J&K Bank wins Gold at Finacle Innovation Awards 2026
Srinagar: J&K Bank has bagged Gold award at the Finacle Innovation Awards 2026 in the category for “Modern Technologies-led Innovation – Data Insights & Analytics Platform”. Its MD and CEO Amitava Chatterjee, along with General Manager (Strategy & IT/CIO) Mohammad Muzaffar Wani, received the award at an event organised by Infosys Finacle in Mumbai, a […]
Storm Havoc Sweeps Kashmir; One Dead, Orchards Hit
MeT warns of more rain, hailstorms and gusty winds till June 6 Farmers fear mounting losses Srinagar: Violent winds, heavy rain and hailstorms swept across several parts of Kashmir on Tuesday, leaving one person dead, another critically injured and causing fresh damage to apple orchards and standing crops across the Valley. A tragic incident […]
Mehbooba, Omar spar over call for ‘political unity’
Srinagar: A call for political unity in Jammu and Kashmir devolved into a public spat on Tuesday after PDP president Mehbooba Mufti claimed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ignored her meeting requests, a charge Abdullah swiftly denied and accused her of misrepresenting facts to score political points. In a letter posted on social media addressed to […]
Litchi cultivation gains ground in Jammu
Farmers reap higher returns under HDP Jammu: Farmers in the Jammu region are increasingly turning to litchi cultivation under the high-density plantation (HDP) programme, attracted by better yields and annual earnings of around Rs 24,000 to Rs 30,000 from a kanal of land, officials said. The Jammu and Kashmir administration has set a target […]
JK campaign against drug trafficking : Over 170 cases registered, 202 people held in 50 days
Jammu: In the first 50 days of Jammu and Kashmir’s campaign against drug trafficking, 176 cases were registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and 202 accused persons were arrested or detained, police said on Tuesday. The police’s zero-tolerance policy towards narcotics, backed by intelligence gathering, enforcement measures, community participation and legal […]
Govt shunts out 2 top CBSE officials, orders probe into OSM procurement
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday removed two top CBSE officials following alleged irregularities in the Class 12 digital evaluation system and ordered a probe by a high-powered committee to investigate how the national educational board procured these marking services. Simultaneously, a 17-year-old student from Jharkhand affected by the CBSE’s online marking system, appeared before […]
Govt to replace WPI with Producer Price Index, new series from June 15
New Delhi: The government will phase out the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) over the next five years while simultaneously introducing a more detailed Producer Price Index (PPI), covering output, input and services prices, in a bid to offer a more realistic assessment of inflationary trends in the economy. Speaking with reporters, Praveen Mahto, Principal Economic […]