No let-up in bear attacks, bear mauls man in Tral
Tral, Oct 7: There was no let-up in bear attacks in Kashmir as a man was mauled by a bear in the Monghama...
Court sentences drug peddler to 10-year in jail, imposes Rs 1 lakh fine
Srinagar, Oct 7: Observing that the menace of drug abuse is having an alarming impact on society, the Special Judge (NDPS Cases) Jammu sentenced...
Youth succumbs to injuries 13 days after fatal fall from apple tree
Srinagar, Oct 08: A 17-year-old youth succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, 13 days after sustaining injuries in a fall from an apple...
Power cuts to 200 households trigger protest in Tangmarg
Baramulla, Oct 7: Disconnection of electricity supply to around 200 households over pending bills triggered a protest in Tangmarg area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla...
Anantnag’s Larnoo students get firsthand lesson in water safety
Anantnag, Oct 7: Students from nearby schools were taken through the journey of drinking water-from its natural source to household taps—during an awareness programme...
Ragging crackdown: GMC Anantnag suspends 7 MBBS students
Srinagar, Oct 7: Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag has suspended seven MBBS students of the 2025 batch from academic activities and evicted them...
LG Sinha meets delegations, discusses Baramulla development, Sharda Temple, handloom sector
Srinagar, Oct 7: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday met representatives of various groups and individuals, who raised issues concerning the development of Baramulla,...
Rigorous verifications lead to identification of Bangladeshis in Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 6: Months-long verification drive by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, targeting migrant workers at orchards, brick kilns and construction sites, has led...
Humanitarian considerations warrant compassionate approach: CAT
Srinagar, Oct 6: Observing that humanitarian considerations warranted a compassionate approach in the peculiar circumstances of a case, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has...
Govt postpones Kashmir provincial holiday on Urs Sheikh Noor-Ud-Din (RA) to Oct 9
Srinagar, Oct 7: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has postponed the provincial holiday on account of “Urs Sheikh Noor-Ud-Din Sahib” in Kashmir Province by...
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...
Mehbooba Mufti pays tribute at Budshah's tomb in Shehr-e-Khas Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 7: PDP president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday visited Shehr-e-Khas in downtown Srinagar and paid tribute...
EPG urges rational deployment of wildlife officers to strengthen conservation
Srinagar, Oct 7: The Environmental Policy Group (EPG) has urged the J&K Government to ensure professional and need-based deployment of qualified wildlife personnel,...
Mohammad Zaid Malik posted SP NIA Branch Office Jammu
Srinagar, Oct 7: Mohammad Zaid Malik, a 2001-batch officer of the Jammu and Kashmir Police Service, has been posted as Superintendent of Police...
Security forces bust hideout in Handwara, arms and ammunition recovered
Handwara, Oct 7: Security forces on Wednesday busted a terrorist hideout in Nadgana forest in north Kashmir’s Handwara and recovered huge cache of...
Apple season peaks, heavy fruit truck movement tests Shopian traffic
Shopian, Oct 6: Hundreds of trucks carrying apples through south Kashmir’s Shopian town are causing prolonged traffic jams, leaving commuters struggling to navigate the...
Kashmir-born filmmaker Arfat Sheikh detained by ICE in US
Washington, Oct 7: An award-winning Kashmiri filmmaker Arafat Sheikh has been detained by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on arrival at...
Cabinet expansion likely after GST Council meet, talks with Farooq Abdullah: CM Omar
Srinagar, Oct 07: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said a decision on the expansion of his Council of Ministers would likely be...
Baramulla admin demolishes dairy shed operated by Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's wife
Baramulla, Oct 6: The Baramulla district administration on Tuesday demolished a cowshed being used as a dairy farm on land belonging to the Flood...
J&K govt orders major bureaucratic reshuffle, 49 officers transferred
Srinagar, Oct 7: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday ordered a major administrative reshuffle, transferring and posting 49 IAS and JKAS officers...
Lolab gets 10 water supply schemes worth Rs 35.64 Cr
Kupwara, Oct 6: Ten major water supply schemes worth Rs 35.64 crore were inaugurated across the Lolab constituency on Tuesday, with the projects expected...
3 injured, over half a dozen houses damaged in Anantnag fire
Anantnag, Oct 07: Over half a dozen residential houses were damaged after a fire broke out in Qazi Mohalla area of south Kashmir's...
