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KCCI Warns of Shrinking Handicraft Exports, Seeks Urgent Support from Parliamentary Panel

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Monday told a visiting Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce that handicraft exports from Jammu...

AIP to Stage Sit-In for Fruit Growers, Seeks Relief for Orchardists

SRINAGAR: The Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) on Monday announced it will stage a peaceful sit-in protest tomorrow at Press Colony, Srinagar, demanding the unhindered...

CM Omar Abdullah Urges Gadkari to Act on Highway Crisis

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he had spoken to Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari about...

KPDCL Announces Power Shutdown for Multiple Areas

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has announced scheduled power shutdowns in Srinagar and Anantnag districts on September 16, 18 and 20 to...

Police File FIRs Against Two Restaurants for Selling Rotten Meat

SRINAGAR: Police have registered two FIRs and seized rotten meat during a joint market inspection conducted by special Flying Squads in Budgam district to...

Door-to-Door Checks Begin as Chickenpox Cases Emerge in North Kashmir

SRINAGAR: After the outbreak of chickenpox among school-going children in Khunchipora village of Kunzer Zone in Baramulla district, medical teams have launched door-to-door visits...

Highway Blockade Puts Kashmir’s Fruit Industry on the Brink: Tarigami

SRINAGAR: The horticulture sector, regarded as the backbone of Kashmir’s economy, is reeling under a severe crisis as the prolonged closure of the Srinagar–Jammu...

Javid Dar Urges Two-Day One-Way Pass for Stranded Apple Trucks

SRINAGAR: Amid a valley-wide shutdown of fruit mandis due to disruptions on the Srinagar–Jammu national Highway, Minister for Agriculture Production Department and Horticulture, Javid...

Jammu Kashmir: HC Halts Charge-Sheet Move Against MLA Doda

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has restrained the police from filing a charge-sheet against Doda MLA Mehraj Malik, while allowing the investigation...

Jammu Kashmir Govt to Act if Centre Fails on Highway Restoration: CM Omar

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the central government has failed to ensure the restoration of the Srinagar–Jammu National Highway (NH-44), which...

HC Quashes JKBOSE Decision, Orders Reconsideration of Name Change in Certificates

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE) to reconsider...

Kashmir Industry Body Flags Bias in Industrial Incentives, Seeks Policy Reforms

SRINAGAR: The Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) has expressed strong concern over what it sees as continued discrimination against local enterprises in...
A local worker packing apples.

With 23 Tons a Day, Railways Would Require 190 Years to Take 2025 Kashmir...

by Masood Hussain SHOPIAN: In the apple capital of Kashmir, the mood has soured. For the second consecutive day, as the traders at Shopian’s main...

Grand Mufti Welcomes SC Relief on Waqf Act

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s Grand Mufti, Nasir-ul-Islam, on Monday said the Supreme Court’s decision to stay certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act has...

Sinthan-Kishtwar Highway Open Only Till 3 PM: SDM Kokernag

SRINAGAR: Authorities on Monday ordered that traffic movement on the Sinthan-Kishtwar National Highway via Sinthan Top will be permitted only between 8:00 AM and...