Should have raised voice when A 370 was scrapped: Aishe Ghosh
Mumbai: Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Aishe Ghosh said on Saturday that had society raised its voice against the scrapping of Article 370, “we would not have had to see this day”. Ghosh, who was injured in an attack by masked assailants on students on the campus of JNU in Delhi on January 5, […]
European Parliament postpones voting on joint motion against CAA
London: The European Parliament on Wednesday postponed voting on a joint motion tabled by its members against India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), in a boost to the Indian government’s efforts against such a move. However, the joint motion, combining five different resolutions tabled by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), has been placed on the […]
Jammu industry seeks restoration of internet, says business, economy at their worst

Jammu: The Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) on Wednesday said business and economy are at their worst in Jammu and Kashmir and reiterated its demand for early restoration of internet connectivity in the union territory. JCCI also sought extension of dates for filing all sorts of income tax returns up to the end […]
Bukhari led J&K delegation to call on PM, HM to press for statehood demand

Jammu: A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir citizens led by former state minister Syed Altaf Bukhari will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to press for restoration of statehood and domicile rights. On Thursday, a meeting of senior political leaders, academicians, legal luminaries and social activists took place in Jammu, […]
Doctors’ body warns of possible spread of coronavirus to Kashmir Valley

Srinagar: A doctors’ body on Thursday warned that there was a potential threat of novel coronavirus spreading to Kashmir as tourists from around the world visit the valley. President of the Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) Suhail Naik said China is located near India and there were chances of coronavirus reaching the valley as it […]
JK govt sets Feb-end as deadline for completion of balance sheets of PSUs
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has set a deadline of February-end for completion of pending balance sheets of all PSUs, autonomous bodies and societies of the union territory. Eighteen public sector undertakings (PSUs) in Jammu and Kashmir have remained in ‘red’ over the decades, suffering losses to the tune of over Rs 191 crore […]
Gulmarg shivers at -11 deg C as mercury sees dip in Kashmir

Srinagar: The temperature dropped significantly at some places in Kashmir with Gulmarg being the coldest place in the Valley at minus 11 degrees Celsius, a meteorological department official said on Thursday. The valley is expected to witness mainly dry weather over the next seven days, he added. Gulmarg, the skiing resort in north Kashmir, recorded […]
Avalanche hits Ganderbal; 2 missing
Srinagar: Two persons were reported missing while as many rescued from the debris in a snow avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday, officials said. The avalanche struck Gagangeer area on Srinagar-Kargil road, trapping the four civilians, the officials said. Local residents and authorities swung into action and launched a search and rescue […]
India prepares to evacuate its citizens from virus-hit Wuhan on Friday
Beijing: India was preparing to evacuate its citizens on Friday from China’s Wuhan city, the epicentre of the deadly choronavirus that has killed 170 people, infected 7,711 others and spread to at least 17 countries. India had requested China for permission to operate two flights to bring back its nationals from worst-affected central Hubei province. […]
Coronavirus: Three discharged in Mumbai; 9 still under watch
Mumbai: Maharashtra health officials on Thursday discharged three patients quarantined at a hosptial here under suspicion of coronavirus infection after their second samples also tested negative for the deadly pathogen, an official said. Also, two more patients were admitted in the hospital on Thursday on suspicion of their possible exposure to the coronavirus, whose outbreak […]