Legislative Assembly Committee Meetings Suspended Ahead of Session

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat on Monday issued a circular announcing the suspension of meetings of all Financial and other Committees...

Centre Reiterates Readiness for Talks with Ladakh Bodies, Says Dialogue Door ‘Always Open’

SRINAGAR: The Government has always been open for dialogues on Ladakh matters with Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) at any...

South Kashmir: Hideout Busted, Destroyed During CASO

SRINAGAR: Security forces on Monday busted a militant hideout during Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the forest area of Sunglan village in south...

South Kashmir: 8-Year-Old Boy Injured in Leopard Attack

SRINAGAR: An eight-year-old boy sustained injuries on Monday evening after being attacked by a leopard in Chetragam area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials...

Missing Kupwara Man Found Dead in Srinagar, One Held

SRINAGAR: The body of a man from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, who had been missing for over a week, was recovered in Srinagar on...

IGP Reviews Kashmir Security, Urges Tighter Anti-Drug Drive

SRINAGAR: Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, VK Birdi (IPS) on Monday chaired a security review meeting here to assess the prevailing security scenario...

Sinha Launches Rural Sanitation Push, Orders Crackdown on Water Body Encroachments

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said bridging the gap between rural and urban Jammu and Kashmir was the administration’s top priority, as...

Statehood Jammu Kashmir’s Right, Ladakh Fallout a Warning: CM Omar

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday reaffirmed that the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir is a fundamental right of its people...

Unidentified Body Found in Jammu

SRINAGAR: An unidentified body was recovered from the Rajiv Nagar area of Jammu on Monday, officials said. A police team reached the spot and shifted...

Leh Apex Body Pulls Out of Talks with Centre

SRINAGAR: The Leh Apex Body (LAB) on Monday announced its decision to withdraw from the talks with the central government, scheduled for October 6...

CHINAR’s Functional Literacy Programme Empowers Women Across Kashmir

SRINAGAR: On two quiet afternoons each week, the wooden stairs of a rundown house in Pamposh Colony, Palpora, creak under familiar footsteps. Fifteen women...

Tribunal Upholds Ban on Awami Action Committee Under UAPA

SRINAGAR: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has upheld the Central Government’s decision to declare the Awami Action Committee (AAC) as an unlawful association under...

BDS Defuses Unexploded Shell in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Locals on Monday detected an old shell in Uri village of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district that was subsequently diffused by a Bomb Disposal...

INC Derecognises 13 Nursing Institutes in Jammu Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The Indian Nursing Council (INC) has formally withdrawn recognition of 13 nursing institutes in Jammu and Kashmir, raising grave concerns over the future...

Congress Leaders Demand Rs 10 Lakh Relief, Jobs for Families Hit by Cloudburst

SRINAGAR: Former minister and ex-MP Choudhary Lal Singh, accompanied by former NSUI national president Fairoz Khan and senior Congress leaders, on Monday visited Rajgarh...