536 New Cases Take J&K’s COVID-19 Tally To 26949, Deaths Toll Reaches 509

SRINAGAR: The Government on Thursday informed that 536 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 98 from Jammu division and 438 from Kashmir division,...

Inconsiderate Govt Policies Pushed Business To The Wall: KCCI

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), on Thursday, termed the indefinite lockdown of business establishments in Kashmir, especially in Srinagar, a...

August 15 Function: Full Dress Rehearsal held Across Valley

SRINAGAR: Full dress rehearsals were held at all the district and Tehsil headquarters of the Kashmir Valley in connection with the Independence Day celebrations. At...

Vocal On Kashmir, Indian Origin Kamla Harris Is Democrats’ VP Nominee

SRINAGAR: Post abrogation of Kashmir’s special status in August 2019, a powerful voice from Washington had a message of support for Kashmir. “We have to...

Two Dead, Two Injured In Road Accident

SRINAGAR: Two persons were killed and at least two others were injured in an accident involving a dumper vehicle and swift vehicle near Galander...

Govt Orders Mandatory Presence Of Officers Above Under Secretary-Rank At August 15 Functions In...

SRINAGAR: The government on Thursday asked all the officers above the rank of Under Secretaries in the J&K stationed at Srinagar and Jammu to attend...

Congress Terms Abolition Of SHGs An Arbitrary Decision

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Thursday said the abolition of SHGs, their work quota of 30% was an assault...

Shopian Encounter: Will Go For DNA Cross Examination, Says IGP

SRINAGAR: Inspector General of Police Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar Thursday said that a police team headed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) rank...

Record Single-Day Spike Of 66,999 Cases Takes India’s Covid-19 Tally To Nearly 2.4 Million

SRINAGAR: India saw its Covid-19 tally jump by 66,999 new cases - highest single-day spike - on Thursday which pushed the number of cases...

Young People Play Important Role In Helping Stop Covid-19 Transmission: WHO

SRINAGAR: Although most young people are not at high risk of severe disease during the Covid-19 pandemic, they play an important role in the...

LoC Flare-Up: Injured Kupwara Civilian Succumbs, Toll 2

SRINAGAR: A 55-year-old man on Thursday died at a hospital here, a week after he was injured in shelling along Line of Control in...

Two Hideouts Busted In South Kashmir: Police

SRINAGAR: Police on Thursday claimed to have busted two hideouts of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A police...

Katra-Delhi Express Road Corridor To Be Completed By 2023: Dr Jitendra Singh

SRINAGAR: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Wednesday informed that work has started on the first-of-its-kind Katra (Jammu and Kashmir)-Delhi Express Road Corridor which...

Amnesty Seeks Probe By Civilian Authorities In Shopian ‘Encounter’

SRINAGAR: Amnesty International India on Wednesday demanded an independent investigation by “civilian authorities” into alleged “extrajudicial execution” of three labourers from Rajouri in Shopian...

15 Flights Carrying 2324 Passengers Arrive At Srinagar Airport

SRINAGAR: On day 80 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 24 domestic flights with 3,257 passengers on board today arrived...