SRINAGAR: Assistant Commissioner Development (ACD) Kupwara has ordered for immediate suspension of a Village Level Worker (VLW) and a Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS) over alleged fraudulent withdrawal of MGNREGA funds in Lolab. “During the inspection of Development…

RAJOURI: Two persons died while 19 others were injured after a bus carrying devotees plunged into gorge near Teryath area of Rajouri district on Saturday. An official told that the bus was on way from Argi village of Rajouri towards Shiv Khori Shrine in Reasi…

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested three militant associates of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen oufit in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The police said that In a major success in curbing militant activities and to safeguard the public…

DEHRADUN: The portals of Kedarnath situated in the upper Garhwal Himalayas will be opened on April 25 after nearly six months of their closure during the winter season. The gates of the Himalayan temple will be thrown open to devotees at 6.20 am on April…

SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have now come to realise how Article 370 of the Constitution acted as a protective shield for them, after the BJP-led government used bulldozers to demolish houses and…

NEW DELHI: GST Council, the apex decision-making authority, on Saturday reduced the tax rate on several items, including 'rab' (liquid jagger) and pencil sharpeners, besides rationalising late fee for the delayed filing of annual returns. Briefing media after…

SAMBA, FEBRUARY 18: Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Pashupati Kumar Paras, as part of Central Government’s initiative of public outreach, today held series of meetings with various delegations on the second day of his visit to the district.…

DM Shopian issued order under NDPS Act SHOPIAN, FEBRUARY 18 Acting tough against drug traffickers, District Magistrate Shopian today ordered seizure / freezing of illegally acquired properties of five drug traffickers in District Shopian .The action has been…

JAMMU: Criticising an anti-encroachment drive being carried out in Jammu and Kashmir to retrieve State land, Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party (DSSP) president Lal Singh on Saturday said the lieutenant governor-led administration has no mandate to take such…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that his government will leave no stone unturned to make life easier for the people of Ladakh. He made the comment tagging a tweet by Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal in which he said the Modi government…

LEH: Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) took oath as the Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh on Sunday morning. Mishra was administered the oath of office by Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, the chief justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh…

SRINAGAR: An avalanche warning has been issued in four districts of Kashmir. "Avalanche with *LOW Danger Level* is likely to occur above *2500 metres* above sea level over *GANDERBAL, BANDIPORE, BARAMULLA & KUPWARA* districts in next 24 hours. People living…

NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said future generations will study the "golden period" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as today's generation is taught the golden age of Chandragupta Maurya as part of the history curriculum. Mandaviya…

New Delhi: India has witnessed a fast resurgence in organ transplant activities post COVID-19 and, for the first time, achieved more than 15,000 transplants a year in 2022, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Sunday. Along with this, there was an…

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 19: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha in this month’s ‘Awaam ki Awaaz’ highlighted the successful conduct of the third Khelo India National Winter Games. “Sport can bring about positive transformation and recently concluded Khelo India…

JAMMU: Alleging that BJP does not spare those who don’t stay with them, former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that it is not only the Muslims of Kashmir, but the Dogras of Jammu are also being ignored by the Bharatiya Janata…

GULMARG: Slamming the ongoing eviction drive in Jammu and Kashmir,  Congress leader and Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the people in the union territory are facing difficulties in absence of an elected government. Gandhi said this while…

SRINAGAR: Srinagar-Leh national highway was closed, while several houses and a cowshed were damaged due a landslide in Rezin area of Sonamarg in central Kashmir Ganderbal district on Sunday evening. An official that the landslide triggered by heavy rainfall…

SRINAGAR: Special Investigation Unit of Kashmir Police is carrying searches at two places in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Monday. A police officer told that the searches are carried out in connection with a case under Unlawful…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take on record the suggestion of one of the petitioners and a report published by Forbes in a batch of PILs on the recent Adani Group shares crash triggered by the Hindenburg Research’s fraud allegations.…

NEW DELHI: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s net worth dropped below $50 billion on Monday, showed updated data on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His total fortune now stands at $49.1 billion. Just a month ago, the 60-year-old industrialist’s net worth stood…