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India condemns air bombing in Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17: India called out Pakistan for its habit of "fabricating imaginative" tales of Islamophobia in neighbouring countries, questioning how Islamabad's own brutal...

Ensure no artificial scarcity, hoarding of LPG, petroleum products: CM to officers

Omar reviews availability, supply position Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Mar 16: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a high-level meeting to review the stock position of essential...
LG Manoj Sinha during a function at Central Sanskrit University, Kot Bhalwal on Monday.

Youth must lead path of principles; build safer, prosperous J&K: LG

‘India remains committed to world peace’ Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 16: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said that the nation owes Maharaja Ranbir Singh a...
Massive protest rally in Leh on Monday.

Massive rallies in Leh, Kargil on call by LAB, KDA; no invitation for talks...

Protesters reiterate demand for Statehood, 6th Schedule Will wait for Centre response before next course of action: Lakruk Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, Mar 16: Leh and Kargil towns...

Claims filed in names of students of J&K college closed since 2017

CBI registers FIR in scholarship scam NEW DELHI, Mar 16: The CBI has registered a case into the alleged siphoning of more than Rs 11.4 crore...
Army rescues stranded passengers at Sinthan Top on Sunday night.

2 die, two injured in Kishtwar landslide, 235 rescued amid heavy snowfall

MeT predicts rain, snow on Mar 24, 25 Gopal Sharma JAMMU, Mar 16: Two persons were killed and two others injured in a landslide near a...
After a drone attack, smoke rises from a fire at Dubai International Airport on Monday.

Iran keeps stranglehold on shipping, hits Dubai airport with drone

Fears of global energy crisis rise BEIRUT, Mar 16: Fears of a global energy crisis rose on Monday as the war in the Middle East raged...

1.60 lakh additions in annual voter roll revision, 67690 entries deleted

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 16: More than 1.60 lakh voters were added to the electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir during the recent special summary...

Engineers reshuffled in Jal Shakti Dept

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 16: Government of Jammu and Kashmir today ordered transfers and postings of some engineers in the Jal Shakti Department, including assignment...

Nitish, Nitin elected to RS, counting for 2 seats on hold

New Delhi, Mar 16: Bihar's longest-serving chief minister Nitish Kumar and new BJP president Nitin Nabin were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar as...
The ill-fated bus that met with an accident at Kot Garhi area of Akhnoor on Monday.

2 killed, 27 hurt in bus-suv collision

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 16: Two people died and 27 others sustained injuries after a rashly driven bus they were travelling in collided head-on with...

Govt asks departments to clear pending electricity dues

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 16: The Jammu and Kashmir Finance Department has issued a circular directing all Government departments and subordinate offices to ensure timely...

Govt launches PM-RAHAT scheme

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 16: The Government has launched the PM-Road Accident Victims Hospitalization and Assured Treatment (PM-RAHAT) Scheme, aiming to provide timely medical aid...

2nd batch of Indian students arriving from Iran today

Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Mar 16: The second batch of around 80 Indian nationals, including students from Kashmir and pilgrims stranded in Iran, is expected to...