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Following the public outrage over directorate of school education Kashmir’s (DSEK )previous order regarding the timing of schools within the municipal limits of Srinagar city from 8:30am to 2:30 pm, DSEK on Wednesday modified its  order  and asked educational institutions in Srinagar to continue with the  old timings. As per…

Fifteen security personnel and their driver have been killed in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli after a powerful explosion, set off by Maoists, blew up their vehicle. An improvised explosive device (IED) blast was triggered on a police vehicle in the Maoist-affected district that borders Chhattisgarh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the attack…

The historic Mughal road was opened for traffic on Wednesday,with the    single lane movement of light motor vehicles allowed to travel from Poonch side. According to official sources, the decision to open the road was taken after a joint inspection by teams of Mughal Road project authorities, mechanical engineering department…

Two boys aged 11 and 12 were injured when a shell they were fiddling with went off in the Dhamhal Hanjpora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. According to a local news agency  the boys were fiddling with the explosive device when it went off at Dhamhal Hanjpora,…

NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old doctor was found dead with her throat slit at her home in Delhi today. Her two flatmates, including a doctor, are missing, the police said. The incident took place in Ranjeet Nagar in north Delhi. Garima Mishra was preparing for her  MD after completing her MBBS.The missing…

Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday announced the end of civilian traffic restrictions on Srinagar-Baramulla highway. “The restriction on civilian movement between Srinagar and Baramulla on NH-44 will be completely lifted w.e.f. 2-05-2019. There would be no prohibition on civilian traffic in this stretch on Sunday or Wednesday,” said a…

More than 15  persons were picked up by the security forces from three villages of the south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday night. The security forces raided Gudoora, Newa and Parigam villages of the district in the intervening night of Tuesday and detained 19 persons,according to the sources. An official…

 Governor, Shri Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting here at Raj Bhavan to review the status of Jhelum River Flood Protection Works and the flood response mechanism being put in place by various departments/agencies in Kashmir Division. In his opening remarks, Governor emphasised the need for…

As rains lashed Kashmir Valley, the weatherman on Tuesday advised farmers to postpone irrigation and spray of orchards till May 3. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar received 1.0mm of rain this morning till 8:30 a.m. The summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a minimum temperature of 12.5…

Hurriat Patriarch, Syed Ali Geelani ,was admitted in SKIMS this morning after complaining of abdominal pain. According to a statement issued by Hurriat conference (G) Geelani  was yesterday seen by doctors of the gastroenterology department at super specialty hospital Shareen Bagh Srinagar and was diagnosed to be having the large…