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SKUAST-K holds SAC meet of KVK Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir held the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Srinagar for the year 2025-26 today. Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-K, Prof Nazir Ahmad Ganai, who chaired the meeting at KVK office Nadergund Peerbagh, highlight the launch of the Students’ Rural Exploration Programme (SREP). He […]

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Over 1,600 passengers travel on two special Katra – New Delhi trains

Jammu, Dec 14 (PTI) More than 1,600 passengers travelled on two reserved trains operated by Northern Railway’s Jammu Division between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and New Delhi over the past two days, railway officials said. The special train, numbered 04082/04081, was introduced to manage increased passenger demand. On the first day of operation on […]

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Man held for using VPN application in Rajouri

Jammu, Dec 14 (PTI) A man was arrested for using a banned Virtual Private Network (VPN) application on his mobile phone in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. Authorities in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch ordered suspension of all VPN services for two months on November 28-29, citing […]

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Wanted criminal arrested in Jammu

Jammu, Dec 14 (PTI) A wanted criminal linked to the Royal Singh gang was arrested here on Sunday after an 11 month hunt, police said. Mohd Ayaz alias Shantoo, a resident of Gujjar Nagar, had been on the run for nearly a year. Acting on specific and credible inputs, a police team conducted a swift […]

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Woman ‘narco kingpin’ arrested in Jammu

Jammu, Dec 14 (PTI) Police on Sunday arrested the woman kingpin of a narcotic trafficking racket here, officials said. Geeta Devi, originally from Phagwara in Punjab, was arrested from her rented accommodation in Rajiv Nagar by a team from the Udhampur police station, the officials said. They said Devi was identified as the “narco kingpin” […]

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J-K Cong seeks probe into allegations by Ratle project official against BJP MLA

Jammu, Dec 14 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Sunday demanded a high-level probe into allegations levelled by a top official of a company executing the 850-MW Ratle Hydroelectric Power Project against a BJP MLA in Kishtwar district. Joint Chief Operating Officer of Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), Harpal Singh, has accused the […]

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Jaishankar meets European, UK, Egyptian counterparts at UAE summit

Jaishankar meets European, UK, Egyptian counterparts at UAE summit

Dubai, Dec 14 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met with his counterparts from Europe, the UK and Egypt on the sidelines of a high-level international summit in the United Arab Emirates, where leaders and policymakers gathered to discuss key geopolitical and security challenges. In a social media post on Saturday, Jaishankar said “it […]

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Besides PM Modi, Messi to meet CJI and Army chief in Delhi

Besides PM Modi, Messi to meet CJI and Army chief in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI) Argentine football icon Lionel Messi will meet the Chief Justice of India and the Army chief at a member of Parliament’s house after his visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence during his Delhi leg of the India tour here Monday. The final day of the GOAT India Tour […]

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Kharge launches scathing attack on BJP

New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP, saying those indulging in “vote chori” are “gaddars” and need to be removed from power to save voting rights and the Constitution. Addressing the party’s ‘Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod’ rally at the Ramlila Maidan here, Kharge said […]

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Govt to set up single higher education regulator

Bill likely to be tabled in Parliament next week   New Delhi: A Bill which seeks to set up a single regulator for institutions of higher education is required to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutes become independent and self-governing, officials said. The Bill is likely to be introduced in Parliament next week after […]