PDP Leader Accuses Govt of Plot to Cripple Kashmir’s Apple Industry

SRINAGAR: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Para on Sunday accused the government of deliberately attempting to “kill” Kashmir’s apple industry, describing it as...

Govt Needs Statehood to Fully Deliver Manifesto: Speaker Rather

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir assembly speaker Abdul Rahim Rather said that elected government lacks the powers necessary to implement its manifesto in full until...

CM, LG Acting Arbitrarily, Common Man Suffers: G A Mir

SRINAGAR: Congress leader and MLA Dooru Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Thursday said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are suffering because both the...

Engineer Rashid Enters Second Day of Hunger Strike in Tihar

SRINAGAR: Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid has entered the second day of his hunger strike at Tihar Jail, having completed over 30 hours of his...

Kishtwar Gunfight with Militants Ongoing: Army

SRINAGAR: Indian Army on Sunday said that its troops came under fire while conducting an intelligence-based operation in the general area of Kishtwar. In a...

NC’s Ajay Kumar Sadhotra Accuses BJP of Betraying Jammu

SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) Additional General Secretary and former minister Ajay Kumar Sadhotra on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Day-Night Grounds to Start in Major Districts, Peace Remains Priority: CM Omar

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that the recent flood damages, development of sports infrastructure, and the need for peace across Jammu...

JKRTC Sets Freight Rates for Valley Fruit to Delhi, Haryana, Jalandhar

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Coorporation on Sunday (JKRTC) approved the freight rates per patti for fruit consignments to select stations. In a communique,...

Jammu Kashmir: 30-Year-Old Man’s Body Found

SRINAGAR: The body of a 30-year-old man was found in the Kanuyain area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Officials said that...

Chemical Preservatives in Packaged Food Raise Concerns in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The packaged food industry, hailed for convenience and long shelf life, is facing renewed scrutiny in Kashmir after authorities recently seized large quantities...

Jammu Kashmir: Udhampur Spa Was A Brothel, Seven Arrested

SRINAGAR: Udhampur police have claimed to have unearthed a brothel that was allegedly running under the guise of a spa centre in the district. Officials...

North Kashmir: Pickpocket Held, Cash Recovered

SRINAGAR: Sopore Police apprehended a pickpocket within hours of committing the crime and successfully recovered the stolen amount. Police Post Bus Stand Sopore received a...

Jammu Kashmir Police’s SIT to Probe Murder of Mumbai Woman in Jammu’s Sainik Colony

SRINAGAR: The Crime Branch Headquarters has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) to probe the killing...

After RTC Fleet, 14-coach Train to Ferry Apples from Sopore Mandi

SRINAGAR: After the Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) fleet began moving apple consignments from Sopore fruit mandi, a 14-coach goods train is...

Home Ministry Convenes High-Powered Committee Meeting on Ladakh on October 6

SRINAGAR: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has convened a meeting of the High-Powered Committee (HPC) on Ladakh on October 6 in New...