Mahayuti sweeps all regions of Maharashtra

Mahayuti Alliance dominated Maharashtra elections, securing 236...

Maharashtra CM dilemma: Who will BJP pick?

The possibility of the BJP installing its...

Crackdown on illegal borewells in Delhi

New Delhi: Authorities in Delhi have on...

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Raids intensify across Kashmir

‘HM apparently said that either the present security set-up delivers on the ground or they will face transfers’.   Srinagar: In line with the recent reported...

After Leh protests, Centre mulls forming committee to hold talks

Srinagar: In the autumn of the current year, there is brewing trouble both in Kargil and Ladakh as they are now unitedly asking the...

Anger, fear in communities as Kashmir simmers after killings

Srinagar: The majority Muslim community in Kashmir, along with those families of Kashmir pandits who have been living together for the past so many...

Minorities in fear, Centre decides to act tough in Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar: After the recent killings of people from minority communities, there is a sense of fear among them and some of them are seriously...

Centre pushes all-weather road connectivity to Ladakh

Srinagar: Racing against time, engineers and workers are fast-tracking the construction of the strategic Zojila tunnel, which would be an engineering marvel in such...

Kashmir politicians flay sacking of govt employees

Six more employees were dismissed for their alleged links with terrorists.   Many Kashmir based politicians have reacted sharply to the latest dismissal of six more...

Mega push for the rehabilitation of Kashmir migrants

Srinagar: After coming under sharp criticism from the Kashmiri Pandit community and also from Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi for not doing anything to bring...

Development in focus as MPs, ministers visit J&K

‘70 Union Ministers are going to visit Jammu and Kashmir over the next few months’.   Srinagar: Many parliamentary standing committees in the recent past visited...

Curbs on assembly of people to continue post Geelani death

Srinagar: Police and security forces will remain visible in all the sensitive areas of Srinagar and Hyderpora on Sunday also as the authorities have...

Bid to revive tourism in Ladakh, Kashmir

Srinagar: Despite lifting of restrictions in Ladakh and Kashmir, tourism is not picking up, though the authorities are trying to bring back tourists as...

Rising attacks: Kashmir BJP blames cops for security lapses

Srinagar: Mainstream political parties in Kashmir valley, especially the BJP and J&K Apni Party, feel that they are under attack and have described the...

Ladakh waits while Central laws made applicable to J&K

Srinagar: While the Ladakh region, after being declared a Union Territory, is still waiting after two years for new central laws, in the same...

More drones seen over Jammu, BJP blames China

‘With China’s assistance, Pakistan is sending drones laden with weapons to Jammu and Kashmir’. Srinagar: Security forces and the police have said that they spotted...

Cloudbursts trigger flash floods in J&K, Kargil

Leave a trail of destruction including damaged houses, loss of lives and standing crops. Srinagar: Cloudbursts at different places in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in...

Security grid seeks early anti-drone system in J&K

Srinagar: The security and intelligence grid wants an immediate anti-drone system to be put in place, especially on the international border in Jammu and...

J&K delimitation: Assembly segments may rise

Delimitation commission looking at data provided by deputy commissioners of districts.   Srinagar: After the participation of Kashmir-based mainstream political parties in the exercise of the...

Hurriyat hinges on Indo-Pak ties to end clashes

Srinagar: Following the abrogation of Article 370, both factions of the Hurriyat have refrained from giving any calls for strikes or any statement which...

J&K parties uneasy over Centre’s ‘silence’ on statehood before polls

‘Farooq Abdullah has committed to meet the delimitation commission if invited’.   Srinagar: From Mehbooba Mufti to Sajad Gani Lone to Omar Abdullah, all leaders who...

Ladakh to get two multi-sports complexes

Srinagar: The Union territory of Ladakh has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with WAPCOS Limited, a central government undertaking under the Ministry of...

Central government broken all promises: Farooq

Omar Abdullah demands statehood first, then elections. Srinagar: In a joint press conference on Saturday, both Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah said that in the...

‘Most J&K leaders want statehood before polls’

Srinagar: After holding a meeting with the political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, the Prime Minister has said that the delimitation exercise...

Army brass discusses LoC, LAC situation

A comprehensive review of ground situation was done at a two-day meeting which began on Thursday.   Srinagar: The Army brass has discussed all the contours...

‘J&K parties in touch with Centre for polls, statehood’

Srinagar: According to various media reports and people privy to the recent visits of J&K mainstream leaders to New Delhi, informal talks were being...

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...

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