Implementation of key School Education initiatives reviewed by CS
Calls for enhancing quality, technology integration to improve the learning outcomes JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Friday chaired a comprehensive review meeting of the School Education Department to assess the progress and implementation of various initiatives aimed at improving teaching-learning outcomes in schools across all districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by […]
Police inspects madrassas, mosques across Srinagar

Raids conducted across Kashmir as police crackdown on JeI ‘Dismantling terror support ecosystem’ Srinagar: Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday inspected madrassas and mosques across Srinagar as part of an ongoing crackdown against individuals and networks associated with terrorist organisations to dismantle the terror support ecosystem in the region and strengthen de-radicalisation efforts. Police […]
Army chief outlines measures to transform the force, make it future-ready

New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday said the world has moved from the Cold War’s bipolarity through a brief unipolar moment into an “uncertain and fractured order”, as he underlined that the long peace is declining and comprehensive conflicts are on the rise. In his address at the inaugural session of the […]
Success of Ops Sindoor stands as defining moment in India’s counter-terror, deterrence strategy: Prez

New Delhi: The success of Operation Sindoor stands as a “defining moment” in the country’s counter-terror and deterrence strategy, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday and asserted that the world took note of not only India’s military capability but also its “moral clarity to act firmly, yet responsibly” in the pursuit of peace. In her […]
Cold intensifies: Valley witnesses sub-zero minimum temperatures
Srinagar: Cold conditions have gripped Kashmir, with all weather stations across the Valley recording sub-zero minimum temperatures, Met officials said on Thursday. Srinagar experienced its coldest night of the season, recording a minimum temperature of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night, down from minus 3.9 degrees Celsius the previous day, and 4 degrees below […]
J&K Bank Board approves capital raise of Rs 1250 Cr
Move aims to support future growth SRINAGAR: J&K Bank has announced that the Board-of-Directors, in a meeting held on Wednesday approved raising capital aggregating up to Rs 1250 Crore to strengthen the Bank’s balance sheet and support its future growth plans, a spokesman of the bank said on Thursday. In a regulatory filing, the Bank […]
NC begins two-day CWC meet to review performance, internal challenges
Nasir Aslam Wani says MP Ruhullah not invited, final decisions expected after Day-2 Srinagar: The National Conference on Thursday began a two-day Central Working Committee meeting in Srinagar, aimed at reviewing public anger, assessing governance delivery and discussing internal party matters. The meeting was chaired by Dr Farooq Abdullah with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also […]
NC’s Srinagar MP questions party’s ‘lack of intent’
Says he was not invited to NC working committee meet Srinagar: Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday said he did not attend the ongoing two-day working committee meeting of the National Conference as he was not invited, and reiterated his differences with the party over its “lack of intent” to fulfil the promises made […]
Nuclear power sector to open for private players soon: PM Modi

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India’s tightly controlled nuclear power sector will soon be opened for private players, a move that will give new strength to the country’s energy security. The prime minister made the remarks during a function to inaugurate Skyroot Aerospace’s Infinity campus here. “We are moving towards opening the […]
ACB conducts searches at four locations in JK, books senior govt officer
Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday booked a senior government officer and carried out searches at four locations in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The ACB also recovered and seized incriminating material during the searches, they said. The action followed a specific input leading to a secret verification into allegations that the Director of […]