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Stage set for first phase of Lok Sabha polls in 102 seats

Stage set for first phase of Lok Sabha polls in 102 seats

New Delhi: The 2024 Lok Sabha polls will kick off Friday with polling for the first phase scheduled in 102 seats spread across 21 states and…

LS polls’ first phase: CEC Kumar urges people to vote

New Delhi:  On the eve of the Lok Sabha polls’ first phase, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday reminded people of the significance of…

PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti, NC’s Mian Altaf & JKAP’s Zafar Manhas file nominations for Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat

Anantnag: Former chief minister and People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti, National Conference (NC) candidate Mian Altaf Ahmad and Apni Party candidate Zafar Iqbal Manhas…

Day after migrant labourer’s killing, IGP seeks intensified anti-terrorist operations

Srinagar: A day after the killing of a migrant worker in south Kashmir, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, V K Birdi on Thursday directed security…

Peaceful voting expected in Udhampur LS seat: P K Pole

Jammu:  In view of the ongoing ceasefire between India and Pakistan and the heavy deployment of paramilitary forces, the voting process is expected to be…

Three mute sisters of ‘silent village’ eager to vote for first time, inspiring others

Gandoh: Three mute sisters of Dadhkai village, also known as ‘silent village’ and situated in Gandoh area of Doda district, are eagerly waiting to cast…

LG Sinha discusses investment proposals with officials; review industries and mining depts

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Thursday discussed investment proposals received by his administration at a meeting here with officials and directed them to…

As wet weather continues, authorities urge people to not venture in and around water-bodies

Srinagar: In view of the continuing wet weather and predictions for more, authorities have urged people to refrain from venturing in and around the water-bodies.…

Boat Tragedy: Thinking unimaginable, distraught mother calls her son, grandson to return home before sunset

Srinagar: Finding it difficult to believe that her loved ones are dead, Taja, the grieving mother, visits the boat capsize site on the banks of…

Boat capsize tragedy: Search continues for missing persons on Day 3

Srinagar: The search operation to retrieve the bodies of three missing persons, including a father-son duo and a fifth-grade student, continued on the third day…

Three mute sisters of ‘silent village’ eager to vote for first time, inspiring others

Three mute sisters of ‘silent village’ eager to vote for first time, inspiring others

Gandoh: Three mute sisters of Dadhkai village, also known as ‘silent village’ and situated in…

LG Sinha discusses investment proposals with officials; review industries and mining depts

LG Sinha discusses investment proposals with officials; review industries and mining depts

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Thursday discussed investment proposals received by his administration…

As wet weather continues, authorities urge people to not venture in and around water-bodies

As wet weather continues, authorities urge people to not venture in and around water-bodies

Srinagar: In view of the continuing wet weather and predictions for more, authorities have urged…

Boat Tragedy: Thinking unimaginable, distraught mother calls her son, grandson to return home before sunset

Boat Tragedy: Thinking unimaginable, distraught mother calls her son, grandson to return home before sunset

Srinagar: Finding it difficult to believe that her loved ones are dead, Taja, the grieving…

Boat capsize tragedy: Search continues for missing persons on Day 3

Boat capsize tragedy: Search continues for missing persons on Day 3

Srinagar: The search operation to retrieve the bodies of three missing persons, including a father-son…

Woman fraudster arrested

Woman fraudster arrested

Srinagar: Police have arrested a woman in Srinagar who was allegedly defrauding unsuspecting victims by…

Kashmir’s boat tragedy; search continues for the missing

Kashmir’s boat tragedy; search continues for the missing

Div Com, DC Srinagar visit bereaved households, provide Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia to NoK of…

People demand probe into footbridge construction

People demand probe into footbridge construction

Srinagar: While the UT administration has come up with financial assistance to those who died…

Campaigning ends for first phase of Lok Sabha polls in 102 seats

Campaigning ends for first phase of Lok Sabha polls in 102 seats

New Delhi:  Campaigning ended Wednesday evening for 102 Lok Sabha seats across 21 states and…

Campaigning ends in Udhampur Lok Sabha seat

Campaigning ends in Udhampur Lok Sabha seat

Over 16.23 lakh voters to decide fate of 12 candidates on April 19 Jammu: The…

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16.23 lakh voters eligible to vote in 4-Udhampur Parliamentary Constituency

16.23 lakh voters eligible to vote in 4-Udhampur Parliamentary Constituency

PHASE I: LOK SABHA ELECTIONS 2024 23637 PwDs, 403 centenarians to exercise their franchise tomorrow JAMMU: The 4-Parliamentary Constituency is all set to go to polls in the first phase…

Man-Animal Conflict: Div Com Kashmir calls for coordinated efforts to tackle attacks

Man-Animal Conflict: Div Com Kashmir calls for coordinated efforts to tackle attacks

SRINAGAR: In the wake of rising incidents of Man-Animal conflict, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today impressed on orchestrating well-knitted strategy and making coordinated efforts to…

World Heritage Day: CS flags off heritage walk from SRS Library to Mubarak Mandi

World Heritage Day: CS flags off heritage walk from SRS Library to Mubarak Mandi

JAMMU: On the occasion of World Heritage Day, Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today morning flagged off a heritage walk from Shri Ranbir Singh (SRS) Library, Kachi Chawni to Mubarak Mandi…

