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1,300 truckloads of illegally extracted sand, gravel seized in Kupwara

Baramulla: The authorities have seized large quantity of illegally extracted gravel and sand from Mawar Nallah that flows through Kupwara District,besides seizing several vehicles...

To access internet people travel 100 km to Banihal

BANIHAL: A single internet café in Banihal, some 100-kms away from the Srinagar, is offering space to people living life without internet for more...

Intensified pro-people activities after abrogation of Article 370: Army

Jammu: When Centre revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir nearly five months ago, the Army launched a special operation called “Mission Reach...

Northern Army commander reviews security situation in Kashmir

Srinagar: The chief of Army’s Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, reviewed the security situation in the Kashmir Valley on Sunday, a defence spokesman...

Man charged with murder of his daughter-in-law in Shopian

SHOPIAN: Shopian Court on Friday charged a man with murder of his daughter-in-law after 12 years and sentenced him with life imprisonment and Rs...

Dal freezes partially as Srinagar records coldest night

Srinagar: Kashmir continued to reel under intense cold with night temperature in Srinagar dipping to minus 5.6 degree Celsius. This resulted in partial freezing...

Official negligence deprives students of GoI scholarship

Srinagar: Barely two weeks after the J&K government announced to cover all students under scholarship schemes, around 40 percent students were deprived from a...

J&K’s statehood will be restored in near future: Madhav

Jammu: BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav on Friday sought to assure the people of Jammu and Kashmir that the statehood of the new...

Sheikh Abdullah’s birth anniv, Martyrs’ Day dropped from list of holidays

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has dropped ex-chief minister Sheikh Abdullah’s birth anniversary and Martyrs’ Day from its list of public holidays for...

NC seeks review says, ‘it won’t change his towering stature’

Jammu: Expressing anguish over deletion of National Conference founder Sheikh Abdullah’s birth anniversary from Jammu and Kashmir’s official holiday calendar, the party Saturday sought...

Power Corporation launches monitoring system for electricity distribution in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Power distribution network in future will remotely monitor and controlled after launching Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Distribution Management System (DMS)...

2019: A year that reshaped J&K

Srinagar: For Jammu and Kashmir, 2019 was a year of massive changes with defining firsts and lasts and unprecedented curbs. On October 31, Jammu and...

Vijay Kumar is new IGP Kashmir

Srinagar: The government on Saturday posted Vijay Kumar as Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir replacing SP Pani. An order issued by home department said...

Congress holds flag march in Jammu

Jammu: Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit took out a flag march here on Saturday to mark the 135th foundation day of the party, with...

Internet restored in Kargil but shutdown continues in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Mobile internet facility was resumed in Ladakh's Kargil district on Friday but there is no word on when internet services will be restored...

Anti-graft body arrests former SMC Deputy Mayor

SRINAGAR: Former deputy mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation Sheikh Imran was on Friday arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a case pertaining to...

Unabated cold wave grips Valley

SRINAGAR: Unabated cold wave continued in Kashmir as temperatures dipped further on Friday with Srinagar resulting in freezing of water taps. Srinagar recorded season’s lowest...

Traffic mismanagement on Srinagar-Jammu highway triggers protest

JAMMU: Heavy traffic jams were witnessed on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Nagotra toll post on Friday as authorities did not allow fresh Kashmir-bound...

Students writing examination shiver in freezing cold in absence of heating facility

SRINAGAR: Amid freezing temperatures in the Valley, Cluster University Srinagar (CUS) has failed to put in place appropriate heating arrangements for students appearing in...

LAWDA puts demolition drive on hold after concerned officer transferred

SRINAGAR: Encroachment demolition squad of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) is helplessly looking at illegal constructions coming up in Dal Lake and adjoining...

16 years on, District Hospital Qaimoh nowhere near competition

KULGAM: Sixteen years after it was sanctioned and more than 12 years after the work began on it, the Sub-District Hospital in Qaimoh area...

Expedite implementation of e-office: Singh to states, UTs

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday appealed to all states and Union territories to expedite implementation of e-office or digitisation of government...

SMC Mayor retains position after proving majority

SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation Mayor Junaid Mattu on Thursday retained his seat after getting majority support during the floor test. A no-confidence motion was moved...

JK govt to decide about restoration of internet, release of detainees: Madhav

SRINAGAR: BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday said that decision about internet restoration and release of political leaders will be taken by the...

JK Bank appointed lead bank convenor for JK; SBI gets Ladakh

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Thursday appointed Jammu & Kashmir Bank as the lead banker for the newly carved out union territory of Jammu...

HC gives six weeks to government for clearing new jail manual

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High court on Thursday gave six weeks time to government to place its decision about the approval of a...

Tele-medicine programme suspended in absence of internet

Srinagar: The prestigious Tele-medicine program of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS) Soura been suspended Kashmir because of the prevailing internet shutdown for last...

Cross-LoC firing in Karnah

BARAMULLA: Even though calm prevailed along Line of Control in Uri but firing and shelling returned to Karnah village on Wednesday. The firing started in...

‘2 Pak soldiers killed along LoC’

Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Thursday said that two of its soldiers were killed in firing by the Indian troops along the Line of...

No let up in protests in Assam

Guwahati: Protests against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 continued unabated across Assam on Thursday, primarily under the aegis of student bodies AASU and...

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