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Making matters worse are the soaring prices of vegetables in Faizabad and Ayodhya due to the frantic buying by locals.

Ayodhya verdict: Weddings hit, big rush to buy food

Those staying back are stocking up on essentials to keep them going in the event of a total shutdown once the verdict is out.

09 Nov 2019 1:38 AM

‘Hope Ram Lalla isn’t made to sleep in tent’

The tent, designed by a Roorkee firm using tarpaulin and other material, can even with stand heavy storms.

08 Nov 2019 2:58 AM

When peace rests on mood and luck

Maharaj-ji, in his late 50s, commands rapt attention as he explains minute details of the clashes that broke out in 2012.

07 Nov 2019 2:51 AM

Income tax officials are unhappy with the mopup so far in this fiscal. They feel that the economic slowdown and the IT Department's strategy of going slow on the corporates, in the aftermath of the suicide of Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha in July, have impacted the over all tax collections between April 1 and September 17.

Taxmen blame pause in raids to weak collections

Some key IT regions like Delhi and Bengaluru have been impacted so badly that their growth rate stood at -7.0 and -2.9 per cent, respectively.

19 Sep 2019 1:52 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

BSF officer writes to PM, lauds J&K move

Further lauding the Modi government, Wani said the decision will make all Indians equal.

17 Sep 2019 2:37 AM

Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt. General S.S. Hasabnis interacts with visiting Kashmiri students at defence ministry in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Kin pressurise Kashmiris to quit jobs in forces

Families want their wards not to be part up of forcess that are ‘unleashing hardships’ on Kashmiris.

31 Aug 2019 2:13 AM

Day 25 and counting... For the Kashmiris, who have been forced to live in jail-like conditions since August 5 — the day the central government abrogated Article 370 and bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into Union Territories — ''azadi'' from lockdown in the Valley is nowhere in sight and is very likely to remain that way for the next two months, if not more. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

No respite in sight as J&K lockdown enters 25th day

Similarly, threat of attacks or stone-pelting in the Valley could go up in the run up to October 31, when the two UTs will be born.

30 Aug 2019 3:08 AM

When it comes to appointment of private secretaries to Union ministers, looks like the IAS fraternity is having the last laugh.

Private secys to ministers: IAS officers have the last laugh

Besides Mr Jha, the Centre has sounded another IAS officer of the Telangana cadre, Ms Amrapalli Kata, as OSD to Mr Kishan Reddy.

28 Aug 2019 2:14 AM

On the morning of November 4, 2018, Mushtaq Ahmed Bhat was shattered when he walked across his apple orchards to find that heavy snowfall had damaged the crop completely. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Lockdown puts Kashmir apple growers on tenterhooks

With this lockdown, it looks like the apple industry is going to be hit really hard,” said Mr Javed Ahmed, a resident of Budgam.

27 Aug 2019 4:08 AM

Sweating excessively, Rashid Ahmed was being rushed to the de-addiction ward in the SHMS Hospital by his family members around midnight. In his early 20's, Rashid's behaviour over the past few days had been strange. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Lockdown hits narco-terror in Kashmir Valley

Senior police officials say that the complete lock down in the valley has hit the Pakistan-sponsored narco-terrorism industry hard.

23 Aug 2019 4:04 AM

On a day defence minister Rajnath Singh asserted that talks with Pakistan will now be only on PoK, it did not bring much cheer among the 13 lakh displaced people of whom 10 lakh reside in J&K while the remaining three lakh are spread across New Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal among other states, as they feel that mere lip service is not helping. (Photo: ANI)

We’re neglected since 1947: PoK displaced

All political parties talk about welfare of Kashmiri Pandits because they form an important vote bank.

19 Aug 2019 6:53 AM

Children walk past concertina wire during restrictions following the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 in Srinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Forces deploy 1 million to guard Kashmir Valley

Army, paramilitary likely to remain in strength in Kashmir till UTs created, elections held.

18 Aug 2019 1:11 AM

Lockdown takes toll on health in J&K

Cases of panic attacks increased at an alarming rate in last 12 days, reveal doctors.

17 Aug 2019 7:15 AM

A graffiti on a wall reads ‘Freedom....We are Burhan’ in downtown Srinagar.

Writing on wall ‘clear’ in Srinagar downtown

Locals say over last few days, forces personnel have cleared roads full of stones, which had been hurled from across streets and even rooftops.

17 Aug 2019 7:10 AM

Security personnel patrol in Jammu on Tuesday ahead of the 73rd Independence Day. (Photo: PTI)

Amid threats, forces in J&K battle-ready to ensure peace

Sources said the relaxation of restrictions in the Valley will completely depend on the situation on Independence Day.

15 Aug 2019 1:16 AM

An injured child with his relative in Srinagar. (Photo: ASIAN AGE)

Children bear brunt of stone-pelting in Valley

All docs in SHMS hospital’s ophthalmology dept have been told by superiors not to interact with media.

15 Aug 2019 1:11 AM

With heightened security measures in place all over Kashmir Valley, the entry points to the stadium have been sealed. (Representational image)

History will repeat itself in Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium

This Independence Day in the Kashmir Valley is being described as historic.

14 Aug 2019 1:58 AM

For the last nine days, all political leaders, including the former CMs, have been detained in different places, not allowed to come out or meet anyone. (Photo PTI/File)

Political leadership out of sight

Except for a posse of security personnel loitering around, there is no activity whatsoever.

14 Aug 2019 1:52 AM

Forces cautious ahead of Pakistan’s I-Day

As terror fear looms large, forces to ensure no Pak flag is seen in Valley.

14 Aug 2019 1:43 AM

Muhammed Arif (name changed) is busy making kahwa at his office-cum-residence in Press Colony in the heart of Srinagar. He should have been out in the streets armed with his camera travelling the length and breadth of the Kashmir Valley to document what was happening as the state of Jammu& Kashmir goes through its most traumatic phase since Independence. (Photo: AFP)

Local Kashmiri papers fail to publish editions

One scribe said that though the national media is able to do their job, though with much difficulty, security forces hate Kashmiri journalists.

13 Aug 2019 2:34 AM

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