Srinagar tragedy prompts swift response from Orphans in Need Charitable Public Trust

Srinagar tragedy prompts swift response from Orphans in Need Charitable Public Trust

Srinagar, April 18: Sheikh Anis expressed profound sadness and shock in response to a tragic incident that claimed the lives of innocent individuals. The incident, which unfolded recently, prompted Sheikh…

BJP sending star campaigners to Udhampur proves Jitendra Singh is on weak wicket: Omar

BJP sending star campaigners to Udhampur proves Jitendra Singh is on weak wicket: Omar

Anantnag: National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah Wednesday said the BJP sending its top star campaigners including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Jammu indicates that…

Consumer Court orders seizure of PDD’s salary account in Baramulla

Consumer Court orders seizure of PDD’s salary account in Baramulla

Srinagar: The Consumer Court in Baramulla has taken a significant step by directing the Treasury Officer and JK Bank TP in Baramulla to seize the salary account of the Power…

PDP committed to youth empowerment and employment generation: Laigaroo

PDP committed to youth empowerment and employment generation: Laigaroo

Srinagar: Asserting the party’s commitment to youth empowerment and employment generation as key areas of focus for J&K PDP in Srinagar, State Secretary and Constituency Incharge for Habakadal, Arif Laigaroo,…

HC asks DYSS to allow Kashmiri water sports athlete to travel abroad for sports event

HC asks DYSS to allow Kashmiri water sports athlete to travel abroad for sports event

Srinagar: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has directed the J&K Youth Services and Sports department to grant permission to a Valley-based female athlete of international recognition (facing investigation…

CEO reviews election preparedness; asks to devise inclusive disaster management plan

CEO reviews election preparedness; asks to devise inclusive disaster management plan

JAMMU: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), J&K, Pandurang K. Pole, today took an extensive virtual review of poll preparedness in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir here at Nirvachan Bhawan,…

Lt Governor greets people on eve of Ram Navami

Lt Governor greets people on eve of Ram Navami

Pays obeisance at Holy Bawe Wali Mata Temple in Jammu Jammu: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, has greeted the people on the occasion of Ram Navami, which is being celebrated…

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Omar Abdullah addresses election rally in Bontoor, Achbal

Omar Abdullah addresses election rally in Bontoor, Achbal

Seeks support for Mian Altaf Ahmad Larvi Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday addressed…

Persistent joinings reflect public approval of PC’s vision: Sajad Lone

Persistent joinings reflect public approval of PC’s vision: Sajad Lone

Influential political figures & activists from Kupwara & Baramulla districts rally behind PC Srinagar: J&K Peoples Conference, under the dynamic leadership…

Ashraf Mir continues his poll campaign; visits Kangan for public outreach

Ashraf Mir continues his poll campaign; visits Kangan for public outreach

Srinagar: Continuing his poll campaign, Mohammad Ashraf Mir, the Apni Party Provincial President of Kashmir and the party candidate for the…

Regional parties used youth as scapegoats for their political gains: Altaf Bukhari

Regional parties used youth as scapegoats for their political gains: Altaf Bukhari

Srinagar: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, on Wednesday, said that traditional political parties and their leaders have been responsible for spilling innocent blood, as they have made youth…

Temporary restoration work on damaged bridges at Kalaroos, Magam begins

Temporary restoration work on damaged bridges at Kalaroos, Magam begins

KUPWARA, APRIL 17: Following the directions of the District Development Commissioner Kupwara, Ayushi Sudan, Rural Development Department, Kupwara has started the temporary restoration of vital assets and infrastructure damaged by…

IAF airlifts two patients from Kargil to Srinagar

IAF airlifts two patients from Kargil to Srinagar

New Delhi: Two civilian patients in need of immediate medical help were evacuated in an AN-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force from Kargil to Srinagar on Wednesday, officials…

Anti-BJP sentiment resonates across Chenab region: Omar Abdullah

Anti-BJP sentiment resonates across Chenab region: Omar Abdullah

Continues party’s campaign trail across Chenab region Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah who is extensively campaigning in the Chenab region addressed a number of…

Mandeep Kour visits LCMA’s development projects

Mandeep Kour visits LCMA’s development projects

SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Mandeep Kour, today conducted a comprehensive visit of various projects being executed by Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) Srinagar aimed at…

Egg donated for mosque construction fetches over Rs 2.26 lakh in auction

Egg donated for mosque construction fetches over Rs 2.26 lakh in auction

Sopore:  An egg donated to raise money for the construction of a mosque in this apple town in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district has helped raise Rs 2.26 lakh in an…

FSD conducts surprise raids at different locations in Anantnag

FSD conducts surprise raids at different locations in Anantnag

ANANTNAG: Acting on the inputs received regarding the sale of suspected spices manufactured by a Noida-based firm and suji, a team of the Food Safety Department today conducted surprise raids…

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Scarcity of portable water

Scarcity of portable water

As the World Water Day is celebrated all over on March 22, in Kashmir this day…

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Ganesh Pyne: The Dark Surrealist

Ganesh Pyne: The Dark Surrealist

Ganesh Pyne, a luminary of the Indian art scene, stands as a visionary whose work transcends…

Calligraffiti: A blend of Tradition and Urban Expression