KPDCL Announces Scheduled Power Shutdown in Kashmir Parts

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has announced multiple power shutdowns in Srinagar and Baramulla districts this week to facilitate repair and...

Schools Closed in Poonch After Land Sinking Alert

SRINAGAR: Authorities in Poonch district on Tuesday ordered the closure of several schools in Kalaban area due to reports of land sinking and worsening...

Father, Son Injured in Bear Attack

SRINAGAR: A father and his son were critically injured on Tuesday after being attacked by a bear in Kunmulla Akhal area of central Kashmir’s...

Development Stalls in Kakapora as BDO Remains Absent; Contractors, Locals Upset

SRINAGAR: The absence of a regular Block Development Officer (BDO) in Kakapora Block of Pulwama district for over a year has pushed developmental works...

Highway Closure Triggers Anxiety Among Nursing Officer Exam Aspirants

SRINAGAR: With the Srinagar-Jammu  Highway remaining closed for several days, aspirants from Kashmir are voicing serious concerns over reaching their designated centres in Jammu...

Avalanche at Siachen Base Camp Kills 3 Soldiers in Ladakh

SRINAGAR: Three soldiers of the Mahar Regiment were killed after an avalanche hit their base camp at the Siachen glacier in Ladakh on Tuesday,...

Volunteers Still Serve at CHC Hajin Despite Ban; Locals Cry Favoritism

SRINAGAR: The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Bandipora has ordered the discontinuation of all volunteer workers, including doctors, from health institutions across the district. The...

CM Omar Pays Tributes to Soldiers Killed in Kulgam Encounter

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today laid a wreath and paid solemn tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives during a recent encounter...

Kashmir’s Deadly Roads: One Life Lost Every Two Hours, Data Reveals

SRINAGAR: The tragic accident in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, which claimed the life of a young man and left three others critically injured, has...
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No Offline Classes Without Safety Clearance: DSEJ

SRINAGAR: The Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) has directed that no government or private school shall commence offline classes until a valid structural...

CS Reviews Ex-Servicemen Welfare Schemes with Defence Ministry Official in Jammu Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, Atal Dulloo, today held a high-level meeting with Dr Niten Chandra, Secretary (Ex-Servicemen Welfare), Ministry of Defence,...

LG Sinha Reviews NH-44 Restoration Works in Udhampur

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday visited Thard village in Udhampur district to review the ongoing restoration works on the National Highway-44, which...

LA Speaker Rahim Rather Refutes Waheed Parra’s Claim on MLA Doda’s PSA

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Tuesday rejected allegations by MLA Waheed Parra that the Assembly endorsed the Public...

AIP President Er Rashid Brought from Tihar to Cast Vote in Vice-Presidential Election

SRINAGAR: Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) president and Baramulla MP Er Rashid was on Tuesday brought from Tihar Jail to Parliament under tight security to...
Nearly 1,50,000 hectares making almost 55% of the horticulture land in Kashmir is under Apple cultivation -- Photo: Bilal Bahadur.

Apple Industry Outshines Tourism; Highway Blockade Hits Rs 12,000 Cr Trade

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir apple growers have been expressing deep concern over the prolonged closure of the Srinagar-Jammu Highway, warning that the transport disruption has...