Muslim Organisations Express Outrage Over Renewed Sale of ‘The Satanic Verses’ in India
LUCKNOW: Some Muslim organisations have strongly condemned the renewed sale of Salman Rushdie's controversial book "The Satanic Verses" in India and appealed to the...
Kashmir Witnesses Freezing Temperatures, Srinagar Freezes at Minus 7 Deg Celsius
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Valley continued to reel under intense cold wave conditions on the sixth night of Chilai Kalan. Srinagar and Qazigund recorded identical...
Rupee Falls 10 Paise to Hit New Record Low of 85.25 Against US Dollar...
MUMBAI: The rupee depreciated 10 paise to hit a new all-time low of 85.25 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, dragged...
Azerbaijan Airlines Crash in Kazakhstan Claims 38 Lives
SRINAGAR: An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, killing 38 of the 67 people on board. The Embraer 190 aircraft,...
Congress Calls Aga Ruhullah’s Protest ‘NC Internal Matter’
SRINAGAR: A day after the National Conference criticised its party MP Aga Ruhullah for leading a protest on the reservation policy issue, Jammu and...
Union Government Seeks to Extend Coal Act to Jammu and Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The Union Government has proposed amendments to the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957, to make it applicable to Jammu and...
Jammu Kashmir Records 81 Percent Rainfall Deficit; Shopian Tops with 97 Percent
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded an 81 percent rainfall deficit over the past three months, coinciding with a prolonged cold wave gripping the...
SKIMS Records Over 5,200 New Cancer Cases This Year Amid Rising Concern
SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s leading tertiary care hospital, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, has registered over 5,200 cases of cancer this year alone, while...
RTO Revises Driving Test Timings in Srinagar Due to Extreme Cold
SRINAGAR: The Regional Transport Office (RTO), Kashmir, has revised the trial test timings for driving licence applicants in District Srinagar due to the severe...
BJP Pays Tributes to Vajpayee, Hosts Exhibition on His Life in Jammu
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Wednesday celebrated the birthday of Bharat Ratna former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as 'Sushasan Diwas' by paying...
Nine Arrested in Kashmir for Drug Peddling; Cases Registered: Police
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested nine drug peddlers across various districts and seized contraband substances during routine checks, on Wednesday.
A police spokesperson in...
Kashmir Rail Connectivity Moves Forward with Successful Trial Run
SRINAGAR: The Railways has successfully conducted a trial run of a tower wagon on India's first cable-stayed rail bridge, the Anji Khad Bridge, in...
Jammu Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha Pays Tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today honoured the legacies of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya on the...
UMEED Scheme Empowers 7 Lakh Women in Jammu and Kashmir: Officials
SRINAGAR: Over 7 lakh women in Jammu and Kashmir have joined 80,000 self-help groups (SHGs) under the UMEED scheme, marking significant progress in women’s...
Doubling of Kashmiri ‘Kandur Tchout’ Prices Sparks Outrage Amid Rising Costs
SRINAGAR: The price of the traditional Kashmiri bread, Kandur Tchout, has doubled from Rs 5 to Rs 10, sparking widespread concern across the Valley....
