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…

SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said reducing the Army footprint in Jammu and Kashmir was a prerogative of the government. "That is a matter for the government. How much they will reduce or increase is their prerogative.…

NEW DELHI: Taking the suo moto cognizance of a media report stating damage in structures in Doda District, The National Green Tribunal has ordered for the constitution of a joint committee to be headed by the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir to suggest…

SRINAGAR: Srinagar Police on Monday said it have arrested 07 absconders in the last one month as they were involved in heinous cases, registered against them in different police stations of the district. The absconders include Farooq Ahmad Bhaga s/of Dalgate…

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said the tender process for a ropeway for the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine is the final phase and the project will be undertaken with “utmost sensitivity” to safeguard the interests of local businesses.…

Jaipur: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday said that petrol and diesel can be brought under the GST ambit if the GST council takes a call. She was in Jaipur to attend the post-budget press conference where she answered at length on questions…

JAMMU: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday sought External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s intervention for her passport, saying she has been waiting for it for the past three years to take her 80-year-old mother on a pilgrimage to Mecca. In a letter to…

Srinagar: BJP leader Altaf Thakur on Monday hit out at PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, accusing her of indulging in politics of dividing the people of Jammu and Kashmir. "Here in Kashmir, she speaks something and in Jammu, her statements are different. She…

Jammu: People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday visited the historic Raghunath bazar here. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister interacted with traders to ascertain the current situation in one of the economic and trade hubs of the…

SRINAGAR: With the number of dog bite case on the rise, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has roped in an agency from Rajasthan for carrying out mass sterilisation of dogs to control the rising canine population here. While the exact dog population…

Srinagar: The general atmosphere in Kashmir has undergone a positive change as the gap between civilians and security forces has reduced over the past few years, a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) official said on Monday. "There is a change in the atmosphere of…