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SC seeks Centre’s response on marital rape case

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J&K first state to have law against ‘sextortion’

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir became the first state to have a law against people who are involved in any exploitation of women while being...

Snowfall fails to attract Bollywood to Kashmir

Srinagar: Even after two heavy snowfalls in last and current months, there are no visible tourism activities taking place in the Valley. People in...

Mehbooba flays governor over divisional status to Ladakh

Srinagar: Even as the Governor’s administration is mulling to make Ladakh a separate division within Jammu and Kashmir, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba...

Mehbooba faces more rebellion as Drabu quits

As reports say Drabu may join Sajjad Lone-led Third Front, Mufti fears more of her PDP leaders will follow suit.   Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP)...

Deadline for Dal Lake cleaning

Srinagar: In a path-breaking decision, Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday asked the state government and the Lakes And Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA)...

Shopian baby may lose an eye, say doctors

Srinagar: The doctors at SMHS Hospital here treating 18-month-old Hiba Nisar are not certain about her complete recovery. As she will have to undergo many...

Malik fears he may be shunted out

He, however,  says his remarks about ‘New Delhi’s interest in making  Sajjad Lone the CM’ won’t cost him his job.   SRINAGAR: Right from the day since...

J&K to amend law to curb sexual abuse at work place

SRINAGAR: As Governor Satya Pal Malik has opened the doors of Raj Bhavan for common people, many working women, especially from  offices, have complained about...

Decision to treat J&K Bank as PSU triggers protests

An official spokesman clarified that since the government holds 60% shares in the bank, it is already a PSU and they have only declared...

A few hours of ‘political drama’ changed political landscape of J&K

Hectic behind-the-scenes parleys between Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and state Congress chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir were being closely watched by the “rebel groups” in...

Sajad Lone confident of being alternative to Omar, Mehbooba

Many NC, PDP, Congress heavyweights are set to join his party People’s Conference in the coming days.   Kashmiri leader Sajad Gani Lone is fast spreading his...

J&K may come under President’s Rule soon

Delhi rule will come into force in the state if no party stakes claim to form government by the time Governor’s Rule ends.   Governor Satya...

Demand to make Ladakh ‘third region’ of Jammu and Kashmir growing

People in Ladakh region, especially in Kargil, want the government to declare it as the third region of Jammu and Kashmir to end the...

BJP plans its own grand alliance in J&K

Ram Madhav attending a meeting in Srinagar on Thursday in the presence of two influential Shia leaders and a rebel PDP lawmaker has triggered...

Army out after killing of BJP leader, brother

Authorities are leaving nothing to chance in communally sensitive Kishtiwar district of Jammu region as intelligence feedback has warned of a communal backlash after...

Governor adopting Doval doctrine in Kashmir

Governor Satya Pal Malik has launched a slew of measures to enhance the possibility of normalcy and peace in J&K by providing ample opportunities...

Army on massive offensive in Kashmir

While Army and security forces have intensified their cordon and search operations (CASOs) in the past few weeks, high alert has been announced in...

Army chief rawat warns stone-pelters of stern action after soldier’s death

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has warned stone-pelters in Kashmir of stern action if they will not desist from pelting stones on Army convoys. The...

Death of woman leaves family in lurch

A pall of gloom has descended here over the death of a woman, who was caught in the crossfire between the security forces and...

Malik flays Omar, Mufti over plea to talk to Pak

The Governor also made it clear that no dialogue with Kashmiri separatists possible until and unless they kept Pakistan aside.   J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik...

After ULB, Centre mulling Assembly polls in J&K

Buoyed by the success of local polls, the Centre is seriously thinking of holding state elections along with the LS polls.   On the recommendations of...

Govt to speed up cleaning of Dal Lake

On the directions of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, the Governor’s administration has decided to speed up the measures for cleaning Dal Lake. The...

Autumn is here but tourist footfall meagre

Terrorism has clearly taken its toll in Jammu and Kashmir with tourism taking a massive hit in the peak of autumn. Local tourist guides...

Malik flayed for ‘naming’ Srinagar mayor

The Governor allegedly said that rebel NC candidate Junaid Mattoo would be next mayor of Srinagar.   J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik has come under sharp...

Wani’s killing brings out real faces in J&K

The elimination of terrorist Manan Wani has brought to the fore the real faces of many political leaders in the state with ousted Chief...

