Three fraudsters booked for duping job seekers in JK
Jammu, Jul 20 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch has registered three separate cases against fraudsters for allegedly duping several job seekers of nearly Rs 1.50 crore, a senior officer said. Senior Superintendent Police, Crime branch Jammu , Benam Tosh said the FIRs were registered against the accused on the basis of separate […]
Another batch of over 4,000 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath shrine
Jammu, Jul 20 (PTI) The 20th batch of 4,388 pilgrims, including 900 women, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Sunday to offer prayers at the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The 38-day annual yatra commenced on July 3 from the twin routes of Nunwan-Pahalgam […]
Children exposed to heat wave worldwide may lose up to 1.5 years of schooling: Report
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) Children exposed early to extreme heat may lose up to 1.5 years of schooling with climate change having a direct impact on education and threatening to undo educational gains of recent decades, according to a new global report. Climate related stressors such as heat, wildfires, storms, floods, droughts, diseases and […]
All-party meet ahead of Monsoon session:Opposition flags Trump’s remarks, SIR in Bihar
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) An all-party meeting convened by the government on Sunday ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament saw the opposition raising various issues, including voter roll revision in Bihar, the Pahalgam terror attack and US President Donald Trump’s ‘ceasefire’ claims. The government sought cooperation from opposition parties for the smooth conduct […]
Committed to uproot terrorism from J&K: Lt Guv
Srinagar, Jul 20: Reiterating the government’s unwavering commitment to uproot terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said that the administration is not striving to “buy peace,” but to establish a lasting and just peace in the region. He asserted that while no innocent will be touched, the guilty will not […]
Termination of IWT will ensure immense benefit to JK: Lt Guv
Says India will now create infrastructure to use our water for the benefit of citizens JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that the termination of IWT will ensure immense benefit to J&K. “JK will be able to harness its real hydro power potential, the barren areas of Jammu can be irrigated and there […]
Newspapers have lost literary taste
By: Dr. Satyawan Saurabh Once the literary pages of newspapers were called the soul of the country. There were not just news there, but a shared heritage of thought, wisdom and sensitivity breathed there. But today when we flip through the newspaper, there are news, advertisements, speeches by politicians, but the literary side of poetry, […]