Three more candidates file nominations for Udhampur LS seat
Jammu: Three more candidates filed their nomination papers on Friday for the Udhampur-Kathua parliamentary constituency, which goes to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 19. With this, the number of candidates in the fray for the seat goes up to five. Amit Kumar and Tilak Raj filed their nominations […]
Rains lash many JK areas, Gulmarg other upper reaches receive snowfall

Srinagar: Rains lashed the plains across Kashmir Valley while the upper reaches including Gulmarg received fresh snowfall, officials said on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar received 9.7mm of rain in last 24 hours till 0830 a.m. He said Qazigund received 3.4mm, Pahalgam 16.0mm, Kupwara 9.2mm, Kokernag 2.9mm, Jammu 0.1mm, Banihal 9.0mm, […]
World Water Day: Experts highlight urgency of water conservation
Srinagar: On World Water Day, experts stressed the urgent need for concerted efforts at every level to conserve water for future generations, as the global water crisis continues to escalate. They said that with the increasing global population, the demand for water is rising at an alarming rate, exacerbating existing challenges such as water scarcity, […]
J&K’s thee vital roads claim nearly 2,000 lives in five years
Srinagar: Three vital roads in Jammu and Kashmir have claimed nearly 2,000 lives during the past five years, official figures reveal. The National Highway and the roads in Chenab Valley and Pir Panjal ranges have claimed at least 1986 lives in road accidents from 2019 to 2023. According to the official figures in Chenab Valley […]
CBSE disaffiliates 20 schools for enrolling dummy students
Five of them in Delhi, three in UP New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has disaffiliated 20 schools, including five in Delhi, for enrolling dummy students and ineligible candidates, its secretary Himanshu Gupta said on Friday. The board has also downgraded the affiliation of three schools. “Pursuant to a surprise inspection conducted […]
Police crack murder case in north Kashmir’s Sopore, two held
Sopore: Police on Friday said it cracked a murder case by arresting two accused persons in north Kashmir’s Sopore area. On March 20, a man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Duroo village even as his family alleged foul play, prompting the police to launch probe into the matter. Addressing a press conference Superintendent […]
Aviation regulator DGCA slaps Rs 80 lakh fine on Air India
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 80 lakh on Air India for violations of norms related to flight duty time limitations and fatigue management system of flight crew. The decision came after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducted a spot audit of Air India in January, during […]
India’s outlook for next fiscal positive: FinMin
New Delhi: The finance ministry on Friday said with an uptick in private investment and inflation trending down, India’s outlook for the next fiscal looks positive. The Monthly Economic Review also said that inclusion of Indian bonds in Bloomberg bond index from January 2025 should bolster inflows. It said robust investment activity is driving growth […]
India to stand by Bhutan’s quest for development: Modi
Thimphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured Bhutan’s top leadership that India will stand by the Himalayan kingdom in its quest for development and that their unique bilateral ties would create avenues for greater cooperation in connectivity, infrastructure, trade and energy sectors. Prime Minister Modi is here on a two-day State visit to further […]
SC refuses to stay appointment of new ECs

Says doing so will lead to chaos, uncertainty New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the appointment of new election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, saying that doing so would lead to “chaos and uncertainty” as the Lok Sabha elections are round the corner. Observing that the Election Commission is […]