BJP’s youth wing stages anti-government protest in Jammu
Jammu: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) workers on Tuesday staged a protest here against Jammu and Kashmir government’s decision to include Urdu as a compulsory subject in the recently notified Naib Tehsildar recruitment examination. The BJYM workers led by state president Arun Prabhat held the protest at Kacchi Chawni, raising slogans against the “discriminatory and […]
Operation Sindoor was biggest action taken against terrorism in Indian history: Rajnath
Dehradun: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Pahalgam terror strike was not just an attack on our people but also an assault on the social unity of India, as he asserted that Operation Sindoor carried out in retaliation was the “biggest action” taken against terrorism in India’s history. In his address at an […]
Wanted criminal receives gunshot injury attempting to snatch cop’s pistol
Jammu: A wanted criminal received a gunshot injury after he tried to snatch a weapon from a policemen while leading a police party to his hideout to effect recovery of illegal weapons including a pistol here, official said on Tuesday. Bagh Hussain, a resident of Balol Nallah near Kikri Morh, was recently arrested from Haryana […]
Katra-Sgr train- Eyes filled with tears: Farooq Abdullah on first train journey
Jammu/Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday took his maiden ride in the recently inaugurated Vande Bharat train from Srinagar to Katra township and said he was overwhelmed to see Kashmir finally getting connected to the country’s rail network. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said he hopes the intended Amarnath pilgrims will […]
Panel drafts report on quota in JK, to submit in next cabinet meeting
Srinagar: The cabinet sub-committee constituted by the Jammu and Kashmir government to examine the issue of reservations in the Union Territory (UT) has drafted its report and will submit it in the next meeting of the cabinet. “The Cabinet Sub-Committee constituted to examine the issue of reservations has drafted its report within the stipulated timeframe […]
Hajj-2025: First batch of 178 JK pilgrims to return on June 17
Srinagar: As the annual Hajj pilgrimage 2025 concludes, the first batch of pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir is all set to return on June 17, officials said. Executive Officer J&K Haj Committee, Dr Shujhat Qureshi, said the initial flight will bring back 178 pilgrims, marking the beginning of the return phase for the 3,606 pilgrims […]
Global uncertainties: World Bank retains India’s FY26 growth at 6.3 percent
Washington: World Bank on Tuesday pegged India’s economic growth projection at a lower level of 6.3 per cent for 2025-26 due to pressure on exports emanating from global uncertainties, though the country will remain the fastest growing major global economy. In April, the World Bank had lowered India’s growth projection for 2025-26 to 6.3 per […]
ChatGPT faces global outage; India, US most affected
New Delhi: OpenAI’s AI chatbot ChatGPT experienced a major global outage on Tuesday, leaving thousands of users unable to access the service across multiple continents, with India and the United States reporting the highest number of disruptions. According to the real-time monitoring platform Downdetector, user reports of ChatGPT outages surged rapidly around 3:00 PM, with […]
SIA searches two houses in narco-terror case in Poonch
Poonch/Jammu: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Tuesday conducted raids at two houses in border district of Poonch as part of its ongoing investigation in a case related to narco-terrorism, officials said. SIA sleuths searched the houses of Mohd Jameel alias “Akash” and Amir Sohail at village Gagrian and seized several digital devices and documents, […]
BJP spokesman, PC leader call on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Dr Abhijeet Jasrotia, BJP Spokesperson called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on Tuesday, an official spokesman said here. He said that Jasrotia expressed gratitude to the Lieutenant Governor for various progressive initiatives taken by Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board under his Chairmanship, including the upcoming Mata Vaishno Devi Medical Institute of Excellence at Katra. […]
