Crime Branch files chargesheet in visa fraud case against consultancy owners in Jammu
Jammu, Oct 8: The Crime Branch has filed a chargesheet against two siblings in an alleged visa fraud case involving a consultancy firm...
Police arrest 4 drug peddlers in south Kashmir, contraband substance recovered
Srinagar, Oct 8: Continuing its sustained drive against the drug menace, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday arrested four drug peddlers in Anantnag,...
Court convicts’ man of murder over Rs 80000 loan
Srinagar, Sep 30: A Sessions Court in Ganderbal district Wednesday convicted a man for committing murder of a person from whom he had...
CAT asks Govt to take call on regularisation of 12 Rehbar-e-Janglat workers
Srinagar, Oct 11: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) here has directed the Government to consider and decide the regularisation claims of 12 Rehbar-e-Janglat workers...
Disputed questions of fact, law must be determined by civil court: HC
Srinagar, Oct 12: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has dismissed a writ petition seeking protection of a pathway, saying that the disputed...
Kashmir: Leaders express concern over attack on Saudi Arabia airport that left 12 dead
Srinagar, Oct 11: Political leaders in Kashmir on Sunday expressed concern over the missile attack on Riyadh International Airport in Saudi Arabia that...
CISF personnel succumbs to injuries after gunshot wound in Reasi
Reasi, Oct 09: A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel succumbed to his injuries after sustaining a gunshot wound while on duty in...
Kashmir’s fragile ecology at growing risk: Tarigami
Anantnag, Oct. 3: Kashmir’s fragile ecology is under growing pressure from climate change, pollution, plastic waste and encroachments, CPI(M) MLA and Chairman of...
Pakistani prisoner dies by suspected suicide in Jammu jail
Jammu, Oct 4: A 36-year-old Pakistani undertrial prisoner died of suspected suicide at the high-security Central Jail here on Sunday, officials said.
Shahid Imran,...
Lt Gen Mohit Seth takes over as GOC White Knight Corps
Jammu, Oct 1: Lieutenant General Mohit Seth on Thursday took over the command of Nagrita based-White Knight Corps (16 Corps) from Lt Gen...
Carpenter dies, another injured in Bijbehara rooftop fall
Anantnag, Oct 4: A carpenter died and another man was injured on Sunday after they fell from the rooftop of a mosque while carrying...
Eight NIT Srinagar faculty members feature in World’s top 2% Scientists list
Srinagar, Oct 9: NIT Srinagar organised a cyber security awareness session for students of the Department of Civil Engineering to sensitise them about...
Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh released from US ICE detention
Washington, Oct 9: Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh has been released on bond from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, where he had...
Govt postpones Sheikh-ul-Alam (RA) Urs holiday to Oct 9
Srinagar, Oct 7: The government postponed by a day the provincial holiday in Kashmir on account of the Urs of Sheikh Nooruddin Noorani (RA).
According...
Leave accountability for now, focus on future of Gen-Z: Ex-separatist leader Bilal Lone
Srinagar, Oct 4: Former separatist leader Bilal Ahmad Lone on Sunday called for moving beyond the contentious debate over accountability and focusing on...
Budgam man goes missing in UAE, family seeks help
Budgam, Oct 10: A 36-year-old man from Daharmuna village in Budgam district, identified as Jamsheed Ali, son of Ali Mohammad Wani, has reportedly...
Abhishek Sharma takes over as DC Kupwara
Kupwara, Oct 12: Abhishek Sharma on Monday assumed charge as Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, succeeding Shrikant Balasaheb Suse following a government transfer order.
He was...
Sakeena Itoo inaugurates Social Welfare facilities at Anantnag’s Nanil
Anantnag, Oct 3: Minister for Social Welfare, Education and Health & Medical Education Sakeena Itoo on Saturday inaugurated four newly constructed Social Welfare...
Atiqa Bano wrote J&K’s history without a pen: Speaker
Sopore, Oct 4: Speaker of the J&K Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather on Sunday paid rich tributes to late educationist and historian Atiqa Bano,...
258 Sopore street vendors avail PM SVANidhi loans; Rs 84 lakh disbursed
Sopore, Sep 29: As part of efforts to strengthen the livelihoods of street vendors and promote financial inclusion, 258 street vendors in Sopore...
114 SPOs inducted into Ladakh Police
Leh, Oct 6: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena on Tuesday attended the valedictory function and passing-out parade of Sub-Inspectors, Head Constables, Followers...
EOW files two chargesheets against habitual offenders for cheating, duping job aspirants
Srinagar, Oct 04: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed two chargesheets against a man in separate cases involving...
Restore full statehood with constitutional guarantees without delay: Congress
Jammu, Oct 1: Warning that it would further intensify its movement, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Thursday reiterated its demand for...
Budgam fake job racket: 3 more arrested, total reaches 5
Srinagar, Oct 9: Budgam Police have arrested three more persons in an alleged fraud syndicate that duped people with promises of government jobs, educational...
CM Omar meets IRCON International delegation; discusses work in J&K
Srinagar, Oct 13: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday discussed IRCON International Limited's ongoing work in Jammu and Kashmir with the company's delegation...
