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Corruption and development, BJP-AAP battle in East Delhi

NEW DELHI: East Delhi, once Congress’ bastion, is...

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Education policy, plight of J&K teachers in focus

Srinagar: A video addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a six-year-old Kashmiri girl appealing for a cap on the duration of online classes...

Rural infection triggers mass Covid testing in J&K

Srinagar: While the government of Jammu and Kashmir has already extended the Covid curfew till 31 May, the health department has started massive testing...

Rural areas of J&K witness a steep rise in Covid cases

‘Most of the vaccination centres are shut due to a lack of vaccines in these centres’.   Srinagar: Doctors and experts have urged the J&K government...

Strict curfew, but vaccination drive loses momentum in J&K

Srinagar: While the vaccination drive for the 18-45 age group in Jammu and Kashmir is progressing very slowly with vaccination stocks not coming from...

Do not panic, says L-G amid vaccine shortage in J&K

Srinagar: Amid the assurances by Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha that people should not panic as his administration was well equipped to tackle the exigency...

Doctors raise alarm over J&K Covid wave

Daily cases are over 2,000, but officials paint a rosy picture, say there’s no shortage of medicines and oxygen.   Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing...

‘Kashmir political forces pushed to the fringes’

With Assembly elections nowhere in sight, criticism against the Centre is mounting.   Srinagar: Following abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, most of the mainstream political...

Covid triggers J&K night curfew, other curbs

After a series of high-level meetings, it was decided that lockdown was not an option at present.   Srinagar: After a series of high-level meetings by...

All J&K politicians’ security to be enhanced

BJP workers and their local leaders in Kashmir valley have been demanding security cover after killings.   Srinagar: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has...

Dissenting Mehbooba faces ‘serious charges’

She has said that she will continue to be vocal for the restoration of Article 370.   Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti,...

Kashmir political leaders watching India-Pak ‘talks’

‘Something will happen in the near future to provide political relief to people of J&K’.   Srinagar: Mainstream political parties and separatists are watching the situation...

Covid, fear of violence mar Kashmir tourist season

Rise in gunfights and spike in Covid cases have dampened the spirit of tourism stakeholders in Kashmir. Srinagar: While the government and Kashmir tour operators...

No J&K polls in sight, term of delimitation panel extended

Srinagar: There would be no elections even during the current year as the Centre has extended the term of the Delimitation Commission by one...

CRPF to be airlifted after attacks, recovery of sticky bombs

Srinagar: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs in an official order on Thursday has asked the CRPF to airlift jawans instead of sending them...

What’s brewing in Congress’ ‘rebel’ camp in Jammu?

Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and the main face of Congress’ G-23, Ghulam Nabi Azad landed in Jammu and got a huge reception from Congress...

Amid growing tourism, can govt arrest slide in situation?

Srinagar: After years of no footfall of tourists in Kashmir valley, for the first time in February, the tourism industry here was brimming with...

Kashmir MPs boycott delimitation panel meet

Srinagar: Fearing that the Jammu region may get more Assembly segments in the latest exercise being conducted by the Delimitation Commission, all the three...

Centre may ‘delay’ J&K polls

Srinagar: Restoration of statehood and Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir seem to be on hold as the BJP feels that both the Union...

Tourism not picking up, J&K worried

In a written reply in Parliament, the Centre has said that there has been a huge decline in tourism since 5 August 2019.   Srinagar: Even...

Nod to offline classes even as internet curbs issue back in SC

Curbs on high-speed internet have now run for over 500 days.   Srinagar: There have been a lot of developments on the resumption of 4G services...

Water supply hit as mercury dips further in Kashmir

Srinagar: Officials said on Saturday that Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 7.2°C while the rest of Kashmir valley saw minus temperatures gripping...

Is Omar responsible for rumblings in PAGD?

Srinagar: Omar Abdullah is feeling the heat of trying to be the “mover and shaker of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) platform”,...

Kargil town to be expanded after Army vacates land

Land was being used by the Army for firing, operational and logistic needs. Srinagar: There was a long pending demand from people of Kargil, especially from...

Centre’s big push to boost industries in J&K

Srinagar: Many big business players would be given a lot of incentives and also land, if they want to purchase it or take on...

Controversy over ‘fake encounter’ on srinagar outskirts

Srinagar: The recent gunfight in which army, CRPF and police have in a joint operation killed three ‘terrorists’ on the outskirts of Srinagar, has...

PDP leadership being rounded up, rest of PAGD plays soft

Mehbooba claims attempts being made to frame her on terror charges.

