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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...

Zojila tunnel will be ready before next Lok Sabha polls: Gadkari

Srinagar: What could not be started by the previous political dispensations in 15 years of struggle, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari virtually did the first...

Formal political alliance takes shape seeking 370 restoration

Srinagar: Friends and foes of mainstream politics in Kashmir cobbled together a new political alliance on Thursday at the Gupkar residence of Farooq Abdullah and...

Cops book Shopian teachers under PSA

Srinagar: In an unprecedented development, police have booked three school teachers at the Imam Sahib Village of Shopian in South Kashmir for allegedly radicalising...

No lowering of guard at LoC during winters, says Army chief

Srinagar: While troops are being moved more on the LoC both in the Kashmir valley and Poonch, Rajouri sectors in Jammu region, Army Chief...

BJP vows to preserve Ladakhi land, identity

Srinagar: Union Minister of State Anurag Thakur came to Leh on Thursday not only with a special message for the politicians, but also for...

Manoj Sinha tries to bridge trust deficit in J&K

Srinagar: After an analysis of the Jammu and Kashmir administration, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has recently decided to walk the extra mile to meet...

Parties may shun courts, fight politically for Article 370 restoration

Srinagar: Mainstream political parties who have recently decided to stand by the Gupkar declaration to fight for the restoration of Article 370 are seriously mulling...

Families of Shopian ‘encounter’ victims seek justice

Srinagar: Police have said that they are in the final stage of investigation into the Shopian fake encounter case and two persons stated to...

Killing of lawyer, BDC chief raises security concerns

Srinagar: The killing of Bhupinder Singh, chairman of the Block Development Council (BDC) Khag, in central Kashmir of Budgam, and Babar Qadri, a prominent...

Mainstream politics trying to reinvent itself in Kashmir

Srinagar: From Abdullahs to Muftis to Sajjad Gani Lone, all mainstream political leaders of Kashmir are trying to keep themselves relevant in Kashmir by...

Ladakhis seek jobs, land security

Srinagar: While the Central leadership of the BJP in Leh is busy preparing for the 6th general Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) election...

Families of Shopian encounter waiting for justice

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has assured the families of Rajouri that they will get justice if the two parallel probes by army and...

Sopore, Batmaloo killings raise doubts over cops’ claims

Srinagar: Two civilian killings in the past few days at the hands of police and security forces in Kashmir have raised a question mark...

L-G unveils Rs 1,350cr package for J&K business community

Srinagar: Keeping his promise with the business community of Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday announced an economic package of Rs...

Army Chief visits forward areas, meets commanders

Srinagar: Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane held several top-level meetings with ground commanders of the Army in Srinagar and also visited forward areas,...

‘J&K L-G not happy with bureaucrats, cops’

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is reportedly not happy with his administration and police. He is also ready to face media...

‘Two-front war’ fears grow as tensions spike

Locals say that the Army is entrenching itself in all the forward areas in preparation for the winters.   Srinagar: Kashmir valley and Rajouri, Poonch areas...

Alarming spread of Covid-19 in Jammu, Srinagar

Srinagar: With the spread of the Covid-19 virus across Jammu and Kashmir, especially in the twin cities of Srinagar and Jammu, people have exposed...

Ladakhis battle Covid, worry about LAC clashes

Residents of the Union Territory of Ladakh say they have been suffering both due to the standoff between the Indian and Chinese armies and...

Controversy rages over J&K domicile certificates

‘There are allegations that the certificates are being issued to outsiders at an electric speed’.   Srinagar: While politicians have demanded a white paper over the...

‘Ground feedback’ on Mehbooba is still ‘disturbing’

Srinagar: Disallowing PDP to have its first political meeting of leaders on Thursday has shown that the “ground feedback” about Mehbooba Mufti and her...

L-G’s moves raise hope in J&K business community

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant-Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha is reportedly monitoring all the forward movement of his recent assurances to the Kashmir Chamber of...

Part of joint ‘political struggle’, Farooq treads cautiously

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president and sitting MP from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah has surprised many of his friends in Delhi by deciding to...

BJP’s multi-pronged policy to deal with Kashmir politicians

Srinagar: The central leadership of the BJP is working at “different levels and with different plans” to deal with politicians in Kashmir and create...

L-G wants prompt public redressal system in J&K

Directs officers to mitigate public suffering at the earliest.   Srinagar: Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha has launched a public contact programme in the Union Territory of Jammu...

Dozens delete accounts after cyber police crackdown

Srinagar: While cyber police officials claim that they have questioned a lot of youth in the past two weeks for “cyber bullying”, many political...

Restore Article 370, release Mehbooba: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar: Insiders in the National Conference (NC) have said that they will, after a lot of interactions, take a final stand on how to...

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