Chinese FM shifts media briefings online as Coronavirus death toll crosses 300
Beijing: As the coronavirus outbreak turns virulent in China with the death toll crossing over 300, the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday announced that it will hold its daily media briefings online. The Chinese Foreign Ministry holds the media briefings all weekdays. The briefings remain suspended since January 24 due to Chinese New Year/Spring festival […]
Lt Guv hopeful of discernible change in next few months in JK
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor G C Murmu has said his administration is working tirelessly towards the welfare of the people and a discernible change would be visible on the ground in the union territory in the next few months. He also said the government alone cannot sustain the economy and it is the […]
JK admin releases 4 politicians from preventive detention: officials

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir adminstration on Sunday released four politicians from preventive custody in the MLA hostel, which has been temporarily converted into a subsidiary jail, officials said here. The three of the released politicians belong to the National Conference and one is from the PDP, they said. The four have been sent to […]
Mughal Garden to open doors to public from Feb 5 as fresh flowers bloom
New Delhi: Long rows of dark pink “Modern Art” roses juxtaposed with white, full-bodied “Ice Berg”, patches of daisies, tulips and lilies mark the onset of the spring ahead of the annual “Udyanotsav” at the historical Mughal Gardens. The iconic garden at the heart of the President’s Estate will be opened to public from February […]
2 CRPF personnel, 7 civilians injured in grenade attack in Kashmir
Srinagar: Two security force personnels and seven civilians were injured in a grenade attack by militants on CRPF personnel in Lal Chowk area of the city on Sunday, police said. The militants hurled a grenade on the CRPF personnel posted on duty near Pratap Park in busy Lal Chowk area of the city, a police […]
JK DSP case: NIA raids multiple places in south Kashmir
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Sunday morning carried out searches in connection with a case in which a senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer was arrested while ferrying terrorists outside the valley, officials said here. Multiple NIA teams fanned in various parts of south Kashmir and carried out the searches at some private offices […]
Jammu industrialists hail Union Budget, seek sops on long-term basis
Jammu: Bari Brahmana Industries Association (BBIA), a Jammu-based body of industrialists, on Saturday hailed the Union Budget allocations for Jammu and Kashmir but requested long-term fiscal incentives for existing and new units. “We welcome the union budget and the allocation of Rs 27300 crore for the promotion of Industrial sector,” BBIA said in a statement […]
CPI(M) terms Union Budget disappointing for people of JK
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the CPI(M) on Saturday termed the Union Budget “disappointing” for the people of the Union territory, saying it lacks any concrete plan to revive various sectors, including tourism, which were hit hard after the revocation of the special status of the erstwhile state in August last year. “There […]
JK BJP chief visits policeman injured in encounter with militants, lauds forces
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Sunday met a policeman who was injured in an encounter with militants on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway two days ago. Constable Bhoom Raj is undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College Hospital here for a bullet injury in his right arm. Raj was injured on Friday […]
People of J&K, Ladakh want freedom, restoration of human rights: Chidambaram
New Delhi:The people of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh want freedom and restoration of human rights, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Saturday, asserting that “money is no substitute for democratic freedom”. Chidambaram made the remarks when he was asked by reporters to comment about the higher allocation for the Union Territory of Jammu […]