Row Erupts Over CAT Order on Urdu Requirement for Naib Tehsildar Exam in Jammu...
SRINAGAR: A political storm has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir over the Central Administrative Tribunal’s (CAT) decision to stay the mandatory Urdu language requirement...
Cop Dies After Falling From Bus in Jammu Kashmir
SRINAGAR: A Special Police Officer (SPO) of Jammu and Kashmir Police lost his life after falling from a private bus in Dheri Ralyote area...
Soldier Arrested in Uri for Alleged Espionage Links with Pakistan’s ISI: Punjab Police
SRINAGAR: The Punjab Police’s State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) has arrested a serving Indian Army soldier on charges of leaking classified military information to...
Drones Emerging as Over Ground Workers: Defence Officials
SRINAGAR: Drones have emerged as the new (OGWs) “Over Ground Workers” for terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir and other vulnerable areas, triggering serious...
Can Bhalessa’s Bhal Padri Outshine Kashmir’s Gulmarg?
by Zakir Malik Bhallesi
Bhal Padri in Bhallesa, Doda, is emerging as a cultural-tourism hub, rivalling Gulmarg, with its upcoming 2025 festival.
In the northern cradle...
No Flood Threat as Jhelum, Tributaries Show Marginal Rise
SRINAGAR: Despite moderate rainfall across the region, the water level in river Jhelum and its tributaries saw only a marginal increase on Wednesday, with...
Goda Gali: Kashmir’s Lost Hun Riders
Believed by local legend to date back to the era of the Pandavas from the Mahabharata, the mysterious stone horsemen of Gool in Ramban...
Jal Shakti Dept Transfers 600 Employees to Fix Service Gaps, Improve Supply
SRINAGAR: Jal Shakti Division Baramulla on Wednesday realigned over 600 field employees across various sub-divisions, calling it a long-overdue move aimed at improving water...
Journalist Sajid Raina Bereaved
SRINAGAR: Misra Begum, 45, wife of Bashir Ahmad Malik of Gundpora Bandipora, passed away on Tuesday. She was laid to rest at the Aswrtal...
In Udhampur, Taxman Busts Major ITC Fraud, Recovers Rs 9.72 Lakh Penalty
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Team of the State Taxes Department in Udhampur has found a case of fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) involving multiple inter-state...
Kashmiri Doctor Honoured at World Congress of GI Endoscopy in Seoul
SRINAGAR: Dr Hameed Raina, a gastroenterologist and therapeutic endoscopist from Hussipora, Chadoora in Budgam district, has been awarded the Best Abstract Award at the...
NHRC Issues Final Notice Over 2013 Disappearance of Kashmiri Hawker in Punjab
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a final notice to the Jammu and Kashmir Police in connection with the disappearance...
Woman Killed, Three Injured in Amarnath Route Landslide
SRINAGAR: A woman pilgrim lost her life while three others sustained injuries in a landslide along the Baltal route of the Amarnath Yatra in...
Amarnath Yatra Suspended for a Day Due to Heavy Rainfall
SRINAGAR: The annual Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Thursday, July 17, 2025, from both the Pahalgam and Baltal base camps following continuous rainfall that...
Delimitation and Elections Done; Statehood Next, Says LG Sinha
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood would be restored at an appropriate time, urging all stakeholders to...
