdullah this month

SRINAGAR: Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief A S Dulat met incarcerated former chief minister Farooq Abdullah here but details about their talks...

Be prepared for any security challenge: Army chief to troops in Kashmir

Srinagar: Army Chief General M M Naravane on Wednesday exhorted the troops deployed along the Line of Control in the Kashmir Valley to remain...

Armed forces now do not hesitate to cross border to protect country: Singh

New Delhi: India’s approach in dealing with militancy has undergone a major change as its armed forces now do not hesitate to cross the...

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