Rupee Falls Seven Paise to Close at 86.71 Against US Dollar
MUMBAI: The rupee pared initial gains and settled 7 paise lower at 86.71 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, weighed down by sustained...
Police Attach Property of Drug Peddler Worth Lakhs Under NDPS Act
SRINAGAR: Police in Srinagar have attached the property of a drug peddler, consisting of movable assets in the form of a vehicle valued at...
Rain, Snow Lash Jammu Kashmir; Dry Spell Until Feb 24
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Valley witnessed a moderate spell of rain, with a brief transition to snowfall in some plains during the evening hours yesterday....
No More Non-Teaching Roles: DSEK to Teachers
SRINAGAR: The School Education Department (SED) has issued a strict directive recalling all teaching staff deployed in administrative roles across various offices in Kashmir...
Sagar Assures Rehbar-i-Janglat Staff of Regularisation
SRINAGAR: National Conference General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar has assured Rehbar-i-Janglat employees that their long-pending demand for regularisation will be addressed on priority, reaffirming...
Budget Sets the Stage, Full Resolution Will Take Time: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that while the first Budget in Jammu and Kashmir cannot address all public issues, it will...
Centre Backs International Exhibition to Boost Kashmir’s Handicraft Sector
SRINAGAR: The central government has assured support for an international exhibition in Srinagar in September-October 2025 to help revive Kashmir’s struggling handicraft sector, which...
SC Directs Yasin Malik to Virtually Appear in Jammu Court from Tihar on Mar...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik to appear in a Jammu court from Tihar Jail through video-conferencing...
“Respect Culture, Avoid Liquor”: Srinagar Traders to Tourists
SRINAGAR: Traders in Srinagar's commercial hub of Lal Chowk have put up signboards and standees in front of their establishments to appeal to the...
Police Recover Body of Missing Uri Resident from NHPC Dam
SRINAGAR: The body of a man who had been missing for a month was recovered from the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Dam in...
JK PDP to Launch Signature Campaign for Alcohol Ban in Jammu Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced a signature campaign advocating for a ban on alcohol in Jammu and Kashmir.
The campaign is set to...
Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg Receive Fresh Snowfall
SRINAGAR: Several places in Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Friday while the plains received intermittent rains, officials said here.
The famous tourist resorts of Gulmarg,...
Traffic Resumes on Jammu-Srinagar Highway After Night-Long Suspension
SRINAGAR: The traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway resumed Friday morning after remaining suspended overnight following snowfall in Banihal sector, officials said.
Traffic on the...
‘I Like You’ to an Unknown Woman at Midnight? Court Rules It Obscene
MUMBAI: A sessions court here has ruled that sending messages like “you are slim, look very smart and fair, I like you” to an...
Achabal Spring Flows Again After Dry Spell
SRINAGAR: The historic Achabal Garden spring, which had dried up for the first time in history, has rejuvenated and returned to its original state.
Eyewitnesses...
