JKNC’s Jaffar Akhone Elected as the CEC for 5th LAHDC

SRINAGAR: In a significant development in the region of Kargil, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) has elected Dr Jaffar Akhone as the...

21-Year-Old Dies After Tractor Overturns

SRINAGAR: A 21-year-old youth died after a tractor overturned in the Wangipora area of Sumbal in north Kashmir's Bandipora district on Tuesday. Quoting an official,...

Supreme Court Rejects Same Sex Marriage Legalisation

SRINAGAR: In a highly anticipated case, the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday rejected a landmark petition seeking the recognition of same-sex marriage in the...

Throat Slit Bodies of Couple Discovered in Rajouri Home

SRINAGAR: In a heart wrenching incident, throat-slit bodies of a couple were found in Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said. A police official told GNS...

Commercial Building Damaged in Overnight Fire Mishap in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: A commercial building was damaged in an overnight fire mishap in the Batamaloo area of central Kashmir's Srinagar district, officials said. They that a...

Father-Son Duo Chargesheeted in Fake Certificate Case

SRINAGAR: Economic Offences Wing, Crime Branch Jammu charge-sheeted father-son duo for allegedly preparing a false school-leaving certificate (SLC)) to get a government job in...

Army Personnel Dies After Rifle Goes off Accidently in Rajouri

SRINAGAR: An army personnel deployed on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri sector died after his weapon went off accidentally, officials said on...

Woman Found Dead in Srinagar, Probe On

SRINAGAR: The body of a woman was discovered in Bemina, a locality in central Kashmir's Srinagar district on Tuesday morning, according to officials. An official...

DM Orders Magisterial Inquiry Into Rape Accused’s Custodial Death

SRINAGAR: Administration on Monday ordered a magisterial enquiry into the “custodial death” of a rape accused in police lockup in Surankote area of this...

One Dead, Another Injured in Road Accident

SRINAGAR: One person was killed and another injured in a road accident in Ramban village of the Jammu region on Monday, officials said. Quoting an...

Arrests Made In Connection To Srinagar Youth Stabbing

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Police apprehended two individuals on Monday in connection with the stabbing of a young person in Srinagar. The accused have...

JK Primary, Elementary Level Retention Rates Below National Average

SRINAGAR: The official figures show that the retention rates at the primary level up to grade V and the elementary level up to grade...

Early Winter Chill in JK; Upper Reaches Receive Fresh Snowfall

SRINAGAR: Under the influence of Western Disturbance, several parts of Kashmir experienced fresh snowfall while rains lashed plains of Jammu & Kashmir on Monday,...

Municipal Committee President Removed for ‘Misusing Powers’

SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir Government has relieved Muhammad Yousuf Khan, the president of the Municipal Committee in Yaripora, Kulgam, from his position due...

Projects Worth Rs 290 Crore Inaugurated in South Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects worth around Rs 290 crore at Anantnag, on Monday. The...