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Flashfloods

Flashfloods have wreaked havoc in the Chenab Valley. The under-construction 540 MW Kwar Hydroelectric Power Project was severely damaged when mounds of debris entered the site. A massive flow of water and mud
Jul. 10, 2026

Welcome!

The annual Shri Amarnath Yatra kicked off in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of 4800 devotees in Jammu. The first darshan of the holy Shiv Lingam will be held on Friday.
Jul. 4, 2026

Welcome!

The annual Shri Amarnath Yatra kicked off in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Lieutenant Governor Manoj

Spousal violence 

It is indeed heartwarming to know that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have the lowest spousal

Segregated lockdown

The administration in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday decided to enforce an 84-hour ‘corona curfew’ in 11 districts including both capitals Srinagar and Jammu in view of the rising Covid-19 cases and fatalities
Apr. 28, 2021

Only hope

The tumultuous situation that has unfolded in the last month or so is as unprecedented as shocking it is. More than a year after the virus first hit the world, India is
Apr. 26, 2021
File photo of a doctor setting Oxygen levels at a government hospital in Srinagar - KM/Umar Ganie

Oxygen and Covid preparedness

Several states of India are gasping for air. Availability or shortage of medical oxygen in hospitals across India has become the difference between life and death. Major cities like Delhi or Maharashtra
Apr. 21, 2021

Get vaccinated

Jammu and Kashmir like the rest of India is in the grip of a more virulent wave of COVID-19 which has wreaked havoc shooting up the number of cases and killing thousands
Apr. 21, 2021

Unprecedented!

Life has come full circle. We are back to square one and even slipping beyond it when it comes to the crisis of COVID-19 which is hitting back at us with full
Apr. 19, 2021

Eroded roads

The state of roads in Jammu and Kashmir is simply deplorable. Walk any lane or main road in Srinagar and elsewhere and you are bound to notice huge potholes and big patches
Apr. 17, 2021

Silence on borders

Though India-Pakistan borders are quiet, and people living near the line of control are heaving a sigh of relief for over a month now, the reports in the international media are contrary
Apr. 14, 2021

Ramadan amid COVID

The holiest month in Islam, Ramadan begins amid the worst surge of Covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of India. It is the second Ramadan in this pandemic as this
Apr. 13, 2021

Welcome move

In a welcome move, the Supreme Court of India Monday rightly dismissed an outrageous writ petition filed by former UP Shia Waqf Board chairman Syed Wasim Rizvi seeking removal of certain verses from the
Apr. 12, 2021

Newest wave

More than a year after COVID-19 rattled Kashmir and the rest of the world, the virus is back with full vengeance, infecting more people than ever. In India, each day, COVID numbers
Apr. 9, 2021
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