LPG bookings edge toward normal as summer season eases demand
New Delhi: Cooking gas LPG demand is inching towards normalcy as domestic supplies increased as onset of summer chips away demand, a senior official said on Friday. With the war in West Asia disrupting global energy supplies, cooking gas availability in India, too, was impacted. Following this, the government prioritised supplies to domestic household kitchens […]
CM Omar unveils SCC jersey, reaffirms push for sports and conservation
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday unveiled the official jersey of the Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Club (SCC) and reiterated the government’s commitment to promoting sports and nurturing young talent across the Union Territory. Minister for Youth Services and Sports Satish Sharma, Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani, and members of the club attended […]
A year after brutal terror attack, Pahalgam buzzing with tourist activity
Srinagar: On April 22, 2025, the world was shocked when a dastardly terrorist attack ripped through the quaint Baisaran meadow in J-K’s Pahalgam, snuffing out 26 innocent lives, mostly tourists. The brutal attack carried out by Lashkar-e-Toiba cadres led to an exodus of tourists from Jammu and Kashmir, prompting the authorities to shut nearly 50 […]
CM Omar meets delegations, assures time-bound redressal of public issues
JAMMU: Several legislators, delegations and individuals today called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, raising several issues concerning them for redressal. Former minister and legislator Abdul Majid Wani, and former legislator Chaman Lal from Ramban, highlighted key concerns pertaining to their respective areas. A delegation from the Indian Institute of Architects, J&K Chapter, led by its […]
CJI warns new advocates-on-record against outsourcing legal work to AI
New Delhi: Underlining the ethical obligations of the legal profession, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday warned the newly qualified batch of advocates-on-record (AoRs) against outsourcing legal work to artificial intelligence (AI) or other external parties. According to the rules framed by the Supreme Court under Article 145 of the Constitution, only advocates […]
Delimitation Exercise: No state, be it north or south will be discriminated against: PM in LS
New Delhi: No state — big or small, north or south, east or west — will be discriminated against in the delimitation of constituencies linked with the implementation of women quota law, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Thursday while strongly backing implementation of the reservation in 2029 and warned that those who oppose this […]
West Asia Crisis: ‘Military conflict cannot solve problems’, says PM Modi
New Delhi: The world is going through a “very tense” situation impacting all nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, pitching for bringing lasting peace to Ukraine and West Asia as military conflict cannot solve any problem. Modi made the remarks after holding wide-ranging talks with Austria’s Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker that focused on […]
SIA files chargesheet against 10 in ‘white collar’ terror module case
Srinagar: The Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Thursday filed a chargesheet against 10 accused persons in the ‘white collar’ terror module case involving several doctors from Jammu and Kashmir. “The SIA Kashmir filed the chargesheet in a significant terrorist conspiracy case involving a covert module commonly referred to as the ‘Doctors Terror Module’,” an […]
Ladakh–LuLu pact to push 1,000 MT Apricots into global markets
Leh: In a major boost to the horticulture sector, the Ladakh Administration on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with LuLu Retail to export 1,000 tonnes of premium Ladakhi apricots to international markets this season. The agreement marks a dramatic scale-up from just 1,500 kg (1.5 tonnes) of apricots exported over the last two years, […]
Drug peddler arrested with heroin, cash in Jammu
Jammu: Police arrested a drug peddler in Jammu city on Thursday and recovered heroin and cash from his possession, officials said. The accused, Ankush, a resident of Rajiv Nagar, was arrested during a patrolling operation carried out by a police team in Narwal under Operation Sanjeevani, they said. Police recovered heroin and Rs 2,900 in […]