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Harvest Set Ablaze in North Kashmir, Farmers Left Devastated

by Rayees Shah SRINAGAR: Panic and grief gripped Shilvat area of Sonawari in Bandipora after unknown persons allegedly set fire to heaps of harvested paddy...
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Gaza Hospitals Crumble Under Israeli Offensive, WHO Warns of Critical Collapse

SRINAGAR: Gaza City’s medical system is teetering on the brink of collapse as the ongoing Israeli military offensive continues to overwhelm health facilities, with...

KPDCL, JKPTCL Announce Scheduled Power Shutdowns in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) and Jammu and Kashmir Power Transmission Corporation Limited (JKPTCL) have issued a schedule of power shutdowns across...

Can Kashmir’s Apples Survive?

by Iqbal Ahmad Unless steps are taken to restore traditional varieties alongside commercial crops, the very foundation of Kashmir’s fruit culture will continue to erode. https://youtu.be/my5UKOoPhWo?si=hVA2J32zOwDvPMCh This...

5 DPS Srinagar Students to Represent India at Junior Asian Pencak Silat Championship

SRINAGAR: Delhi Public School (DPS) Srinagar is celebrating a landmark achievement as five of its students have been selected to represent India at the...

LG Sinha Clears Reopening of 12 Tourist Spots in Jammu Kashmir After UHQ Meeting

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday announced the reopening of twelve tourist spots in Jammu and Kashmir after chairing a high-level Unified Headquarters...

Congress, PDP Condemn Arrest of Sonam Wangchuk

SRINAGAR: Political criticism intensified on Friday over the arrest of Ladakh-based environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk, with Congress and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders calling the...

Govt Promotes 19 JKAS Officers to Higher Ranks

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday promoted 19 officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) to higher grades, following the...

ACB Charges Ex-JDA Vice Chairman, Wife in Illegal Plot Allotment Case

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday produced a chargesheet against Ex-Vice Chairman, JDA, and others in an illegal plot allotment case. In a...

Police Arrest Peddler, Seize 55 Kg Poppy Straw

SRINAGAR: Kulgam Police on Friday arrested an alleged drug peddler and seized over 55 kilograms of poppy straw during a naka checking operation at...

Prohibitory Orders Imposed in Kargil After Detention of Sonam Wangchuk

SRINAGAR: In the wake of the detention of environmentalist and social activist Sonam Wangchuk, the Kargil district administration on Friday imposed prohibitory orders under...

Civil Defence Chief Urges Disaster Preparedness in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Director of Civil Defence and SDRF Kashmir, Imtiyaz Hussain, on Thursday emphasised the urgent need for widespread awareness campaigns to prepare communities for...

Jammu Kashmir: Prime Accused Arrested in Sainik Colony Murder; SIT Probe On

SRINAGAR: The Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested the prime accused in the Sainik Colony murder case, bringing a dramatic...

Internet Suspended in Leh Amid Rising Tensions

SRINAGAR: Internet services were suspended in Leh on Friday with immediate effect, plunging the district into digital isolation. The move, which came without prior announcement,...

Omar Abdullah Pledges to Keep BJP Out of Power in Jammu Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday hit out at the BJP, saying his party would never allow the saffron party to...