Absconder held after 5 years in minor rape case in Kishtwar
Jammu: A man accused of raping a minor from Himachal Pradesh has been arrested by a police team from Kishtwar district after evading arrest for nearly five years, officials said on Saturday. The accused, Avtar Singh, a resident of Thakrai village, was wanted in connection with an FIR registered at the Kistwar Police Station in […]
Over 18 lakh kanals of land encroached in JK: Official Data
Jammu: Over 18 lakh kanals of land are encroached across Jammu and Kashmir, with only 29,000 kanals retrieved so far from squatters, official data said. As per official data, a total of 18,38,735.42 kanals of land have been encroached upon, including 17,22,993 kanals of state land and 1,15,742.42 kanals of forest land. The data said […]
Fresh snowfall in Kashmir higher reaches, rains lash plains
Erratic weather till April 10: MeT Srinagar: Few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Friday, while the plains were lashed by rains, officials said. They said a few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir, including Mughal Road in south Kashmir’s Shopian, and Sadhna Top in north Kashmir’s Kupwara, […]
Strengthening nuclear triad: India commissions new nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine INS Aridaman
New Delhi: India on Friday commissioned its third indigenously-built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Aridaman, significantly bolstering the naval component of the nation’s nuclear triad, authoritative sources said. There is no official word yet on the commissioning of the boat that came amid a rapidly evolving regional security environment. India’s nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) […]
Kashmir’s Timeless Crafts on the Brink
Papier-Mâché, Sozni and Carpet Weaving Fade as Artisans Struggle to Stay Afloat (MAIN HEADING) Falling demand, machine-made imitations & shrinking incomes push centuries-old heritage towards quiet extinction Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: Kashmir’s centuries-old handicraft traditions—once the pride of its cultural and economic identity—are facing an unprecedented decline, with artisans warning that the famed arts of […]
J&K economic growth eases to 11.18 pc in FY25: CAG report
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) growth moderated to 11.18 per cent in 2024-25, down from 12.51 per cent in the previous financial year, though it has remained in the 11-12 per cent range over the past four fiscals, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). The CAG report on Union […]
SC asks Centre if disabled cadets can be treated as ex-servicemen
New Delhi: 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 military cadets were […]
Two inter-district drug peddlers held with heroin in Udhampur
Jammu: Police on Friday apprehended two inter-district drug peddlers and recovered heroin from their possession during checking in 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 valley, they said. During checking, four […]