FIR lodged over circulation of Ladakh DGP’s deepfake video
Leh: Police on Thursday registered an FIR to identify and arrest those behind the circulation of a deepfake video attributing a false statement to Ladakh Director General of Police (DGP) S D Singh Jamwal. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has said the video, in which Jamwal is purportedly seen claiming that climate activist Sonam Wangchuk […]
Crime Branch files chargesheet against woman, two aides in multi-crore job scam
Jammu: The Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed a chargesheet against a notorious woman and her two accomplices for their alleged involvement in a major job scam, in which they allegedly duped innocent people of crores of rupees on the pretext of providing government jobs in the Union Territory. The trio […]
Unrest in our neighbourhood a concern; only democratic means can transform society: Bhagwat
Nagpur: The toppling of governments in India’s neighbourhood due to violent outbursts of public anger is a matter of concern, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday, stressing that society can be transformed only through democratic means. The natural and immediate causes for discontent are the disconnect between the government and society and […]
Singer Zubeen Garg died in Singapore while swimming, not during scuba diving: report
Singapore: Singer-musician Zubeen Garg died due to drowning while swimming off a Singapore island and not while scuba diving as reported earlier, media reports said Thursday. Assam-based Garg, who was in Singapore for the 60th year of India Singapore Diplomatic Relations and to celebrate India ASEAN Year of Tourism, North East India Festival, died on […]
BRO scripts history in Ladakh; surpasses its own Guinness World Record for highest motorable road
Leh: The Border Roads Organisation’s ‘Project Himank’ has once again created history by surpassing its own Guinness World Record for the highest motorable road. The team successfully reached Mig La Pass at an altitude of 19,400 feet on Likaru-Mig La-Fukche road alignment in Leh district, overtaking the previous record set at Umling La (19,024 feet), […]
J&K had 2nd-lowest rate of murder cases in India in 2023: NCRB data
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded the second-lowest rate of reporting murder cases among all the states and Union territories in 2023, with less than one case per one-lakh population, data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has revealed. The data has also revealed that Jammu and Kashmir saw a decline of more than […]
We have zero-tolerance policy towards cheating, use of fake certificates: UPSC chairman
New Delhi: UPSC Chairman Ajay Kumar on Wednesday said that cheating and use of fake certificates in any government job recruitment examination by the candidates is “unacceptable” and it can cause long-term career damage to them. In a first-of-its-kind virtual town hall, he asked candidates to avoid “going that path”, which may attract the strictest […]