Lt Guv delivers keynote address at Ghazipur Literature Festival
JAMMU, NOV 8: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today delivered a keynote address at the Ghazipur Literature Festival. The festival, organised by Bharat Dialogues,brought together authors, scholars, artists and policymakers from Indian diaspora in Mauritius, South Africa, Suriname, Fiji, Norway, and many other countries to celebrate shared heritage and ideas and identity. High Commissioner of […]
‘Vote chori’ allegation baseless, Rahul Gandhi should approach EC with evidence: Rajnath
Sasaram, Nov 8 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegation of ‘vote chori’ as “baseless”, and said he should approach the Election Commission if he has a complaint with evidence. Addressing two election rallies in Rohtas district, Singh said Congress was facing a dearth of issues, and that’s why […]
Man held for cheating job seeker
Jammu, Nov 8 (PTI) The crime branch unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a man wanted for duping a job seeker of Rs 4.20 lakh on the pretext of providing a government job here, an official said on Saturday. The accused, Fayz Ahmed from Chadoora in Budgam district, was evading arrest after a case […]
JK govt mulls centralised digital platform to streamline recruitment rules
Jammu, Nov 8 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir government is considering the establishment of a single window digital system for framing and amending recruitment rules across all departments in the Union Territory, officials said on Saturday. Satish Sharma, Minister of Administrative Reforms, Inspections (ARI) and Training, chaired a high-level meeting here to assess the proposal, […]
Loco pilot injured after train suffers bird hit in Anantnag
Anantnag, Nov 8: A loco pilot was injured after a train suffered a bird hit on Baramulla-Banihal route today morning, officials said. An official said that the incident occurred between Bijbehara and Anantnag section when train was en route to Banihal. He said that an eagle hit the train windshield, causing damage to it and […]
PM Modi to join silver jubilee celebrations of Uttarakhand’s formation
NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will join celebrations in Dehradun that mark 25 years of the formation of Uttarakhand, and lay the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 7,210 crore in the hill state. The prime minister will also launch a commemorative postal stamp to mark the occasion and […]
Two terrorists killed in failed infiltration bid in Kupwara
SRINAGAR, Nov 8 (PTI): Two unidentified terrorists were killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said an operation was launched on Friday based on specific intelligence inputs from agencies about an infiltration […]
Raids conducted in Kashmir jails
SRINAGAR, Nov 8 (PTI): Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday conducted searches at various jails across the Valley, officials said. “The CIK is carrying out searches in various jails of Kashmir. Legal action will be taken if anything illegal is recovered during searches,” the officials said. Further details were awaited, […]
Army foils infiltration bid in Keran sector of Kupwara, operation underway
Srinagar, Nov 8: Army on Saturday said that it have foiled an infiltration bid in Keran sector area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Taking on micro-blogging platform X, the army’s Chinar Corps wrote, “On 07 Nov 2025, based on specific intelligence input from agencies, regarding infiltration attempt, a joint operation was launched in Keran sector […]
Global study estimates India had second highest chronic kidney disease cases in 2023
NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (PTI): India had the second-highest number of people with chronic kidney disease in 2023 at 138 million, following China at 152 million, according to a global study published in The Lancet journal. The condition was the ninth-leading cause of death and claimed nearly 15 lakh lives globally the same year, researchers […]