No proposal for inclusion of Sanskrit in school curriculum: DSEK
SRINAGAR, JUL 19: School Education Department, Jammu & Kashmir has strongly rebutted the news report published in an English local daily newspaper on 18 July, 2025 with the headline ‘Mandatory subject: Union Education Ministry mulls to introduce Sanskrit in Kashmir schools from class 6th to 10th.’ In an official communiqué issued here, the department has […]
Rail Ministry directs zones to issue standardised ID cards to vendors to curb illegal vending
NEW DELHI, Jul 19 (PTI): In a move to prevent illegal vending in trains and at stations, the Railway Ministry has issued a standardised format for identification cards for vendors and asked all its zones to implement it immediately. Railway commercial officials said unauthorised vendors have become a real menace in trains and at stations […]
Police foil JK Congress’s protest march demanding statehood restoration
SRINAGAR, Jul 19 (PTI): Police on Saturday foiled a protest march by Congress leaders and workers here, seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Led by Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra, the workers gathered at the party office here, with plans to march towards the […]
Passenger bus overturns near Udhampur, 20 injured
Jammu, Jul 19: At least 20 people were injured after their vehicle met with an accident near Jajjarkotli area of Udhampur district on Saturday. Officials said that a bus bearing registration number JKO2AT-2279 lost its control due to over speeding and turned turtle. 20 people were injured in the mishap and were shifted to GMC […]
Five jets shot down during India-Pakistan conflict, claims Trump
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Jul 19 (PTI): In a fresh claim, US President Donald Trump said “five jets were shot down” during the conflict between India and Pakistan in May and repeated his assertion that the fighting ended following his intervention. The US president did not specify whether the jets were lost by either of the two […]
Fresh batch of over 6,000 pilgrims embark on Amarnath Yatra from Jammu
Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) A fresh batch of 6,365 pilgrims, including 1,499 women and 441 children, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday to join the ongoing annual Amarnath Yatra in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The pilgrims, which included 135 sadhus and sadhvis, left for the twin base camps of Nunwan-Pahalgam […]
Terror recruitment case: CIK raids underway at 10 locations in Valley
Srinagar, Jul 19: The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police is conducting searches at ten locations across four districts in the Valley. An official said that the raids are part of an ongoing investigation into a terror-crime case linked to a terrorist sleeper cell and recruitment module handled by Jaish commander Abdullah […]
Alarming rise in Cancer cases across Kashmir sparks health crisis concerns
Young adults among growing victims By: Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: Cancer is emerging as a major public health challenge in Kashmir, with an increasing number of cases being reported annually across the Valley. Recent data from tertiary healthcare centres, including Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), suggests that over 4,000 new cases are diagnosed each […]
