Defence ministry clears procurement of military hardware worth Rs 45,000 Cr

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry on Friday cleared procurement of various weapons systems and platforms including Dhruvastra short range air-to-surface missile and 12 Su-30 MKI fighter jets at a cost of around Rs 45,000 crore. A total of nine procurement proposals were approved by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, […]

Forces use drones, fire mortar shells as Kokernag operation enters Day 3

Srinagar: Drones have been pressed into service to pinpoint the location of the terrorists who have taken positions in the forest area on a hilly terrain in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said as the operation to flush out the ultras entered the third day on Friday. The terrorists killed four security personnel on Wednesday. […]

SC trashes allegation of not hearing ordinary citizens

Says it heard voice of nation on Art 370

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday trashed the allegation that it does not hear ordinary citizens, saying it has been hearing the “voice of the nation” and individuals from Kashmir on the issue of abrogation of Article 370. It was reacting to lawyer Mathews Nedumpara’s email to the top court in which he claimed the […]

Terror module unearthed in Baramulla, 2 LeT terror associates held

Srinagar: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror module has been unearthed in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, with the arrest of two militant associates and recovery of arms and ammunition from them, police said on Friday. The two terrorist associates of LeT outfit have been arrested in Uri area of Baramulla, in north Kashmir, a police official said. […]

Flash floods wash away culvert on Jammu-Rajouri highway, traffic diverted

Rajouri/Jammu: Flash floods triggered by heavy rains washed away a culvert on the Jammu-Rajouri highway, prompting authorities to divert traffic, officials said on Friday. A temporary culvert on the highway at Rajal Top area in Nowshera was washed away due to heavy rains late Thursday night, they said. Due to this, scores of vehicles were […]

Best, most creative ideas came from humans: Study

New Delhi: The best, most creative ideas came from humans, said researchers who analysed responses of humans and ChatGPT in a creative task. Artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots might, however, outperform the average human at creative thinking, the researchers said in their study published in the journal Scientific Reports. They found that while the humans’ ideas […]

Two inter-state drug smugglers arrested in Samba

Heroin worth Rs 28 lakh seized: Police

Jammu: Two inter-state narcotics smugglers were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Friday and heroin worth Rs 28 lakh was recovered from them, police said. On a tip-off, a police team in Vijaypur area arrested Sourab Deep Singh and Karan Singh from Amritsar while they were on their way to Samba from Punjab, […]