Govt orders inquiry against GMC Baramulla CMO
Srinagar, Oct 6: The Health and Medical Education Department today ordered a departmental inquiry against Dr Azmat Gowhar Khan, Chief Medical Officer, GMC Baramulla,...
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...
JKEJAC, JKTF raise safety, duty concerns ahead of Board examinations
Ganderbal, Oct 6: A delegation of the Jammu & Kashmir Employees Joint Action Committee (JKEJAC) & Jammu & Kashmir Teachers Forum (JKTF), District...
92% of EWS certificates issued in Jammu, only 8% in Kashmir: Sajad Lone
Kupwara, Oct 5: Peoples Conference Chairman and Member Legislative Assembly (MLA) Handwara Sajad Gani Lone has questioned the regional disparity in the issuance of...
Committed to transforming religious institutions through better infrastructure, management: Dr Darakhshan Andrabi
Budgam, Oct 5: Chairperson, J&K Waqf Board Dr Darakhshan Andrabi on Monday inaugurated the newly constructed Sabaat Complex and a High-tech Conference Hall at...
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...
2 arrested in alleged employment fraud in Budgam, more arrests possible: SSP
Srinagar, Oct 5: Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested two persons in connection with an alleged employment fraud in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, where...
J&K authorities demolish illegally built house of Afzal Guru's relative in Baramulla
Srinagar, Oct 6: Authorities on Tuesday demolished an illegal shed allegedly constructed by relatives of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru on state...
Omar Abdullah welcomes SC scrutiny of voter deletions, rules out UCC in J&K
Srinagar, Oct 06: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s intervention in the issue of voter deletions,...
SC normalised contempt of court acts over last decade: Mehbooba
Srinagar, Oct 06: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the judiciary makes "lofty observations" during case proceedings but often delivers...
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...
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...
Transfers to continue as routine process without disturbing academics in schools: Commissioner Secretary HED
Sopore, Oct 5: Commissioner Secretary Higher Education Department (HED) Ram Niwas Sharma on Monday said transfers under the Annual Transfer Drive (ATD) would continue...
Loudspeaker-fitted vendors cause noise, inconvenience in South Kashmir
Shopian, Oct 5: Loudspeaker-fitted auto-rickshaws and other load carriers moving through residential and market areas have become a growing source of noise and inconvenience...
Water shortage triggers protest in Sopore, residents block highway
Sopore, Oct 5: Residents of Rashidabad in Bomai, Sopore, blocked the Bandipora-Kupwara road on Monday while protesting prolonged disruption in drinking water supply, bringing...
Punjabi Sahit Sabha marks 59th annual day in Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 5: The J&K Punjabi Sahit Sabha Srinagar on Sunday marked its 59th annual day with a Punjabi seminar, folk music performances and...
As quarry dispute drags on, Baramulla families struggle to keep afloat
Baramulla, Oct 5: For Shafiq Ahmad, stone carving is more than a profession. It is a family inheritance that has sustained three generations and...
Man killed, two injured as tractor falls into gorge in Kupwara
Kupwara, Oct 5: A man was killed and two others injured after a tractor they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge at...
Kazinag Markhor population hits 227, up 71% from 2005 baseline
Srinagar, Oct 05: Kashmir’s markhor population in the Kazinag landscape has risen nearly 71 percent from the 2005 baseline of 133 animals to an...
LG Manoj Sinha prorogues J&K Legislative Assembly
Srinagar, Oct 5: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday issued an order to prorogue the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, which met for...
KPDCL announces power shutdown
Srinagar, Oct 5: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) today announced power shutdown in several parts of Kashmir division in coming days.
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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...
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,...
Wildlife Deptt restricts photography, drones in Pampore wetlands
Srinagar, Oct 4: The Wildlife Protection Department has restricted photography, birdwatching and videography in Pampore wetlands without prior permission as thousands of migratory...
Tanvir Sadiq accuses PDP of double standards, says bureaucracy is obstructing elected govt
Srinagar, Oct 05: Senior National Conference (NC) leader and MLA Tanvir Sadiq on Monday accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of double standards...
AI-human synergy needed in agriculture: LG Sinha
Srinagar, Oct 05: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday called for synergy between artificial intelligence (AI) and human intelligence to address emerging challenges...
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...
People rue lack of public washrooms at Magam Market
Kupwara, Oct 4: The residents and traders of Magam Market in Handwara have expressed discontent over the lack of public washrooms in the market,...
