At least 16 bus passengers were injured in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Monday, police said. The accident occurred when […]
Year: 2017
After Saudi Arabia lifts ban, J&K govt favours reopening cinemas in Valley, NC opposes
After Saudi Arabia government decided to lift a decade-long ban on opening of cinema halls in the country, both the partners of coalition government in […]
Hindus not a minority in JK, welfare schemes only for ‘Needy’: State govt to SC
Jammu and Kashmir is the lone Muslim-majority state in India. According to the 2011 Census, Hindus account for 28.43% of the state’s population at 3.56 […]
Kargil, Pahalgam experience coldest night of season
Cold wave tightened its grip over Kashmir as the night temperature decreased by several degrees at most places owing to dry weather, even as the […]
Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia calls on Fin Min, IT Minister, Chief Secretary
Founder of Hotmail, Sabeer Bhatia, today called on Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb Drabu and Minister for Information Technology, Imran Raza Ansari, chief secretary, B.B Vyas […]
Jammu corners 70% slots in KAS results, none from Kashmir in top 10
The Public Service Commission on Monday declared the results of J&K Combined Civil Services Examination (KAS) 2014 in which a Surankote boy, Anjum Bashir Khan […]
India and Pakistan are racing to tap the Himalayas in disputed Kashmir
Several hundred metres underground, thousands of labourers grind away day and night on a huge hydroelectric project in contested Kashmir, where India and Pakistan are […]
Kashmir Valley under grip of intense cold wave
Cold wave continued to grip the Kashmir valley with mercury plunging below freezing point at many places. Officials from Meteorological Department said during the next […]
Winter sports begin at Gulmarg
After an early snowfall this season, the Tourism Department today kick-started winter sports activities at north Kashmir’s ski resort of Gulmarg with a snowshoe run […]
Delhi, Kashmir must look beyond power-sharing ties
There are two ways of looking at Kashmir of today: to look back at the squandered chances, or to create new moments of hope and […]