The first batch of 1,138 pilgrims left Jammu on Friday for this year`s Amarnath Yatra that begins from Saturday. State Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, […]
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Omar’s estranged wife refuses to vacate Lutyens’ bungalow
Mehbooba Mufti swept away opponents to win the Anantnag assembly seat recently, but her government has run into a wall trying to evict former CM […]
This year drones would hover over Amarnath Yatra Track
This year, government is mulling to monitor Hindu pilgrimage – Amarnath Yatra – using drones. A news report on Wednesday said that the surveillance cameras […]
Protests in Lolab; locals demand exile of ‘Informer’
Hundreds of angry protesters Wednesday demanded deportation of a local (informer) allegedly involved in the killing of a foreign militant at Warnow village in Lolab […]
Two ex-passport officials get 4-year jail term for fraud
A special anti-corruption court has awarded rigorous imprisonment for four years to former passport officer Bashir Ahmad Zargar and his deputy MA Turi. The court […]
Religious groups step up liquor ban demand in Kashmir
State government rejects call for prohibition saying consumption is a ‘matter of choice’ Religious groups in Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir have stepped up a campaign […]
Transfer of power projects on govt’s agenda : A R Veeri
J&K Minister for Public Works and Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Rehman Veeri today said the transfer of power projects is on the agenda of the BJP-PDP […]
Shops raided in central market for selling fake Kashmiri artefacts
The government today raided shops at Central Market for allegedly selling counterfeit Kashmiri handicrafts despite having been given shops at a meagre rent of Rs […]
Amit Shah blames Nehru’s ‘Historic Blunder’ for ‘Kashmir Issue’
Referring to the declaration of truce in 1948 when Pakistan-backed tribal raiders were being repulsed in Kashmir, Shah said the problem in the border state […]
Books & coffee in Kashmir has a new address
Locals and tourists have been flocking to a new book shop-cum-cafe in a picture-perfect setting in Indian-administered Kashmir. Ringed by mountains and set on a […]