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Weyan, a village in district Bandipora (J&K) has become the first village in the country, where entire population above 18 years has been vaccinated. (Image credit: Twitter/@PIBSrinagar)

J&K hamlet first village to achieve 100% COVID vaccination of its adult population

The credit goes to the healthcare workers whose strenuous efforts shot Weyan hamlet, with an adult population of 362, to national fame

08 Jun 2021 12:41 PM

File image of Syed Ali Shah Geelani. (PTI)

Letter urging bandh on Burhan Wani's death anniversary not by Geelani, is fake: J-K Police

A police spokesman said that a case (FIR No 265/2020) under section 13 ULA(P) Act, 505 IPC (public mischief) has been registered.

08 Jul 2020 10:39 AM

The ban on the use of phone and internet services was lifted gradually, however. (Representational image)

Ban on social media in J&K falling apart

Subscribers turn to VPNs to surf websites which do not figure in govt ‘white-list’.

29 Jan 2020 2:09 AM

Journalists use their prepaid mobile phones at the Government Media Facilitation Centre in Srinagar on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

J&K: After 24 weeks, buzz of prepaid phones returns

SMS, voice calls restored in 2 Valley, 10 Jammu districts.

19 Jan 2020 5:54 AM

Internet service on mobile phones was restored in Ladakh’s Kargil district last week whereas the landlocked region’s Leh district had been spared from communication blockade on August 4. (Representaive image)

SMS in J&K a New Year joke?

However, the landline phone services were restored, first in Jammu and then in the Valley in a phased manner weeks after these fell silent.

02 Jan 2020 1:26 AM

The official sources here said on Monday that the political detainees with some exceptions have once again been offered to be released by the administration on the condition that they sign the bonds, which bar them from indulging in any political activity after their release.

Five J&K political figures freed after 4 months

Union home minister Amit Shah had recently said that the decision to release the Kashmiri politicians vests with the local administration.

31 Dec 2019 2:16 AM

Security personnel patrol a deserted street in Srinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

J&K scheme to empower panchayats

The week-long flagship programme is aimed at providing governance at the doorsteps of the rural populace and enlisting community participation.

26 Nov 2019 7:38 AM

First lieutenant-governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu, inspects the guard of honour on the first day of the re-opening of Civil Secretariat following the annual ‘Darbar Move’ in Jammu on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

J&K govt starts work from Jammu

This is the first ‘Darbar Move’ after J&K became a Union Territory (UT) on October 31.

05 Nov 2019 1:13 AM

Security personnel patrol the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

J&K admits state not ‘normal’, says militants to blame

The govt alleged for the past over seven decades, the people of J&K had been misled and made victim of a ‘vicious campaign and motivated propaganda’.

12 Oct 2019 3:21 AM

The government had also issued an advisory asking Yatris and tourists to return as soon as possible. (Photo: File)

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury seeks govt's response on J&K security advisory

Chowdhury sought to raise the issue in the Lok Sabha when the House was discussing the Dam Safety Bill.

03 Aug 2019 10:16 AM

This view is in conflict with Centre’s stand on prosecution of Army personnel. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

J&K disputes Centre’s claim on FIR against Armyman

The court also restrained the State from taking coercive steps against the officer.

17 Jul 2018 5:42 AM

The Twitter handle was set up on June 19, the day Mufti submitted her resignation as chief minister of the state after the BJP pulled out of the government. (Photo: File)

J&K: Guv's Twitter handle gets complaints of corruption in Mufti govt, reports sought

The Governor, via the Twitter handle @jandkgovernor, received complaints on numerous issues which were considered dead and buried.

07 Jul 2018 12:09 PM

Delivering a lecture on 'present situation in the country', Indresh Kumar said security forces had eliminated about 300 terrorists under the coalition government in J&K. (Photo: File)

Surgical strikes sent message to Pak that India can enter Lahore anytime: RSS leader

The RSS leader said that the surgical strikes weren't possible without the support of the Jammu and Kashmir government.

01 Jul 2018 9:30 AM

J&K was on Wednesday placed under Governor's rule after the BJP withdrew support to its alliance partner PDP, prompting Mehbooba Mufti to resign as chief minister. (Photo: File/PTI)

BJP formed J&K govt out of greed, withdrew support after spreading anarchy: Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena also lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying 'running a nation is not a child's play.'

21 Jun 2018 2:00 PM

This file picture shows Union home minister Rajnath Singh and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti interacting with the media during a press conference in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)

PDP caught off guard by BJP decision to pull plug

The PDP did not agree to it which set off differences of point of no return.

20 Jun 2018 2:27 AM

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti. (Photo: File)

Embarrassed Mehbooba Mufti plays victim card

“We have safeguarded Article 370 and 35-A (of the Constitution) and we will continue to do that,” she said.

20 Jun 2018 1:55 AM

BJP ends uneasy PDP pact in J&K

CM Mehbooba Muft was taken off-guard when she received a phone call from governor Vohra about the BJP’s decision to pull out of the govt.

20 Jun 2018 1:49 AM

The PDP’s support base in Kashmir Valley, from where it won most of the 28 seats in its tally, has eroded over the past three years because of them choosing the saffron party as its ally. (Photo: File)

Why PDP-BJP fell apart; bumpy road ahead for Mehbooba Mufti

Ever since the two joined hands in 2015, they have publicly differed on issues, including Article 370, which grants special status to J&K.

19 Jun 2018 9:38 PM

The BJP pulled out of the alliance with Mehbooba Mufti-led coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. (Photo: File)

J&K headed for prolonged Governor’s rule as fresh polls unlikely soon

It is learnt the Army and other security forces are planning to launch a tough campaign against militants in the state.

19 Jun 2018 5:51 PM

Ghulam Nabi Azad said the BJP, a national party, should not have allied with PDP, a regional player. (Photo: File)

No question of alliance with PDP, says Cong's Ghulam Nabi Azad

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the BJP had committed a 'Himalayan blunder' by forming a government with the PDP.

19 Jun 2018 5:44 PM

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