Non-Muslims Have Contributed Immensely to Urdu Journalism, New Book Documents the Long Story

by Asad Mirza SRINAGAR: Suhail Anjum’s much-awaited book has been released, sparking considerable interest among those passionate about Urdu journalism and its history. A senior...

Jammu Kashmir Police In Shopian Seize Property In NDPS Case

 SRINAGAR: In a significant move against drug trafficking, the Jammu and Kashmir Police in Shopian have attached a double-storey residential house valued at Rs...

Uninterrupted Electricity Possible with 100 Percent Metering: CM Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said people in the valley were facing difficulties due to intense cold conditions but...

Doodhganga Water Treatment Plant Maintenance Postponed

SRINAGAR: The Water Works Division in Srinagar has postponed the planned desilting of the 1.5 MG Service Reservoir at the 10 MGD Water Treatment...

Electricity Crisis Disrupts Hotel Operations in Gagangir Near Sonamarg

SRINAGAR: Hotel owners in Gagangir, near the tourist resort of Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, are struggling with persistent power outages that have...

Governance Reforms Must Begin at Grassroot Level: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

SRINAGAR: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said that the governance reforms must begin at the grassroot level to bring about long-lasting and meaningful...
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Kashmiri Singing Sensation Ayaan Sajad Honoured with National Award for Art and Culture

SRINAGAR: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on Ayaan Sajad, a 12-year-old singing prodigy from Kashmir, for his outstanding contribution...

Process Initiated for Land Transfer to Establish NIT Campus in South Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner's office in South Kashmir's Pulwama has initiated the transfer of 4,834 kanals and 19 marlas of state land for the...

Full Military Honours Accorded to Three Soldiers Killed in Jammu Kashmir Accident

SRINAGAR: Glowing tributes were paid on Thursday to three soldiers from Karnataka, who were killed in an accident in Jammu and Kashmir on December...

Jammu Kashmir Bank Shares Rally on New Leadership Announcement 

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Bank shares experienced a significant surge of 7.4 per cent during Thursday’s trading session, reaching an intraday high of Rs...

Dead Body of 30-Year-Old Man Found in Jammu Kashmir

JAMMU: Body of a 30-year-old man has been found in Mendhar area of Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. They said that the body of Mohammad...

Kashmir Witnesses Freezing Temperatures, Srinagar Freezes at Minus 7 Deg Celsius

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Valley continued to reel under intense cold wave conditions on the sixth night of Chilai Kalan. Srinagar and Qazigund recorded identical...

Congress Calls Aga Ruhullah’s Protest ‘NC Internal Matter’

SRINAGAR: A day after the National Conference criticised its party MP Aga Ruhullah for leading a protest on the reservation policy issue, Jammu and...
"A proposed blanket tax rate of 28% on goods and services could severely hamper the booming gaming and gambling sector in India. This rate hike on Goods and Services Tax (GST) would be applicable to all types of online gaming. Currently, the GST is 18%, and an increase to 28% is believed to make it unviable for many companies to conduct business in India."

Union Government Seeks to Extend Coal Act to Jammu and Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The Union Government has proposed amendments to the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957, to make it applicable to Jammu and...

Jammu Kashmir Records 81 Percent Rainfall Deficit; Shopian Tops with 97 Percent

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded an 81 percent rainfall deficit over the past three months, coinciding with a prolonged cold wave gripping the...