Railways, stakeholders join hands to boost Kashmir cargo connectivity
JAMMU, Apr 4 (PTI): In a major push to transform Kashmir’s economic landscape by linking its fruit industry and parcel trade with national markets, Northern Railway’s Jammu Division held a stakeholder meeting to boost rail-based parcel movement from the Valley, officials said on Saturday. The meeting, held in Srinagar on Friday, aimed at formulating a […]
Water Supply to remain disrupted in several parts of Srinagar due to repair works on Sindh Power Canal
SRINAGAR, Apr 3: Executive Engineer, Water Supply Master Plan, Division Srinagar has informed that due to urgent repair works on the Sindh Power Canal, scheduled to be carried out by the Civil Investigation & Design Wing of JKPDC, Kashmir, at Ganderbal on April 06, 2026, the raw water supply to Water Treatment Plants at Alusteng […]
Ayodhya can become centre of India’s soft power: LG Manoj Sinha
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Ayodhya is not merely a geographical space but a symbol of India’s cultural and civilisational continuity, and the holy city can become a centre of India’s soft power, Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Friday. In his address at the Ayodhya Parv 2026 hosted at the Indira […]
Two inter-district drug peddlers held with heroin in Udhampur
JAMMU, Apr 3 (PTI): Police on Friday apprehended two inter-district drug peddlers and recovered heroin from their possession during checking in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said. A police team, while conducting routine checking at a motor shed in Chenani, intercepted a Toyota Glanza that was on its way from Udhampur towards the Kashmir […]
Srinagar admin issues advisory amid adverse weather forecast
Srinagar, Apr 3: Amid prevailing inclement weather conditions and an adverse forecast, the District Administration Srinagar on Friday issued public advisory cautioning residents against non-essential movement and urging strict adherence to safety measures. The advisory, issued by the Office of the District Magistrate Srinagar, says that intermittent light to moderate rainfall, with snowfall over higher […]
NCERT granted deemed-to-be university status, empowered to award its own degrees
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been formally declared a deemed-to-be university empowering it to award its own degrees, officials said. “The Ministry of Education, on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC), NCERT along with its six constituent units have been declared as deemed […]
SC asks Centre if disabled cadets can be treated as ex-servicemen
NEW DELHI, Apr 3 (PTI): The Supreme Court has asked the Centre if military cadets who become unfit due to disabilities sustained during training can be given ex-servicemen status, enabling them to avail reservation benefits in government and semi-government jobs. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said a majority of the […]
No sign of war winding down in Middle East as Friday dawns with attacks across region
Dubai, Apr 3 (AP) There was little sign Friday of the war in West Asia winding down as Israel said it faced incoming fire from Iran while Kuwait and Bahrain reported being under attack. Iran said eight people were killed while celebrating the close of Persian New Year near a major bridge hit by a […]
Oil prices surge while Asian share prices rise moderately
Tokyo, Apr 3 (AP) Oil prices continued to surge on worries of a prolonged Iran war, but the Asian markets that were open Friday rose moderately in cautious trading, while others were closed for the Good Friday holidays. Benchmark US crude rose 11.4 per cent to USD 111.54 a barrel. The price of Brent crude, […]
LG Manoj Sinha orders probe into Ganderbal encounter
Srinagar, Apr 3 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered a magisterial probe into the encounter in Ganderbal district in which one alleged terrorist was killed by security forces. Several mainstream leaders, including Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, had raised questions about the encounter that took place […]