Modi govt stands steadfast with flood-hit people of JK: Union Minister
Jammu: Union Minister Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya on Saturday said the Narendra Modi-led government stands steadfast with the flood-hit people of Jammu and Kashmir and will leave no stone unturned in ensuring their relief and rehabilitation. The minister of state for consumer affairs, food and public distribution visited the flood-hit parts of Nai Basti on the […]
Police seize drone near LoC in Jammu
Jammu: A drone was seized by police from a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector near here on Saturday, officials said. The seizure was made from a field in Fattu Kotli village in Garkhal area, following a tip-off, they said. Police are probing whether the drone had come from […]
Efforts underway to predict cloudbursts early: Union Minister
Jammu: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Friday highlighted the challenges related to predicting the exact forecasting of earthquakes and cloudbursts and said that efforts are on to study the contributing factors behind cloudbursts so that early warning can be provided. “There is no exact forecasting capability for earthquakes and cloudbursts yet, but we are studying […]
C P Radhakrishnan takes oath as 15th vice president of India
New Delhi: Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Friday sworn in as the 15th vice president of India. He later assumed charge as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha in his office in Parliament. President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to Radhakrishnan (67) at a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, which was attended by Prime Minister […]
CM Omar pledges action on recommendations for protection of Hangul, habitat conservation
Addresses concluding day of 2nd International Conference on Hangul SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday pledged that his government will act promptly on the recommendations of the Second International Conference on Hangul protection and other threatened Ungulates conservation (2IHUC-25), so that measurable progress is achieved in the population of Hangul and Markhor before the next […]
Omar, Farooq Abdullah offers prayers at Hazratbal shrine
Pray for peace between Hindus, Muslims Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday offered prayers along with his son and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Hazratbal mosque here, a week after a controversy erupted over the placement of a plaque bearing the national emblem in the shrine. He also asked fruit growers […]
Centre, states to earn Rs 40,000 cr in GST if all 97 lakh polluting vehicles scrapped: Gadkari
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the Centre and states could earn up to Rs 40,000 crore in Goods and Services Tax if all 97 lakh unfit and polluting vehicles are scrapped. Addressing ACMA Annual Session 2025, Gadkari further said up to August this year, 3 lakh unfit and polluting vehicles have […]
Multi-crore fraud cases: Crime Branch files 7 chargesheets against 12 accused
Jammu: Police’s Crime Branch on Friday filed seven chargesheets in separate cases against 12 accused including an advocate, a government teacher and a cashier in connection with various frauds involving over Rs 2 crore and the use of fake documents. The chargesheets were filed in seven separate cases against Public Works Department (PWD) cashier Slocus […]
After show-cause notice, PDP MLA Para says speaker must speak in defence of legislators
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Para on Friday said as the custodian of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the speaker must speak in defence of the legislators to protect the “institution of MLA”. The remarks of Para, the MLA from Pulwama, came after Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice […]
Inflation rises marginally to 2.07 pc in Aug on costly kitchen items
New Delhi: Retail inflation inched up to 2.07 per cent in August from 1.61 per cent in the preceding month, driven by a rise in prices of kitchen items, like vegetables, meat, fish, and eggs, according to government data released on Friday. The rise in inflation comes after a continuous fall in the consumer price […]