News Topic:Lockdown

Lockdown: Stuck in Delhi, two Kashmiri blind girls seek help

SRINAGAR — At a time when COVID-19 threat has forced scores of people from Kashmir to take refuge in different parts of India and...

As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner

WASHINGTON — As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily.Smog...

Teachers to evaluate Class 10th, 12th answer papers at home in J&K

SRINAGAR — The J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has decided to home evaluate answer scripts of Class 10th and 12th examinations of Summer...

Police books two shopkeepers in Maisuma

SRINAGAR — Police booked two shopkeepers in Maisuma area of Srinagar city for violating prohibitory orders.Sources said that police in Srinagar registered cases against...

No relaxation for Red Zones in Kashmir from tomorrow: Div Com

SRINAGAR — Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P K Pole Sunday said that no relaxation will be given to anybody from April 20 and that those...

‘Apple produce worth crores set to rot if lockdown continues’

SRINAGAR — The apple growers in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed concern that their produce may get rotten in the cold storage units if...

Amit Shah lauds J&K Police for enforcing effective lockdown

SRINAGAR — Indian Home Minister Amit Shah who was virtually in hibernation after the outbreak of Coronavirus Saturday rung Jammu Kashmir Police Chief and...

Lockdown: FIR registered against Kashmir’s top businessman

SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Kashmir Valley’s top businessman Mushtaq Ahmad Chaya for defying...

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Kashmir’s 2019 experience should be a warning for India: Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti urged Indians to defend constitutional rights, saying Jammu and Kashmir’s experience after the 2019 changes should serve as a warning.

Muslims should not have to prove their patriotism: Farooq Abdullah

Farooq Abdullah criticised the BJP and RSS over questions about Muslim patriotism and alleged voter deletions in Uttar Pradesh at a New Delhi gathering.

J&K Agriculture graduates call off 42-day strike after talks with minister

Unemployed agriculture graduates in J&K have called off their 42-day strike after Agriculture Minister Javed Dar discussed recruitment and cadre merger proposals.

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NC govt lacks political will to free youth facing incarceration, says Waheed Para

Waheed Para said that the current NC-led government has the power to drop cases against young people who are imprisoned, but they lack the political will to do so.

When ‘come back tomorrow’ becomes a public service failure

We often treat accessibility as a feature of a building or website. But access is also a question of responsibility, in case of public service.