UPSC to release provisional answer key for civil services prelims exam
New Delhi: In a first, the Union Public Service Commission will release the provisional answer key for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026 soon after the test. The move is aimed at enhancing transparency and upholding the highest standards of conduct of the examination, the Commission announced on Monday. This new reform has been introduced […]
Union Health Ministry rolls out surveillance measures amid Ebola outbreak
New Delhi: Surveillance and preparedness measures are being strengthened at points of entry and across the public health system as a matter of caution amid the recent Ebola outbreak in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, official sources said on Monday. They said the Union Health Ministry is closely monitoring developments […]
Rs 3 a litre fuel price hike cuts losses by 25 pc; daily loss drops to Rs 750 cr
New Delhi: A Rs 3-per-litre increase in petrol and diesel prices has helped state-run oil marketing companies trim daily losses by nearly a quarter, reducing overall losses to around Rs 750 crore per day from Rs 1,000 crore, a senior oil ministry official said Monday. However, elevated global crude prices and a weak rupee continue […]
Spell of intense heat in north and central India
Heatwave conditions likely to last entire week, says IMD New Delhi: Heatwave conditions have been predicted this week in large parts of northwest and central India, as the mercury inched towards the 45 degree mark in many places on Monday. Isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi are expected to witness heat wave […]
House committee appointments row
LoP says discretion must follow fairness, convention Jammu: The faceoff between Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather and Leader of Opposition Sunil Kumar Sharma intensified on Monday, with the latter questioning the former and asking whether the yardstick of seniority applied only to the BJP and not to the ruling alliance, whose first-time […]
Saving Fuel:
R S Pura/Jammu: Traditional horse-driven tongas, once a common mode of transport in the border areas of Jammu, are seeing an increase in the number of takers in the R S Pura sector following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for fuel conservation. The tongas, which historically ferried passengers between Jammu and Sialkot before Independence, have […]
India is a Vibrant Democracy: MEA Official
Trashes allegations on declining minority rights, media freedom The Hague: India has flatly rejected allegations of declining media freedom and erosion of religious and minority rights, asserting that the country is a “vibrant democracy” that guarantees free speech to all. The remarks were made by Sibi George, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External […]
Census 2027: Lt Guv Manoj Sinha completes self-enumeration
Urges citizens of JK to self-enumerate their household details and fulfil their civic duty SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha completed his self-enumeration today, marking the beginning of the House listing and Housing Census (HLO) operations in the UT of Jammu Kashmir. Lieutenant Governor said that census 2027 assumes historic significance as it is India’s […]
After infiltrating Lashkar terrorist goes for hair transplant
Was sent to JK to set sleeper bases in India Srinagar: Infiltrating Jammu and Kashmir to execute terror attacks for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET), a Pakistani terrorist paused his operations to fulfil a personal dream — getting a hair transplant. Mohammed Usman Jatt, alias ‘Chinese’, told interrogators that he found life in Kashmir completely […]
Visible aspirational surge witnessed among women in JK: Dr Jitendra
SRINAGAR: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Dr. Jitendra Singh Sunday said that the mainstreaming of Jammu & Kashmir under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led to a visible aspirational surge among women, marked by rising self-confidence, growing competitiveness and expanding leadership across sectors. The Minister said, women from Jammu & Kashmir […]