Former IAS Officer & Ex-MLC Syed Asgar Ali joins PDP along with Apni Party leaders
SRINAGAR, Sep 11: Former IAS officer and former MLC from Kishtwar, Syed Asgar Ali, joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) along with Diljit Singh, Provincial Secretary Jammu of Apni Party,…
Book “Yaadon Ke Jharokhe Se” Launched to Honour Prof. Rita Jitendra
JAMMU, Sept 11: The Hindi Sahitya Mandal Jammu commemorated the eighth death anniversary of noted litterateur Prof. Rita Jitendra by launching a book dedicated to her life, literary contributions and…
BJP has become India’s ‘Biggest Liar Party’: Dy CM Choudhary
SRINAGAR, Sep 11 (Agencies): Calling the BJP India’s ‘biggest liar party’, Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary on Friday accused the party of damaging the nation’s reputation through…
J&K unemployment rate nearly 38%, government has ‘hands up’: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR, Sep 11 (Agencies): Jammu and Kashmir’s unemployment rate is nearly 38 per cent and the government has “hands up” in the face of the crisis, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti…
CM Omar congratulates Sheetal Devi for her Gold at World Archery Para Series Stage III
SRINAGAR, Sep 11 (Agencies): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday congratulated Para Archer Sheetal Devi on winning the Gold Medal at the World Archery Para Series Stage…
Deadlock over Singhpora–Vailoo Tunnel project ends, Rs 3,567-Cr project set to move ahead
JAMMU, Sep 11 (Agencies): The long-pending Singhpora–Vailoo twin-tube tunnel project under Sinthan Pass is set to move ahead, with the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) inviting bids…
Shops demolished in Satwari for highway expansion work; Traders seek rehabilitation
JAMMU, Sep 11 (Agencies): Over a dozen shops were demolished by the administration on Friday as part of highway expansion work in Jammu city, triggering resentment among shopkeepers who sought…
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi to attend BRICS Summit
NEW DELHI, Sep 11 (Agencies): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday began a three-day visit to India to participate in the BRICS summit and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to…
Early-Morning Blaze guts newly opened Chinar Cafe in Poonch
POONCH, Sep 11 (Agencies): The newly opened Chinar Cafe in Mandi town of Poonch district was completely gutted in a massive blaze that broke out in the morning of Friday,…
J&K Govt proposes amendments to unified building Bye-Laws, Invites public suggestions
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Sep 11 (Agencies): The Jammu and Kashmir Government has proposed amendments to the Jammu and Kashmir Unified Building Bye-Laws, 2021, inviting objections, suggestions and comments from stakeholders and members…
Custodial Death: Two Police personnel suspended, Three SPOs attached in Jammu
JAMMU, Sep 11 (Agencies) : Two police personnel, including the incharge of Border Police Post (BPP) Chakrohi, have been suspended and three Special Police Officers (SPOs) attached following the custodial…
Four MBBS seats reserved under central pool for kin of terror victims; JK BOPEE invites applications
SRINAGAR, Sep 11 (Agencies): The Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) has invited offline applications for allocation of MBBS seats from Central Pool for spouse and children…
Udhampur Administration Imposes Two-Month Ban on VPN Use
SRINAGAR, Sep 11 (Agencies): The administration in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district has imposed a two-month prohibition on the use of all Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), citing security concerns over…
Omar Abdullah defends NC MLA in pyjama row, BJP alleges bid to propagate myths | India News
SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah slipped into the pyjama row stoked by NC legislator Tanvir Sadiq this week, declaring Thursday that various historical accounts validate his claim about Dogra-governed Kashmir…
Two taxi drivers held for schoolgirl’s abduction-rape in Poonch | India News
JAMMU: J&K Police arrested two taxi drivers for allegedly abducting a Class VII student in Poonch’s Mendhar last week and gang-raping her in captivity for three days.Police said the survivor,…
Need social media firewalls, safeguards for minors: Supreme Court | India News
NEW DELHI: With minors’ access to social media platforms banned in many countries, Supreme Court Thursday took the first step in this regard by seeking govt’s response to a PIL…
Checks on e-commerce platforms from October: FSSAI | India News
New Delhi: Having secured nearly 2,000 convictions in food safety cases across the country, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is now stepping up enforcement, including holding e-commerce…
Modi to meet Iran prez today amid efforts to bridge the ‘gulf’ | India News
PM Modi to meet Iran prez NEW DELHI: For the first time in 8 years, an Iranian president will visit India with Masoud Pezeshkian set to arrive in New Delhi…
Recent Brics summits didn’t benefit India, says PC; BJP hits back | India News
NEW DELHI: BJP and Congress sparred ahead of the Brics summit as P Chidambaram questioned if its last few meetings have brought India any tangible benefits, comments slammed by Nitin…
SC junks anti-HPV vax PIL, says plea has ulterior motive | India News
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a PIL by a doctors’ association challenging India’s nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for adolescent girls to protect them against cervical cancer and…
Russia President Vladimir Putin arrives in India ahead of Brics Summit 2026, to meet PM Modi | India News
PM Modi to meet Putin later in the day NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India on early Friday ahead of the Brics Summit 2026.Russian president’s official air…
Last year’s row in mind, govt says won’t reduce med PG cut-off | India News
NEW DELHI: After facing severe backlash last year for reducing the cut-off percentile to zero for admission to medical colleges for super speciality courses, the Centre Thursday told Supreme Court…
Global climate record: August this year joint-warmest month with July ’23 | India News
NEW DELHI: Aug 2026 was the joint-warmest month ever recorded globally across all calendar months, on a par with July 2023, said Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European…
Retro looks, current jibes: Netas give ’80s a new spin | India News
NEW DELHI: “The 80s called, I answered,” quipped agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as he posted on X a picture of him from that era. Congress Kerala posted an invented…