SRINAGAR — The Shab-e-Baraat (night of forgiveness) prayers were held at mosques and shrines across the Kashmir valley on Tuesday night with traditional fervour and devotion, officials said. However, there were no night-long prayers at Jama Masjid, the historic mosque at Nowhatta here, after authorities closed the mosque and placed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday said the Union Territory revised minimum wages for scheduled employments in October 2022 and any further revision will be carried out once the Government of India notifies and implements the national floor wage under the code on wages. Replying to a question […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday said it has approved the liquidation of the J&K State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development (SCARD) Bank. In a written reply to the Assembly, minister-in-charge for cooperatives Javed Ahmed Dar said the decision was taken by council of ministers on December 3, 2025. He was responding […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric of the valley was placed under house arrest on Tuesday, according to the managing body of the 16th-century mosque in Old Srinagar city. “Shortly after Asr prayers, the Auqaf authorities were directed by the police to close the gates of Jama Masjid Srinagar as permission to observe […]
SRINAGAR — Three train projects in Jammu and Kashmir, which were opposed by the elected government, have been put in abeyance for the time being, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav said. The decision was welcomed by the ruling National Conference and the opposition PDP, which said it had provided relief to farmers whose land was to […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday said the government will conduct an inquiry into the demolition of brick kilns and crushers in Budgam district. The decision was taken after allegations by legislators that registered units were targeted while illegal operations continues to function. Responding to a question by […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday called for an immediate halt to alleged harassment of Kashmir natives, whether students or traders, reported from across the country, asserting that continued victimisation of people from the Valley was unacceptable. The issue of the alleged harassment of Kashmir-natives in different parts of the country was also […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday carried out searches at the residence of a suspect in Rainawari area here as part of a probe into the terror ecosystem in Kashmir Valley, officials said. The searches were carried out at a residential house in Hazari Bazar locality in the early hours, they said. The […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch has registered a case against two people for their alleged involvement in securing admission into a medical college here using a forged physical disability certificate. The EOW received information that a student from Ajas in Bandipora district got an MBBS seat […]
QAZIGUND — A fire broke out at Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Qazigund on Tuesday morning, causing extensive damage to the building, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the blaze quickly engulfed the structure, leaving the school building gutted before it could be brought under control. He said, […]