Three fraudsters booked for duping job seekers in JK
Jammu, Jul 20 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch has registered three separate cases against fraudsters for allegedly duping several job seekers of nearly Rs 1.50 crore, a senior officer said. Senior Superintendent Police, Crime branch Jammu , Benam Tosh said the FIRs were registered against the accused on the basis of separate […]
Another batch of over 4,000 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath shrine
Jammu, Jul 20 (PTI) The 20th batch of 4,388 pilgrims, including 900 women, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Sunday to offer prayers at the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The 38-day annual yatra commenced on July 3 from the twin routes of Nunwan-Pahalgam […]
Children exposed to heat wave worldwide may lose up to 1.5 years of schooling: Report
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) Children exposed early to extreme heat may lose up to 1.5 years of schooling with climate change having a direct impact on education and threatening to undo educational gains of recent decades, according to a new global report. Climate related stressors such as heat, wildfires, storms, floods, droughts, diseases and […]
All-party meet ahead of Monsoon session:Opposition flags Trump’s remarks, SIR in Bihar
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) An all-party meeting convened by the government on Sunday ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament saw the opposition raising various issues, including voter roll revision in Bihar, the Pahalgam terror attack and US President Donald Trump’s ‘ceasefire’ claims. The government sought cooperation from opposition parties for the smooth conduct […]
Committed to uproot terrorism from J&K: Lt Guv
Srinagar, Jul 20: Reiterating the government’s unwavering commitment to uproot terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said that the administration is not striving to “buy peace,” but to establish a lasting and just peace in the region. He asserted that while no innocent will be touched, the guilty will not […]
Police’s counter-intelligence wing detains 10 people in terror-linked case
SRINAGAR, Jul 19 (PTI): The counter-intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police has detained 10 people for allegedly using encrypted messaging applications for coordinating, financing and executing terror activities on the instructions of handlers from Pakistan, officials on Saturday said. The detentions were carried out during searches conducted by the Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) at multiple […]
Quality education, teacher accountability pillars of J&K’s educational reforms: CS
SRINAGAR, JUL 19: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a comprehensive review meeting of the School Education Department to take stock of the teaching scenario and implementation of other education reforms in the Union Territory. The meeting besides Secretary, School Education Department was attended by PD, Samagra Shiksha; Director, School Education, Kashmir/Jammu; Secretary, JKBOSE and […]
Lieutenant Governor addresses provincial Arya Mahasammelan at Jammu
JAMMU, JUL 19: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today addressed the Provincial Arya Mahasammelan at Baba Jitto Auditorium, SKUAST Jammu. The two-day Mahasammelan is being organised by Arya Pratinidhi Sabha Jammu Kashmir to commemorate 200th birth anniversary of Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati and 150th anniversary of the founding of Arya Samaj. The Lieutenant Governor paid tributes to […]
Export of handmade products nearly triple in Q1 CFY, cross ₹300 Cr
SRINAGAR, JUL 19: In a major fillip to Kashmir’s famed craft sector, hand-made products worth ₹309.62 Cr have been exported to various overseas destinations in the First Quarter of the current financial year, up from ₹126.90 Cr in the same quarter last year. As per figures made available by the concerned financial institutions, exports have […]
No proposal for inclusion of Sanskrit in school curriculum: DSEK
SRINAGAR, JUL 19: School Education Department, Jammu & Kashmir has strongly rebutted the news report published in an English local daily newspaper on 18 July, 2025 with the headline ‘Mandatory subject: Union Education Ministry mulls to introduce Sanskrit in Kashmir schools from class 6th to 10th.’ In an official communiqué issued here, the department has […]
