9-foot python captured at Central University in Samba

Samba/Jammu: A nine-foot python ventured into the Central University complex in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district before it was captured and later released into its natural habitat, officials said on Sunday. The python was spotted by a security guard on the campus three days ago and was subsequently captured with the help of experts, the […]

J&K rural livelihood mission, Kudumbashree sign pact to support micro enterprise development prog

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihood Mission (JKRLM) and Kudumbashree National Resources organisation have entered into an initial pact to support the micro-enterprise development programme in the Union Territory, an official said on Sunday. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed and exchanged through a video conference, in presence of Commissioner Secretary of the Rural […]

5th phase of ‘Back to Village’ programme to start across J-K on Nov 7

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary A K Mehta chaired a meeting Sunday to review the preparations for the fifth phase of the ‘Back to Village’ (B2V) programme which is scheduled to start in the Union Territory from November 7, officials said. Between 2019 and 2022, the Jammu and Kashmir administration held four phases of […]

NC organises bike rally in J-K to create awareness against drug addiction

Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) organised a bike rally here on Sunday to create awareness about the ill effects of drug addiction. NC leader Tanvir Sadiq led the rally from Shahar-e-Khas to Qaid Mazar in Hazratbal, Naseem Bagh, a party spokesperson said. As part of the NC’s ambitious War Against Drug Addiction (WADA) campaign, a […]

Man posing as CBI officer arrested in Baramulla

Srinagar: A man was arrested for allegedly impersonating as a CBI officer and duping a resident of lakhs of rupees in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Sunday. A fake identity card and some stolen items were also recovered from his possession, a police spokesman said. The accused, identified as Javeed Ahmed Rather, […]

Legislature can enact fresh law to cure deficiency in judgment: CJI

Says SC orders cannot be overruled

New Delhi: Asserting that the judgment of a court cannot be “directly overruled”, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud Saturday said the legislature can exercise the option of enacting a fresh law to “cure” deficiency in a judicial order. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here, Chandrachud said judges don’t think about how […]

Perpetrators will be brought to justice: DGP on policeman’s killing

Srinagar: Police have got leads in their investigation into the targeted killing of a policeman in Baramulla and vowed to bring the killers and their supporters to justice, DGP R R Swain said on Saturday. The director general of police visited slain Head Constable Ghulam Mohammad Dar’s residence at Wailoo Kralpora in the north Kashmir […]

143 killed as strong earthquake jolts Nepal

Kathmandu: At least 143 people were killed and over 150 others injured when a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake, the worst since 2015, struck Nepal and destroyed hundreds of houses in the Himalayan country’s remote mountainous region, officials said Saturday. According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the earthquake with an epicentre in Jajarkot […]

Congress follows 4Cs of corruption, commission, communalism and criminalization: Shah

Shivpuri: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Congress follows “4Cs, namely corruption, commission, communalism and criminalisation” and said the party disrespected eminent jurist and social reformer Babasaheb Ambedkar. Addressing a rally in Karera area in Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh, where elections will be held on November 17, Shah said the Congress will […]