Loyalist to rebel: Azad’s journey in Congress
New Delhi: Veteran Congressman Ghulam Nabi Azad, a constant fixture in the organisation’s decision-making process since the tumultuous times of Emergency, finally fell out with his mother party on Friday after a not-so-smooth relationship with the top brass in the past couple of years. “The situation has become irretrievable”, Azad, 73, said in his parting […]
Azad’s exit creates political storm, Congress in disarray
Srinagar/Jammu: Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation from the Congress created a political storm in Jammu and Kashmir Friday as former minister R S Chib and four other party leaders also quit, and more are likely to go, leaving the grand old party in disarray in the union territory. As Azad ended his decades-old association with the […]
JK reports 187 fresh covid-19 cases, one fatality
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 187 fresh covid-19 cases while one person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that 39 cases were reported from Jammu division and 148 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 477119. Among the cases, 173548 are from Jammu division and […]
Child adoption- Process in India needs to be streamlined: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday emphasised that the child adoption process in India needs to be streamlined as there are three-to-four years waiting period under the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) to adopt a single child while there are “lakhs and lakhs of orphan children waiting to be adopted”. The top court had […]
Terror-funding case: SIA files chargesheet against accused
Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Friday filed a chargesheet in a special court here against an accused in a case related to terror funding, an official said. Hammad Farooq, a resident of Nowshera locality in Srinagar, had developed links with terrorists through social media and received funds through hawala using bank channels from […]
GoI approves PMGSY-III for 1276 KMs for JK
Lt Guv expresses gratitude to PM, Union MoRD
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry for Rural Development on Friday approved Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-Phase-III for 1276 KMs costing Rs 1357 Cr for the Union Territory of J&K. Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Rural Development Giriraj Singh. Terming the approval for […]
Two earthquakes jolt JK in 40 minutes
Jammu: Two earthquakes of 3.4 and 2.8 magnitudes hit Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. While the 3.4 magnitude quake hit Katra belt in Reasi district, the other hit Doda district. However, there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property, the officials said. The epicentre of the first quake, […]
Security Review- PM envisions peaceful, prosperous JK: Amit Shah

Says people of JK will decisively defeat proxy war
Appreciates SF’s, JK admin for smooth conduct of Amarnath Yatra New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said it is the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s vision to have a prosperous and peaceful Jammu & Kashmir, and to achieve this, security forces should strive to make the border and the LoC impregnable. While reviewing […]
Three terrorists killed as Army foils infiltration bid in Uri
Srinagar: Three terrorists were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of north Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. The terrorists tried to sneak into this side of the LoC near near Madiyan Nanak post in the Kamalkote area of Uri sector in north Kashmir’s Baramulla […]
National Teacher Awards: Teacher from JK among 46 awardees
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will confer National Awards to Teachers 2022 to 46 selected awardees on September 5 to honour their unique contribution to school education, officials said on Thursday. One of the awardees hails from Jammu and Kashmir. Among the selected teachers, three each are from Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra and Telangana. Yudhveer, […]