Like elsewhere, Diwali, the festival of lights, was celebrated in the Valley too with Hindus lighting earthen lamps (‘Diyas’) in the evening and bursting firecrackers. Photo /Aijaz Ganai

Srinagar, Nov 07: The Bandipora-Gurez road on Wednesday reopened for traffic after remaining closed for five days due to heavy snowfall. The 84-km long Bandipora-Gurez road was closed for traffic...

United Nations: The UN Postal System has issued two stamps with diyas in celebration of Diwali as "the quest for the triumph of good over evil". India's Permanent Representative Syed...

Kabul, Nov 7: An Afghan official says the Taliban have killed eight police and wounded three others in new attacks on security posts in western Farah province. An insurgent attack...

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the renewal of ties between Washington and Islamabad were under way and that the two countries would be increasing their...

Srinagar, Nov 07: The summer capital Srinagar city recorded the season’s coldest night at minus 2.2 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley dropped below the freezing...

Srinagar: Junaid Azim Mattu of Sajad Gani Lone headed People’s Conference was officially elected as the Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) here on Tuesday. Mattu, councillor from ward No....

Srinagar, Nov 06: Two Hizb ul Mujahideen militants, including an Army man turned-militant, were killed in a gunfight with the government forces in Zainapora area of south Kashmir's Shopian district...

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 05: Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Dr Nirmal Singh along with Deputy Speaker, Nazir Ahmed Gurezi today took stock of the arrangements made for smooth functioning of...

SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 05:  Director Agriculture Kashmir Syed Altaf Aijaz Andrabi today convened a meeting to review the physical and financial progress and under State sector and Centrally sponsored schemes here...