Probe shelved, accused are free even after grave lapse in Bandipora hospital

Srinagar: In November, a pregnant woman in Bandipora district of Kashmir was turnout away from being treated inside the hospital as she was Covid...

Kashmir civil society ‘silent’ over women’s murders

Srinagar: Crimes against women, especially in the rural areas, do not get any coverage in the local media or whenever it gets, it is...

‘Decks cleared for Kashmir’s first Sainik colony’

Srinagar: Some media reports have suggested recently that the J&K administration has identified 25 acres of land in Budgam district to set up Kashmir’s...

Roshni Act: SC asks HC to decide on review pleas

SRINAGAR: Central ministers of the BJP who have been accusing the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) leadership of being the main beneficiaries and...

‘PAGD leaders continue with provocative remarks’

SRINAGAR: The BJP has said that it is not only Mehbooba Mufti, but both Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah who have, in...

HC seeks govt compliance reports on Sonamarg issue

Srinagar: The Sonamarg meadow and river Sindh and its banks are to be cleared of illegal constructions, the J&K High Court has directed the...

Kargil, Leh to fight for special status, culture protection jointly

Srinagar: For the first time, the joint leaderships of Leh and Kargil talked together in detail and decided to fight jointly for special status...

Incident-free first phase of DDC polls held

Srinagar: State Election Commissioner K.K. Sharma on Saturday evening told the media that 51.76% of voting was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir in the...

‘Neglected’ non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits angry

Say they will end the fast-unto-death only after getting a proper response from the government. Srinagar: Hundreds of those non-migrant Kashmiri families who had not...

‘Opposition candidates not being allowed to campaign’

Srinagar: Dozens of candidates of the Farooq Abdullah-led People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration have alleged that they were not being allowed to move out...

BJP’s ‘alliance’ with NC in Kargil raises questions

Srinagar: Although both the National Conference (NC) and BJP have denied that they have entered into any alliance in Kargil, the fact remains that the...

Farooq, Mehbooba fume, say their candidates not being allowed to campaign

Srinagar: Two senior leaders of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Saturday alleged that their candidates were not being allowed to campaign even...

Ladakh hill council wants Centre to ease curbs on people

Srinagar: There is a lot of pressure from locals of Leh and adjacent villages, especially the border villages, on the newly elected Ladakh Autonomous...

Locals worried as govt identifies land for CRPF camps

Fears have multiplied after recent amendments to land laws.   Srinagar: Locals in many districts of Kashmir, especially in Srinagar, are worried as revenue officials were...

Army hints at ‘larger conflict’ due to tense Ladakh situation

‘Situation can go out of control due to any incident in coming weeks’.   Srinagar: The situation in eastern Ladakh is “very tense” with Chinese troops...

PAGD to contest district council, panchayat polls

Srinagar: In a major political development, People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), after hours of consultations, told media this evening that they will participate...

Omar starts outreach to people in Kargil

Says will get back what has been ‘snatched illegally’.   Srinagar: During the first public outreach programme in Drass, Omar Abdullah on Friday said that whatever...

Sixth Schedule for Ladakh in jeopardy as People’s Alliance takes Kargil on board

Clamour for full statehood has grown louder with new political alliance in Kargil.   SRINAGAR: Kargil local leaders seem to have joined People’s Alliance for...

Kulgam killing: Security was provided to all BJP activists, says Kashmir IGP

BJP has said that security lapse led to killing of the party workers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam   SRINAGAR: A day after killing of a...

Huge political churn over new J&K land laws

Srinagar: There is palpable anger in Jammu and Ladakh areas after the recent amendments in land laws of Jammu and Kashmir, triggering panic in...

District polls may sideline NC, PDP

Srinagar: The recent amendment to the Panchayati Raj Act to pave way for the direct elections to the district development councils has cleared two...

Clamour for Jammu statehood

‘Common people in Jammu do not want to be a part of Kashmir anymore’.   Srinagar: Jammu’s civil society is in a churn and is shaping...

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti hits back at BJP’s sedition charge

Former J&K CM says that BJP has nothing except Article 370 to talk about in Bihar Assembly polls   Srinagar: Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehooba...

Farooq likely to lead pro 370 ‘people’s alliance’, protests could be Shaheen Bagh-like

Final talks on; second-tier leadership being readied in case Farooq and Mehbooba Mufti are arrested again   Srinagar: Farooq Abdullah is likely to emerge as a...

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