India notifies first emission intensity targets for carbon-intensive sectors
New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) The government has notified the Greenhouse Gases Emission Intensity Target Rules, 2025, setting India’s first legally binding emission reduction targets for carbon-heavy industries. The notification, issued by the environment ministry on October 8 after considering all suggestions and objections received on the draft rules published on April 16, requires 282 […]
Terror hideout busted in Kupwara
SRINAGAR, Oct 9 (PTI): Security forces have busted a terrorist hideout in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district and recovered a sizeable cache of arms and ammunition, officials said on Thursday. Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Indian Army said a joint operation was launched by the Army and police on Wednesday in the Brijthor forest area in […]
Deter any attempt of terrorists to exploit snowfall for infiltration in J-K: Shah to security forces
NEW DELHI, Oct 9 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday told top security officials to maintain heightened vigil in Jammu and Kashmir, warning that terrorists may attempt to exploit snowfall to infiltrate across the border. Chairing a high-level security review of the Union Territory, the Home Minister said security forces must remain “fully […]
Govt orders transfer, posting of 108 officers
Srinagar, Oct 9: Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday ordered the transfer and posting orders for 108 administrative officers’ across various departments and positions. According to an order Manzoor Ahmad Qadri, awaiting adjustment in the General Administration Department, has been posted as Vice-Chairman, Lakes Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA), and will also hold the […]
Nine-day assembly autumn session to have six sittings
Srinagar, Oct 9: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat on Thursday released the provisional calendar for the 4th session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly According to the calendar the session will start on Thursday, October 23, with obituary references. The following days, October 24 and 25 are marked as off days, with […]
Search for two missing commandos in Anantnag forests enters Day 3
SRINAGAR, Oct 9 (PTI): The search operation to locate and rescue two missing soldiers in Anantnag district of Jammu entered its third day on Thursday, officials here said. Dense vegetation, rough terrain and inclement weather continued to hinder the efforts, they added. The soldiers, both commandos of an elite Para unit, went missing during a […]
458 people dead as Jharkhand witnesses heaviest monsoon in a decade
Ranchi, Oct 9 (PTI) Jharkhand witnessed one of its most intense monsoons in a decade this year, leaving behind a trail of destruction across the state. Between June and September, heavy rainfall and associated disasters claimed at least 458 lives, damaged thousands of homes, and ravaged farmlands, official data showed. According to figures compiled from […]
Cough syrup-linked deaths: Toll rises to 22 as two more children succumb
CHHINDWARA (MP), Oct 9 (PTI): Two more children from Madhya Pradesh have succumbed to kidney infections caused by the consumption of a “contaminated” cough syrup, taking the death toll to 22, an official said on Thursday. Five-year-old Vishal died on Wednesday evening and Mayank Suryavanshi, aged 4, succumbed late at night while undergoing treatment at […]
Govt orders transfer of seven IPS, 14 JKPS officers
Srinagar, Oct 9: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered a significant reshuffle in the police administration, transferring and posting seven IPS and 14 JKPS officers in the interest of administration. According to an order under number 484-Home of 2025, issued by the Home Department, Abdul Ghani Mir, IPS (AGMUT:1994), awaiting orders of posting, […]
Partially decomposed body recovered in Shopian forests
Srinagar, Oct 9: A partially decomposed body was recovered on Thursday morning at Chotipora area of Heerpora in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. An official said that the body was found by some locals in a small stream within the dense forests of Chotipora following which police were informed. He said that the police team quickly […]