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MS Nazki Poonch: A minor boy was killed and six months old baby injured after a kitchen of a house collapsed in Mendhar area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. Reports reaching GNS said that Kamran Ahmad (1) son of Mohd Reyaz of…

A girl student committed suicide in Chewdara village of Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam after failing to qualify class 12 exam. Sources said that an 18-year old girl (name withheld) consumed poison at her home, a day after her…

Claiming that "terrorism is becoming a new form of warfare", Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said Wednesday the menace is spreading its head like a "multi-headed monster" and is "here to stay" as long as states continue to use it as a state…

US Special Representative on Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is slated to visit India among other countries in the region as part of the process for an intra-Afghan political settlement, the State Department has said. "Special…

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir State Hajj Committee held the Hajj Qurrah or draw of lots on Tuesday and finalised the list of pilgrims scheduled to perform Hajj this year.Talking to kashmir News Service (KNS), Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…

Srinagar: About a dozen shops were gutted in a devastating fire during the night intervening Tuesday and Wednesday in main town Handwara in Kupwara district.Reports said the fire broke out in the mid-night hours, people didn't come out to…

An unabated cold wave continued on Wednesday in the Kashmir Valley, dropping minimum temperatures below the freezing point, the Met office said. The office also forecast a fresh spell of snow and rain across Jammu and Kashmir beginning…

Journalist Apsara Reddy, who has worked with the BJP and AIADMK, says she will combat the ruling party’s ‘regressive’ thought. New Delhi: The Congress Tuesday appointed Apsara Reddy, a transgender activist and journalist, as the…

Rs 60.50 lakh tax, penalty realized during intensified drive Srinagar: The State Taxes Department, J&K has issued notices to various business houses for depositing tax penalties under GST. According to a spokesman of the State…

Compliment Administration for effectively dealing with situation during recent snowfall  srinagar : Advisor to Governor, Khurshid A Ganai and Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today complimented the Divisional and District…