BJP faces dissidence in Jammu polls

National parties Congress and BJP are trying their best to put up a good show in the civic elections in Jammu region. BJP is...

Ladakh brimming with activities ahead of civic elections

People of Ladakh are enthused about taking part in these elections as they await the development of their region.   People in Ladakh region, especially in...

SPO recruitments during Mehbooba regime under scanner

Police and intelligence agencies are trying to investigate the recruitment of all the SPOs during PDP-BJP coalition government, after receiving some intelligence inputs that...

20 dead, over a dozen hurt in Ramban mishap

A passenger vehicle skidded off the road at Ramban on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway claiming 20 lives and injuring 13 others, some of them seriously,...

Army, police, paramilitary brace for civic polls in J&K

DGP Dilbagh Singh has assured the candidates that despite challenging circumstances, they will be provided conducive security environment.   The Centre has begun sending 400 companies...

Centre enhances pay to arrest SPO resignations

Union Home Ministry on Wednesday approved hike in the salaries of Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Jammu and Kashmir amid reports that more than...

Valley anxious, but Jammu, Ladakh excited about local body polls

There is palpable excitement in Jammu and Ladakh over the forthcoming urban local body polls, while Kashmir stays anxious, even as the nomination process...

J&K girls are flying high, as pilots

In the recent past, Jammu and Kashmir has been giving to the country several women professional pilots—young women who have struggled hard to get...

Spike in violence ahead of local polls in J&K

As the administration has decided to go ahead with the local body and panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, there has been a spike...

It is BJP vs rest in civic, rural polls in J&K

Saffron party sees golden opportunity to make inroads in Kashmir Valley.   Jammu and Kashmir BJP president, Ravinder Raina has said that his party will contest...

RSS suggests path-breaking Kashmir policy

In the recent past, the state BJP and the Sangh Parivar held a series of meetings to retrospect and adopt a new policy in...

J&K, Punjab ink pact FOR water sharing

The state Chief Secretaries of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir recently inked the much-delayed Shahpur Kandi dam project agreement, which was finally ratified by...

J&K Governor acts tough on top cops

New Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has acted tough against the top brass of the state police after he received a report...

Panchayat polls uncertain as NC, PDP refuse to participate

It is a virtual show down between the state administration and the political parties in Jammu and Kashmir. While the state administration is adamant...

Farooq Abdullah threatens to boycott general, state elections

While addressing a gathering on the occasion of 36th death anniversary of his father Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah on Saturday, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah...

‘Vohra removed as he was about to dissolve J&K Assembly’

Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Narendra Nath Vohra had “secretly” asked the state Law Department to look at ways and means to dissolve...

J&K cops relocate their families as terrorists launch reprisal attacks

Nearly one dozen family members of cops have been kidnapped by terrorists.   There is a new wave of fear, anger and protests in South Kashmir...

J&K players bring medal and cheers in Asian Games, cricket

Bhanu Pratab Singh of Jammu has won a bronze medal in the 18th Asian Games.   Kashmir’s local sportspersons have in recent times brought both a...

Ladakh looks at juniper to replenish green cover

In a move to provide green cover to Ladakh and prevent soil erosion during flash floods common to this region, officials of the state...

Ladakh climate change alarms govt, experts

The recent incident of cloudburst in Leh has set alarm bells ringing in the administration as well as among environmentalists in the region who...

J&K cops face fatal reprisals as Army hunts down terrorists

Since January, two dozen policemen in the state have been killed in terrorist attacks.   The Jammu and Kashmir police has been in the line of...

BJP workers in Kashmir leave for safe havens after Pulwama attack

The BJP leadership has swung into action after terrorists killed its youth leader Shabir Ahmad Bhat on the eve of Eid. The killing has...

Kashmir recalls Vajpayee as a statesman determined to resolve issue

People in the Kashmir valley keenly watched on television the last journey of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The entire political leadership, including...

Tragedy revisits Kashmir’s killing-field turned tourist hotbed

A youth died and four others were injured when a live shell exploded in this erstwhile firing range of the Army.   Tragedy has returned to...

Valley’s beauty haunts social media as Atif Aslam song is launched

‘O meri Laila’, a song from the upcoming film Laila Majnu, is shot in Kashmir and also features Kashmiri actor, Mir Sarwar.   Atif Aslam’s song...

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