NEET-UG re-exam on June 21: Dharmendra Pradhan
Says computer-based test from next year New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced that the NEET-UG re-examination will be held on June 21, and said the medical entrance exam will be computer-based test from next year onwards as part of reforms in view of allegations of irregularities linked to it. Addressing […]
Uniform laws, procedures needed across globe in fight against narcotics: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday called for uniform laws and processes across the globe for drug trafficking, extradition of drug kingpins, and sharing of intelligence. Addressing the R N Kao Memorial Lecture-2026 organised by the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), Shah said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India […]
Red Fort blast case: NIA files 7,500-page chargesheet against 10 accused
Reveals ‘Operation Heavenly Hind’ plot New Delhi: Six months after a car explosion killed more than a dozen people near the Red Fort, the NIA on Thursday said it has filed a 7,500-page chargesheet against 10 accused and exposed a “jihadi conspiracy” being hatched by banned Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, an Al-Qaeda offshoot. According to a […]
Cabinet approves SDH Hazratbal upgradation under relaxed buffer zone norms
₹361 Cr Integrated Solid Waste Management Project at Achan gets sanction SRINAGAR: The Council of Ministers, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has approved the upgradation of Sub-District Hospital Hazratbal by granting relaxation in the buffer zone restrictions under the Srinagar Master Plan–2035, an official spokesman said Thursday. The decision was taken […]
J&K poised to begin Inland Water Transport services soon: CS
Assesses progress achieved in partnership with IWAI SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Thusday reviewed the progress and future roadmap for development of inland water transport infrastructure across Jammu and Kashmir during a high-level meeting held to assess the initiatives being undertaken by the Transport Department in collaboration with the Inland Waterways Authority of India […]
Lt Guv inaugurates ‘Shaurya Gatha’ Complex at SM Hill in Tangdhar, Kupwara
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday inaugurated the ‘Shaurya Gatha’ Complex at SM Hill in Tangdhar, Karnah in Kupwara District. The initiative marked a significant milestone in the promotion of battlefield tourism, heritage preservation and border area development. The Lieutenant Governor applauded Northern Command, Chinar Corps, and all officers, soldiers, engineers, workforce and local residents […]
Row over Assembly Committees :BJP to meet soon to decide on boycott, says LoP Sunil Sharma
Jammu: The tussle over the allocation of chairmanships in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly’s House Committees has intensified, with Leader of Opposition Sunil Kumar Sharma Thursday saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will soon convene a meeting to decide whether to boycott the panels. Sharma said that the distribution of committee chairmanships was unfair […]
EC rolls out SIR phase 3 in 16 states, 3 UTs with staggered schedule
SIR in HP, JK and Ladakh will be announced later keeping in view weather conditions New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday rolled out phase 3 of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 16 states and three Union Territories involving 36.73 crore voters in a staggered manner beginning May 30. The […]
Kashmir Orchardists Knock on CM Omar’s Door After Hailstorm Havoc
Growers seek emergency compensation, crop insurance and revival of MIS as storms flatten apple belts Srinagar: In the wake of widespread devastation caused by successive hailstorms across Kashmir, fruit growers have approached Omar Abdullah seeking an immediate relief package for thousands of affected orchardists whose crops and livelihoods have suffered severe damage. In a […]