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Pak’s ties to remain tense with India: Report

Islamabad: Pakistan’s external affairs would remain challenging throughout 2020, having serious implications on economy and security, including tense relations with India, a Pakistani think-tank...

BSF man arrested for planning IED attack on seniors: Police

Jammu: A Border Security Force explosives expert has been arrested for attempting an attack on his senior with a parcel bomb at a camp...

Video conferencing facility innugrated for Amphalla Jail inmates

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam Sunday inaugurated Video conferencing facility for jail inmates here at the District Jail Amphalla. He complimented the inmates for getting...

Violence and weapons no solution: PM Modi in Mann ki Baat

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said insurgency in the Northeast has come down and one of the main reasons is that...

2G mobile internet restored after five months

Srinagar: The government on Saturday partially lifted ban on internet by restoring low speed (2G) mobile internet with restricted access across the Valley. Both post-paid...

‘It is taking ages to open a website’

Srinagar: The restoration of mobile internet in Kashmir was welcomed by residents here on Saturday, but many said it is of little help because...

Abrogation of Article 370 ‘fully integrated’ J&K with country: LG

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu said that abrogation of Article 370 has “fully integrated” Jammu and Kashmir with rest of the country in...

Police bags 108 gallantry medals

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Police has bagged the maximum number of gallantry honours with 108 medals on the occasion of the 71st Republic...

Police rewarded for dedication: DGP

Jammu: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Saturday congratulated the force for receiving the maximum of 126 police medals on the eve of...

3 Jaish militants killed in Tral gunfight

Srinagar: Three militants affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad were killed in Tral gunfight on Saturday. The encounter erupted in the morning after government forces laid cordon and...

Kashmir experiences light snowfall

SRINAGAR: Fresh snowfall started in the Valley on Saturday with meteorological department predicting improvement in weather today. In Srinagar and elsewhere, light snowfall in the...

Govt orders suspension of mobile phones in Valley

Srinagar: The authorities on Saturday ordered for suspension of mobile and internet services in Kashmir on R-Day. An order issued by the Inspector General of...

US calls for release of Kashmir politicians

Washington: Amid protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act in India, a top American diplomat has underscored the importance of the principle of equal protection...

‘86,000 teachers to get professional training’

SRINAGAR: The first phase of two-day orientation programme National Initiative for School Heads & Teachers’ Holistic Advancement ‘NISHTHA’ organised by Department of School Education...

Security beefed up in Valley

SRINAGAR: Ahead of the Republic Day, security has been beefed up in the Valley to prevent any attack aimed at disrupting the functions. Multi-tier deployment...

MeT predicts snow today; Day temperature to decrease, says Lotus

SRINAGAR: The meteorological department predicted another spell of light snowfall in the Valley starting Friday evening. Director metrological department Sonum Lotus told Kashmir Reader that...

BDC chairpersons to take salutes at BDO offices

Jammu: For the first time, the chairpersons of the block development councils will take salutes at the Republic Day functions at block development offices...

Govt will not allow universities to become political battlegrounds: HRD min

Srinagar: Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Friday said the government will not allow universities to become political battlegrounds. He was speaking to reporters...

Operate only with J&K Bank: Govt tells officers

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday directed officers to close all official accounts in banks other than the J&K Bank by January...

Police using modern gadgets to foil militants’ designs: J&K IGP

Srinagar: Police is using modern gadgets to foil the designs of militants to mount attacks in Kashmir, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar...

JeM’s ‘most wanted’ militant killed in Khrew gunfight

Srinagar: The militant, who was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Pulwama’s Khrew on Wednesday, was identified as a Pakistani national affiliated...

Govt Committed to bring investment to J&K: Reddy

JAMMU: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy today reviewed the ongoing public outreach programme of Union Ministers at a high...

J&K’s accession to India final and irrevocable: Naidu

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said Jammu and Kashmir’s accession to India is “total, final and irrevocable”, and asserted that...

Abrogation of Article 370 should be accepted: GoI to SC

New Delhi: The abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir, has now become a “fait accompli” leaving sole...

Security tightened in Srinagar ahead of Jan 26

Srinagar: Security has been beefed up in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir ahead of the Republic Day with a massive deployment of forces...

UN, US ‘must act’ to prevent Indo-Pak conflict: Pak PM

Davos: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran on Wednesday urged the international powers, including the UN and the US, to help de-escalate tensions with India, saying...

India again rejects third party mediation on Kashmir

New Delhi: There is no role for any third party in the Kashmir issue which has to be resolved bilaterally with Pakistan and the...

India slams Pak for peddling ‘false narrative’

United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan for “spewing venom and false narratives” of monumental proportions in the United Nations, saying it takes to hate...

Iltija alleges harassment by special security group

Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti on Thursday alleged that she was being “harassed” by her security detail, SSG, and said the...

PHE to remove unregistered street water taps in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Public Health Engineering Department (PHE) has ordered for disconnection of all unregistered public stand posts which have been installed on streets for drinking...

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