Mirwaiz calls for self-accountability, compassion and social responsibility
Srinagar, Oct 2: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq, in his Friday address at the historic Jamia Masjid Srinagar, urged people to reflect...
Jammu railway division takes green leap
Jammu, Oct 5: Taking a step towards environmental protection and self-reliance, Jammu Railway Division of the Northern Railway has achieved a major milestone...
’J&K can emerge as a competitive destination for GCC Companies’, says CM Omar Abdullah
Jammu, Oct 9: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called upon industry leaders to explore Jammu and Kashmir as an emerging destination for Global...
Bukhari questions land purchase by non-domicile near Srinagar, seeks transparent probe
Srinagar, Oct 03: Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari on Saturday questioned the purchase of land on the outskirts of Srinagar by a non-domicile...
Curbs in Delhi do not reflect well on democracy, Kashmiris no stranger to them:...
Srinagar, Oct 10: Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi criticised the heavy deployment of security forces in Delhi on Saturday to prevent protestors from...
Woman succumbs day after being struck by e-rickshaw in Nishat
Srinagar, Oct 06: A 50-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries a day after she was struck by an e-rickshaw near Ishber Chowk in...
Warwan-Marwah waiting for fire tenders
Anantnag, Oct 2: By the time flames engulfed Mungli village at 11:30 pm Wednesday, there was no fire tender nearby.Residents fought the blaze for...
PM’s ‘Gulmarg’ cheese gift reminds Kashmir of its ‘Mozzarella’ treasures
Srinagar, Oct 6: Gulmarg cheese was part of the assortment of gifts that Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented to Swiss President Guy Parmelin during...
Two drug peddlers arrested in J-K's Rajouri
Jammu, Oct 01: Police have arrested two alleged drug peddlers and recovered 1,300 Tapentadol tablets and 16 Tramadol capsules from them in Rajouri...
Crime Branch files chargesheet in multi-crore financial fraud in Samba
Jammu, Oct 5: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Jammu on Monday filed a chargesheet against two accused persons in a...
KFTA delegation raises film fraternity concerns with NC Chief spokesperson
Srinagar, Oct 5: A high-level delegation of the Kashmir Film & Television Association (KFTA) Monday called on Tanvir Sadiq Ali, Chief Spokesperson of...
AI adoption in journalism must go hand in hand with ethics: Dean Media Studies...
Ganderbal, Oct 11: Dean Academic Affairs and Dean, School of Media Studies, Central University of Kashmir (CUK), Prof ShahidRasool stressed the need for...
Ladakh launches large-scale saffron cultivation experiment
LehLadakh launches large-scale saffron cultivation experiment, Oct 2: Ladakh is conducting an experiment to introduce saffron farming on a large scale, building on the...
NC chief Farooq Abdullah slams BJP's criticism of J-K statehood resolution
Srinagar, Oct 2: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday reacted sharply to the BJP's criticism over the statehood resolution passed by...
Friday sermon row: Handover Waqf to elected govt, says Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar, Oct 13: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has called for the transfer of Waqf administration in Jammu and Kashmir to...
Jammu: 140 spiked bits used on horses for tourist rides in Katra, Shiv Khori...
Jammu, Oct 02: The Animal Husbandry Department (AHD), with support from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, seized 140 metal...
High-level MHA team to meet LAB, KDA leaders on Oct 15 in Ladakh
Srinagar, Oct 10: A high-level team from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is scheduled to visit Leh to meet leaders of...
Farooq Abdullah welcomes Supreme Court notice, says NC to present new constitution to public
Srinagar, Oct 05: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s notice concerning decisions taken by an Election Commissioner, while...
Courage emerging among people, change will come: Farooq amid protests against CEC, SIR
Srinagar, Oct 4: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah slammed the alleged deletions by the Election Commission from the voter rolls amid protests against...
Woman feared drowned in Jammu flash floods triggered by heavy rains
Jammu, Oct 11: A woman was feared drowned after she was swept away in a flash flood in Raipur Domana area, triggered by heavy...
IGP Kashmir felicitates Srinagar Police for busting organised inter-state narcotics network
Srinagar, Oct 8: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone Sujit Kumar Singh on Thursday felicitated the Srinagar Police team, led by SSP...
Two killed, four injured in Handwara road accident
Handwara, Oct 11: Two persons died on the spot after a car collided with a bike in the Nelipora Magam area of Handwara...
LG Sinha addresses closing ceremony of Kashmir marathon – Run for Unity
Srinagar, Oct 1: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday addressed the closing ceremony of the Kashmir Marathon – Run for Unity, commending the...
JKCAG, NACM delegation meets Assembly Speaker
Srinagar, Oct 6: A joint delegation of the Jammu & Kashmir Climate Action Group (JKCAG) and National Alliance on Community Forest Resources & Minor...
Sajad Lone questions J&K’s EWS criteria, highlights sharp Jammu-Kashmir disparity in poverty certificates
Srinagar, Oct 1: Peoples Conference president and Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone on Thursday questioned the Jammu and Kashmir Government’s criteria for identifying...
