CJI administers oath of office to five new SC judges, strength rises to 37
New Delhi, Jun 2 (PTI) Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday administered the oath of office to five new judges of the Supreme Court, taking the strength of judges at the top court to 37, the highest ever. The CJI administered the oath of office to Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, […]
Netanyahu calls off Lebanon raid after ‘heated’ call with Trump
Washington, Jun 2 (PTI) US President Donald Trump said he persuaded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to call off the strike on Beirut, following which the Israeli leader “turned his troops around”. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social on Monday evening amid reports that the conversation between the two leaders was “heated” and the US […]
Govt notifies changes in Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025
New Delhi, Jun 2 (PTI) The foreigners coming to India on a visa for 180 days or less will now have to register themselves “any time before the expiry of the said period of 180 days” in case they want to stay beyond the visa period, according to changes in the Immigration and Foreigners Rules, […]
J&K govt rebuts report on Samagra Shiksha fund release
SRINAGAR, JUNE 1: The School Education Department, government of Jammu and Kashmir has rebutted the news item titled “MoE released only 20% Samagra grants to SED” published in Greater Kashmir dated 30th May, 2026. The Department, in an official communique, has clarified that the report presents only a partial picture of the financial position under […]
J&K leads UTs in census self-enumeration, says census official
JAMMU, June 1 (PTI ): Jammu and Kashmir is leading among the Union Territories and ranked eighth among states in the country in the self-enumeration phase of Census 2027, a senior Census official said, adding that over 6.67 lakh households voluntarily have submitted their details through the official portal. He said that 6,67,517 households in […]
At Raabita, CM Omar Abdullah engages with public representatives, stakeholders on constituency and sectoral issues
SRINAGAR, JUNE 1: Several public representatives and delegations today called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at his Public Services and Outreach Office (Raabita) here and discussed a range of constituency-specific and sectoral issues. Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Ladakh, Haji Mohammad Hanifa, called on the Chief Minister along with delegations representing employees of the […]
CM Omar seeks transportation of Haj pilgrims’ baggage on same flights to J&K
Srinagar, June 1: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has written to Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, seeking urgent intervention to ensure that the baggage of Haj pilgrims is transported along with them on the same flights returning to Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources said that the Chief Minister, in a letter to the […]
IGP Kashmir VK Birdi set to proceed on central deputation, appointed IG, CRPF
Srinagar, June 1: Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone , VK Birdi is set to proceed on central deputation. According to Ministry of Home Affairs, the competent authority has approved the appointment of Vidhi Kumar Birdi as Inspector General, Central Reserve Police Force. “The undersigned is directed to refer to the subject mentioned above and […]
Three chargesheeted in Srinagar land fraud case
Srinagar, June 1 The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar in connection with a land fraud case involving the alleged sale of the same parcel of land to multiple buyers through separate registered sale deeds. In a statement issued […]
Hajj baggage curbs: Ministry of Minority Affairs issues clarification
Srinagar, June 1: The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) on Monday issued a clarification regarding the baggage restrictions imposed on Haj pilgrims returning to Srinagar, stating that the measures were necessitated by runway maintenance and operational limitations at Srinagar Airport. In a post on X, the Ministry said that a NOTAM issued for Srinagar […]