Police arrests five drug peddlers
Srinagar: Continuing its sustained crackdown against drug trafficking under the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan, Police arrested 5 drug peddlers in Anantnag, Awantipora and Pulwama and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Saturday. He said that in Anantnag, police achieved significant success by apprehending two drug peddlers in separate […]
Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan
DIPR’s Cultural Unit organises Awareness Programme at GHS Chattabal SRINAGAR: As part of the ongoing Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan, the Cultural Unit Kashmir of the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) Saturday organised an awareness programme at Government High School (GHS) Chattabal aimed at sensitising students about the harmful effects of drug abuse. The […]
Achieving the UN’s global forest goals
Terry Sunderland, Peter Wood While many people tacitly appreciate the intrinsic and aesthetic value forests and trees provide, governments and policymakers have struggled to take firm action to protect the Earth’s forests. The Global Forest Goals Report 2026, to which we contributed, was released at the recent United Nations Forum on Forests in New York. […]
When Success Takes You Away from Your Own people
Dr. Reyaz Ahmad In a world that celebrates upward mobility, many people quietly discover that achievement can also bring distance, loneliness, and an uneasy feeling of leaving their own people behind Success is one of the most celebrated words in modern life. Parents pray for it, teachers encourage it, and young people are taught to […]
India-Bangladesh relations: The growing Mistrust
Dr. Satyavan Saurabh India-Bangladesh relations hold special significance in South Asian diplomacy. India’s political, military, and humanitarian support at the time of Bangladesh’s independence in 1971 laid a strong foundation for friendship and trust between the two countries. Over the past five decades, significant progress has been made in many areas, including trade, security, energy, […]
Ensure impregnable security during Amarnath Yatra, Shah tells security agencies
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said a multi-layered, impregnable security grid should be established by CAPFs, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and all security agencies along the Amarnath Yatra route and at tourist places to ensure a peaceful pilgrimage. Chairing a meeting on the preparedness for the Yatra starting on July […]
Congress sets up enquiry panel to look into ‘indiscipline, anti-party activities’ in J&K unit
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday set up a three-member enquiry panel to look into the reported “indiscipline and anti-party activities” in its Jammu and Kashmir unit. The committee will look into acts of indiscipline by some people in the party who have voiced opposition to Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hamid Karra and […]
El Nino conditions currently present over equatorial Pacific Ocean: IMD
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department on Friday declared the onset of El Nino conditions over the equatorial Pacific Ocean. It also said these conditions are expected to strengthen further during the southwest monsoon season. “The atmosphere has responded to the warming sea surface temperatures, and the coupled ocean-atmosphere system now exhibits characteristics consistent with […]
Anyone trying to distort NEET retest to face full might and weight of law: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Friday warned that the full might and weight of law will fall on anyone who tries to distort, disrupt, or tamper with the integrity of the NEET re-exam scheduled to be held on June 21. This was conveyed by Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan at a meeting where he reviewed […]
Govt bars bulk industrial petrol, diesel purchases through petrol pumps
New Delhi: The government has restricted industrial, commercial and institutional users from buying petrol and diesel from petrol pumps and instead asked them to source their requirements from bulk sale points, according to an official order. The restrictions, which will be in place for up to 90 days, follows abnormal demand growth, particularly that of […]