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70-Year-Old Man Dies After Shooting Self in Jammu Kashmir

SRINAGAR: A 70-year-old man died after allegedly shooting himself with a 12-bore gun in Kalakote area of Rajouri district on Monday. Official sources said that...

Tanvir Sadiq Releases Rs 10 Lakh from CDF for JLNM Hospital Development

SRINAGAR: Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Zadibal, Tanvir Sadiq, on Monday released Rs 10 lakh from his Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to support ongoing...

Several Houses, Land Damaged as River Floods in Poonch

SRINAGAR: Incessant rainfall since Monday triggered flooding in Betar river, which engulfed multiple houses and land parcels in Purani Poonch. An official said that several...

NIT Srinagar Rises to 32nd Rank in India Today’s 2025 Engineering College Rankings

SRINAGAR: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has been ranked 32nd among engineering colleges in India in the India Today Rankings 2025, moving...

MBBS Courses at AIIMS Awantipora Likely from July 2026

SRINAGAR: MBBS courses at the upcoming All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Awantipora are expected to commence from July 2026, while Outpatient...

Elderly Man Slips Into Stream, Dies

SRINAGAR: An elderly man lost his life after he accidentally slipped into a deep stream in the Boniyar area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district...

20-Year-Old Youth Swept Away in Flash Flood, Search Continues

SRINAGAR: A 20-year-old youth was swept away by flash floods while attempting to cross a stream in the Karian Mubarakpura area of Jammu and...

Will Merit Survive Without Urgent Reform?

by Maryam Qasim Instead of empowering individuals, the policy entrenches reliance on quotas, allowing caste divisions to persist and even deepen. https://youtu.be/SiUoYIFVXHw?si=R9zmZgN0h3JYKdMV Imagine a classroom preparing for...

DSEJ Orders Closure of Govt, Private Schools Amid Rains

SRINAGAR: Authorities on Monday ordered closure of all government and private schools across Jammu Division till August 19, in view of the prevailing inclement...

Kishtwar Cloudburst: Search Operation Continues on Fifth Day

SRINAGAR: Braving rains and treacherous terrain, rescue teams on Monday pressed ahead with large-scale search operations in cloudburst-hit Chisoti village of Jammu and Kashmir’s...

Locals Decry Road Macadamization in Handwara During Heavy Rains

SRINAGAR: Residents of Handwara town in north Kashmir have strongly criticized the Roads and Buildings Department for carrying out macadamization works during heavy rainfall,...

Transparency Questions Raised Over University of Kashmir Interview Shortlisting

SRINAGAR: A recent interview schedule issued by the University of Kashmir for several posts in the departments of Electronics and Instrumentation Technology and Zoology...

Government Alerts Jammu Kashmir on Heavy Rain, Flood and Landslide Risk

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has put both the authorities and the public on alert after the Meteorological Department (MeT) Srinagar forecasted moderate...

Srinagar Admin Issues Advisory Amid Inclement Weather in Jammu Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar district administration on Monday issued an advisory after forecast of heavy rain, thundershowers, cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides in parts of...

Pulwama Police Sets Up Emergency Helpline Amid Inclement Weather

SRINAGAR: In view of the ongoing inclement weather marked by heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and lightning, Pulwama Police has established a dedicated emergency helplineto assist...