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84 travelers among 666 new COVID-19 cases in J&K

SRINAGAR — 84 travelers were among 666 new COVID-19 infections reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, officials said.They said 126...

₹ 45,000 crore loss in business since lockdown in Valley, says KTA

SRINAGAR — The Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) on Sunday said the five-month-long lockdown had dented the Valley’s economy by Rs 21,000 crore and the...

Jameel Ahmad Digoo — Epitome of unshakable faith & compassion

Given the sufferings of Kashmiris and then the additional trauma of COVID-19 pandemic, my people have always looked for the rays of hope to...

COVID-19 claims 14 more lives in J&K, toll 620

SRINAGAR — Fourteen more patients who were tested positive for COVID-19, died in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, thus taking the toll of deaths...

Muharram: Authorities impose strict restrictions in Zadibal

SRINAGAR — Authorities have imposed strict restrictions in the interiors of Shia-dominated Zadibal area of Srinagar and blocked roads to prevent Muharram processions.Shia Muslims...

76 travelers among 610 new COVID-19 cases in J&K, tally 31981

SRINAGAR — Seventy-six travelers were among 610 new positive cases reported in the last 24 hours in J&K, 118 of them from Jammu division...

COVID-19 turns out to be a ‘goldmine’ for Valley’s gravediggers

SRINAGAR — The cemeteries are turning into goldmines for Kashmir’s gravediggers as they charge exorbitantly for those who are dying due to Coronavirus.As per...

COVID-19 death toll crosses 600-mark as 14 more die in J&K

SRINAGAR — The death toll due to Coronavirus has crossed 600-mark in Jammu and Kashmir as 14 more patients including a Central Reserve Police...

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Properties damaged as cloudburst hits Chhatroo area in Kishtwar

Damage was reported to two houses and two shops after a cloudburst triggered flash flood-like conditions in the Chhatroo area of Kishtwar district.

₹3.11 Crore Embezzlement: Crime Branch chargesheets two in Baramulla bank fraud

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in a decade-old bank fraud case.

31 Amarnath pilgrims injured as bus plunges into gorge in Ganderbal

Thirty-one Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured after a bus carrying them overturned and rolled into a gorge at the S-Mode stretch in central Kashmir's Ganderbal.

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India’s E20 Ethanol Mandate: Progress, Pitfalls and Public Backlash

India’s ambitious push toward a 20% ethanol-blended fuel, known as E20, is facing significant backlash from vehicle owners and environmentalists.

When a Black Hole Whispers to the World’s Thinnest Material

A black hole and a sheet of graphene seem to belong to completely different worlds. Yet modern physics has taught us a lesson: nature is often more connected than it appears.