Takes on CM for blaming Hurriyat-led shutdowns for instability in state Hitting back at Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today […]
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Black marketers have field day as CAPD dept goes ‘missing’ on ground
Common man hit as traders arbitrarily hike prices of commodities on Eid eve With people thronging the markets in Srinagar in large numbers ahead of […]
Heavy rush in markets as Eid nears
With just two days to go for Eid-ul-Fitr, markets across the Valley, including summer capital Srinagar, wore a festive look today as people came out […]
Banks will not exchange pre-2005 notes
RBI designates 20 offices across country to swap them Banks will no longer exchange notes introduced prior to 2005. The Reserve Bank of India has […]
State to submit Rs 500-crore proposal to Centre for Wular Boulevard
To promote ecotourism, the J&K Government is going to construct a 21.4-km-long boulevard around Wular lake — one of the largest freshwater lakes in South […]
JK awaits Centre’s nod to extend permit for foreigners
The Jammu and Kashmir government today said a reminder has been sent to the Centre on its proposal to permit foreign tourists to visit some […]
Amarnath Yatra begins from today, first batch of pilgrims leaves Jammu
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kashmiri gives new identity to pashmina in world market
As power looms pose a threat to the pashmina shawl industry in the Valley, a French and Kashmiri entrepreneur are together trying to revive the […]