To prevent people from attending funerals of foreign militants, the state government has changed the policy of handing over their bodies to locals and is […]
Year: 2016
Clashes in Old City; ISIS, Pak flags waved in Old City
Clashes erupted in Old City areas here after Friday congregation prayers while the youths waved the flags of ISIS and Pakistan outside historical Jamia Masjid. […]
New Year rush at Vaishno Devi shrine
A large number of pilgrims converged at Katra town on their way to the Vaishno Devi shrine on the New Year today. Over 52,000 devotees […]
Met predicts rain, snow from Sunday
After weeks of dry weather conditions, the cloudy skies over Jammu led to a drop in the temperatures with the weatherman forecasting rain and snowfall […]
J&K mulls reducing police verification time
There is good news for passport seekers as the state government is contemplating reducing the police verification time for getting a passport. The delay in […]
Post-floods, govt fails to revive economy
As Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu is making preparations to present the second annual Budget in the Legislative Assembly on January 22, the PDP-BJP government’s efforts […]
Hazratbal lights up with prayers
Friday following Eid-e-Milad was observed with religious fervour and gaiety here today. Devotees thronged the Hazratbal shrine on the banks of the Dal Lake throughout […]
Two Army men arrested for extortion in Kulgam
Four persons, including two Army men, have been arrested in Kulgam district of south Kashmir for allegedly extorting money on gun point while posing as […]
New court verdict on whether 2 flags must be flown in J&K
A court order that said all government buildings and cars in Jammu and Kashmir must use both the national and state flag has been suspended […]
10 people charred to death at a construction site in Ramban
Ten people, most of them labourers working on a tunnel project, were charred to death in a fire incident in Ramban district of Jammu and […]