Jammu and Kashmir to Launch Field Validation of High-Risk Glacial Lakes Amid Rising Outburst...
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is set to constitute specialised teams for on-ground assessment of high-risk glacial lakes, aiming to better understand their...
Five Srinagar Residents Held Under PSA for Continued Criminal Activities: Police
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police booked five associates of proscribed terror outfits under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for their continued involvement in activities...
Jammu Kashmir Police Arrest Three in Separate Drug Raids
SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir police arrested three drug peddlers in Kupwara, Sopore, and Kulgam, recovering significant quantities of contraband substances.
At Drugmulla Market checkpoint, police from...
Video: Eidgah’s Sacrificial Animal Market
By Syed Shadab Ali Gillani
SRINAGAR: As Eid-ul-Adha approached, preparations gathered pace across Kashmir. One of the most significant festivals in Islam, Eid-ul-Adha, the Festival...
Three Kashmiri Girls Secure IIT Admissions
SRINAGAR: Three Kashmiri girls, Maleeha, Sadaf, and Janees, have cracked the highly competitive JEE Advanced exam on Monday, securing admissions to the prestigious Indian...
JEI Associate’s House Searched in North Kashmir; Material Seized Under UAPA
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police in North Kashmir's Sopore searched the house of a Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI)-linked individual in Hajam Mohalla, Dardpora Zaloora area of...
Why Do Hindutvawadis Celebrate One Muslim and Silence the Others?
by Ajaz Ashraf
The contrasting reactions of Hindutva supporters to Muslim voices—from celebration to silence - reveal a deep unease with dissent and a limited...
Firecracker Ban in Baramulla’s Densely Populated Areas
SRINAGAR: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district have imposed a temporary ban on the bursting of firecrackers in densely populated areas from June...
JK Govt Assigns Additional Responsibilities to Bhupinder Kumar
SRINAGAR: In a fresh administrative order issued by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, IAS officer Bhupinder Kumar has been assigned additional responsibilities alongside...
Bimla Ji’s Lonely Cremation and the Forgotten Will of Kashmir’s Iconic Scribe JN Sathu
by Faiqa Masoodi
SRINAGAR: It is not every day that a piece of paper brings a quiet revolution to light. But when Naeem Akhter, former...
AJKPC Demands Immediate Panchayat, BDC Elections in JK
SRINAGAR: The All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) on Monday called for immediate panchayat and block development council (BDC) elections, stating that the...
Gold Prices Rise as Russia-Ukraine Tensions Escalate, Dollar Weakens
SRINAGAR: Gold prices edged higher in the domestic futures market on Monday morning following a surge in safe-haven demand, driven by rising geopolitical tensions...
Dispose Sacrificial Waste Properly on Eid or Face Action: JK Wakf Board
SRINAGAR: Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board Chairperson Dr Darakhshan Andrabi has appealed to the public to maintain cleanliness during the festival...
Have Kashmiri Weddings Lost Their Way?
by Mehvish Nazir
What is needed is a shift in perspective. Simple weddings must be publicly normalised through media, education, and religious instruction. Families navigating...
Two-Year-Old Dies After Falling Into Water Trench in Central Kashmir
SRINAGAR: A two-year-old boy died after accidentally falling into a water trench located in the lawn of his house in the Gagingear area of...
