Evacuate Kashmiri Students From Bangladesh: Student Body To Jaishankar

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association here on Friday has written to the Union Minister of External Affairs, Dr S Jaishankar, urging him...

Another Batch of Pilgrims Leaves Jammu For Amarnath Shrine

SRINAGAR: A fresh batch of 3,471 pilgrims, including 654 women, left a base camp here for the Amarnath shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas...
CT Scan machine but no patients. KL Image by Shah Hilal

Kashmir Trade Alliance Urges PET Scan Facility at SMHS Hospital

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) has called upon the Lieutenant Governor's administration to install a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan machine at the...

Amid Rising Militancy, 3,000 Troops, 500 Special Forces Deployed in Jammu

SRINAGAR: As of July 19, around 3,000 Army troops and 400-500 special forces personnel have been deployed in the Jammu area, the Hindu quoted...
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NGT Slams SMC Over ‘Hazardous’ Waste Management at Achan Landfill Site

SRINAGAR: The expert team formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed “serious concern” over the “mishandling” of solid waste management in Srinagar...

Action Initiated Against Those Who Tried To Disturb Peace in Valley: JK Waqf Board...

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board chairperson Darakhshan Andrabi Friday said action has been initiated against those who tried to vitiate peace in the...

Forces Need To Change Strategy in Jammu Amid Rising Militancy, Says Former DGP Vaid

SRINAGAR: The increased militancy incidents in Jammu region has called for a revisit the strategy of security forces to deal with militants who are...

Army Chief Arriving in Jammu

SRINAGAR: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi will be visiting Jammu today to chair the joint security review meeting and to take...

Slain in JK’s Doda Gunfight, Third-Generation Army Captain Thapa Cremated

SRINAGAR: Captain Brijesh Thapa, who was killed while fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda, was cremated with full military honours at his ancestral...

KPDCL Cuts Power to Thousands Over Unpaid Bills

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has intensified its drive against non-payment of electricity bills, remotely disconnecting thousands of smart-metered consumers. In flat-rated areas,...
Rescue operation is underway as several people - who were on the boat when incident took place - are reportedly missing (KL images: Umar Dar)

Gandbal Bridge Srinagar Misses Another Deadline, Residents Demand Action

SRINAGAR: Despite a recent tragedy, the pivotal Gandbal Bridge in Batwara, Srinagar, has missed yet another deadline. Officials had previously said that the bridge would...

Man Electrocuted in South Kashmir, Locals Allege Departmental Negligence

SRINAGAR: A 39-year-old man was electrocuted to death at his orchard in Ratnipora area of Pulwama on Friday afternoon. Locals said that a man identified...

Jammu Kashmir Needs Peace and Prosperity, Not Guns, Grenades: Chugh

SRINAGAR: Criticising the Abdullahs, Muftis and Nehru-Gandhis for turning Jammu and Kashmir into a hub of terrorism, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on...
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Six Injured in JK’s Kulgam Road Accident

SRINAGAR: At least six passengers were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road at Akhal village of Devsar in...

NC, PDP Urge Govt To Ensure Safe Return of Kashmiri Students From Bangladesh

SRINAGAR: The National Conference (NC) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday appealed to the external affairs ministry to ensure safe passage and...