National Conference President Farooq Abdullah Leaves for Delhi
SRINAGAR: As Home Minister Amit Shah is slated to introduce three bills in Lok Sabha today including a Constitution Amendment bill, a bill to...
Vice Presidential Polls: NDA’s CP Radhakrishnan Files Nomination
SRINAGAR: NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan on Wednesday filed his nomination for the vice presidential election in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...
The Padder Cloudburst
A cloudburst in Sapphire-rich Padder has left at least 60 people dead and more than 100 injured, overwhelming rescue teams struggling against rain, landslides,...
Jammu Kashmir Cloudbursts: Experts Blame Himalayan Terrain, Human Interference and Climate Change
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has emerged as one of the most vulnerable regions in the Himalayas to cloudburst events, with experts attributing the phenomenon...
Delhi CM Attacked, Hospitalised
SRINAGAR: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was hospitalised on Tuesday morning after she was physically assaulted during a public hearing at her residence, according...
Four Months on, ADDC Bandipora Post Lies Vacant
SRINAGAR: The Bandipora district in north Kashmir has been without an Additional Deputy Development Commissioner (ADDC) for the past four months, causing delays in...
Srinagar MBBS Student’s Family Alleges Delay in Repatriation of Body from Iran
SRINAGAR: The family of Saba Rasool, a fourth-year MBBS student from Safa Kadal, Srinagar who died last week in Iran, on Tuesday alleged that...
Fisherman’s Body Retrieved After Four-Day Search in Jhelum
SRINAGAR: The remains of a fisherman who disappeared four days ago were retrieved on Wednesday in the Jhelum river near the Tulbal Bypass Bridge...
Houseboat Catches Fire on Jhelum in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: A houseboat caught fire on the Jhelum river near Abdullah bridge in Srinagar earlier on Wednesday morning.
An official said that while the vessel...
Locals Slam Govt Over GMC Handwara’s Relocation to Nutnusa
SRINAGAR: The controversy over the relocation of Government Medical College (GMC) Handwara from Chogal to Nutnusa has intensified, with civil society groups terming the...
No Move on Jammu Kashmir Statehood, Centre Brings Bill for Removal of CM If...
SRINAGAR: Contrary to widespread speculation, the Centre is not moving towards the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir for now. Instead, the government...
Kishtwar Cloudburst: Over 60 Bodies Recovered, 70 Still Missing
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that chances of retrieving the 70 missing persons alive from the Chisoti cloudburst site in Kishtwar...
Five Rusted Grenades Recovered in Akhnoor, Jammu
SRINAGAR: Security Forces on Tuesday recovered five rusted grenades from the Dori Dager area of Chowki Choura, under the jurisdiction of Police Station Akhnoor,...
SMVDU Contractual Staff to Get Permanent Status, LG Announces
SRINAGAR: In a major relief to lower middle-level non-teaching employees, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday announced the removal of the five-year contract system...
Elderly Woman Killed in Pulwama Road Mishap
SRINAGAR: An elderly woman lost her life in a road accident in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday, officials said.
The accident took place at...
