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Srinagar: Chief Priest of Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday denounced the decision of authorities not to allow Eid prayers at the eidgah in old city."Eidgah and Jama Masjid belong to the people. Barring them from these sacred…

Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week, sources said on Monday. Sources told that Amit Shah will hold a high-level security review meeting in Jammu to assess the current security…

Srinagar: The crescent for Shawwal month has been sighted in Jammu and Kashmir and Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated tomorrow (Monday), Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam said on Sunday. The Grand Mufti said that enough witnesses for the sighting…

Srinagar: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, authorities in Sopore area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district have ordered ban on sale and use of firecrackers, considering "growing concern over environmental pollution, public safety and health…

Srinagar: A 16-year-old boy lost his life after being hit by a vehicle in Sempora area of Srinagar on late Saturday night. An official told that a 16-year-old scooty rider, bearing registration number JK01BA-4312 and a resident of…

Peaceful assembly elections, peoples’ participation huge change; All BJP ruled states will introduce UCC; No question of RSS interfering in Govt functioning; In 10 years, 16,000 youths have surrendered in insurgency hit regions …

Visits families of slain policemen, assures all possible support Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday called for putting an end to the recurring cycle of mourning in Jammu and Kashmir.Talking to reporters after paying…

Pays tributes to fallen policemen in Kathua encounter Jammu: Advising Pakistan to stop sponsoring terrorism, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday said that conspiracies being hatched from across the border are “killing…

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board on Saturday announced the hike in the monthly salaries of the Imams, Khateebs and other employees. According to an order, a hike of 20 per cent on last drawn pay has been announced for Imams…

Qazigund: In a major boost to improve security, Kulgam Police have installed cutting-edge surveillance technology—including wall radar and thermal screening systems—at Nayvug Tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Qazigund area of…