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DSEK Orders Screening of All Books in Schools, Coaching Centres Across Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has directed a comprehensive screening of all books and study material in government schools, recognised private schools and...

Spillway Gates of Salal Dam Opened Following Surge in Water Inflow

SRINAGAR: Multiple spillway gates of the Salal Dam in Reasi district were opened on Thursday following a sharp increase in water inflow caused by...

‘Kashmir is My Maternal Home’: Huma Qureshi Promises to Return for a Film Shoot

SRINAGAR: Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi on Thursday reaffirmed her emotional bond with Kashmir, describing the Valley as her maternal home and promising to shoot...

14 Killed, 78 Injured in Two Days of US Strikes on Iran: Health Ministry

SRINAGAR: At least 14 people have been killed and 78 others injured during the past two days of US air strikes on Iran, the...

Jammu Kashmir HC Suspends Sentence of 78-Year-Old Rape Convict, Grants Bail Pending Appeal

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has suspended the sentence of a 78-year-old man convicted in a rape case and granted...

Jammu Kashmir Must Shift from Volume to Value Tourism for Sustainable Future: CM Omar

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said Jammu and Kashmir must gradually transition from a volume-driven tourism model to value-based tourism to ensure...

Search for Drowned 10-Year-Old Boy Enters Third Day in North Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The search operation to trace and retrieve the body of a 10-year-old boy who accidentally drowned in the Kishanganga River in the Gurez...

‘Kashmir May Have Been Humanity’s First Home in South Asia’

In Kashmir Life’s History Talks, archaeologist Dr Abdul Rashid Lone traces Kashmir's history from Palaeolithic lake beds through Neolithic settlements to Kushana-era trade, art,...

Series of Mild Earthquakes Shake Parts of Maharashtra

SRINAGAR: A series of mild earthquakes struck parts of Maharashtra's Marathwada region in the early hours of Thursday, with tremors felt in Nanded, Hingoli...

Jammu Kashmir: SDM Constitutes Joint Committee to Verify Structures Along Gool–Budhan–Mahore Road

SRINAGAR: The Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Gool, has constituted a joint committee to verify 13 structures located along the Gool–Budhan–Mahore Road in Ramban district of...

Does Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan’s The Glorious Qur’an Offer an Accessible, Idiomatic, and Authoritative English...

by Dr Tauseef Ahmad Parray A review assessing Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan's annotated English translation of the Qur'an, highlighting its accessibility, scholarship, and reader-friendly approach. Translation of...

Gold Prices Ease Despite Rising US-Iran Tensions

SRINAGAR: Gold prices continued to edge lower in India's retail market on Thursday amid weak global cues and escalating tensions in West Asia following...

‘Retain NH-701A Through Beerwah, Not Bypass’: Mehbooba to Gadkari

SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has urged Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways...

Headmaster Killed in North Kashmir Road Accident

SRINAGAR: A 56-year-old headmaster was killed in a road accident in the Handwara area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Wednesday night, officials said. Officials...

Crime Branch Kashmir, ANTF Destroy Seized Narcotics in Pulwama

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir Crime Branch, in collaboration with the Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Kashmir, on Thursday destroyed seized narcotic...