SC trashes allegation of not hearing ordinary citizens

Says it heard voice of nation on Art 370

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday trashed the allegation that it does not hear ordinary citizens, saying it has been hearing the “voice of the nation” and individuals from Kashmir on the issue of abrogation of Article 370. It was reacting to lawyer Mathews Nedumpara’s email to the top court in which he claimed the […]

Terror module unearthed in Baramulla, 2 LeT terror associates held

Srinagar: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror module has been unearthed in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, with the arrest of two militant associates and recovery of arms and ammunition from them, police said on Friday. The two terrorist associates of LeT outfit have been arrested in Uri area of Baramulla, in north Kashmir, a police official said. […]

Flash floods wash away culvert on Jammu-Rajouri highway, traffic diverted

Rajouri/Jammu: Flash floods triggered by heavy rains washed away a culvert on the Jammu-Rajouri highway, prompting authorities to divert traffic, officials said on Friday. A temporary culvert on the highway at Rajal Top area in Nowshera was washed away due to heavy rains late Thursday night, they said. Due to this, scores of vehicles were […]

Best, most creative ideas came from humans: Study

New Delhi: The best, most creative ideas came from humans, said researchers who analysed responses of humans and ChatGPT in a creative task. Artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots might, however, outperform the average human at creative thinking, the researchers said in their study published in the journal Scientific Reports. They found that while the humans’ ideas […]

Two inter-state drug smugglers arrested in Samba

Heroin worth Rs 28 lakh seized: Police

Jammu: Two inter-state narcotics smugglers were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Friday and heroin worth Rs 28 lakh was recovered from them, police said. On a tip-off, a police team in Vijaypur area arrested Sourab Deep Singh and Karan Singh from Amritsar while they were on their way to Samba from Punjab, […]

Admin collaborates with AGNIi mission to boost handicraft

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has collaborated with the AGNIi mission for the latest technologies and policy recommendations to shape the region’s handicraft sector. Mission AGNIi is a programme of the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, under Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). The Directorate of Handicraft and Handloom Kashmir on […]

Two LeT terrorists ‘encircled’ by Police in Kokernag

Srinagar: The operation to neutralise the terrorists involved in the encounter that led to the killing of four security forces personnel continued for the second day on Thursday as police claimed to have “encircled” two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in the higher reaches of Anantnag district of south Kashmir. Gunshots were heard in the Gadole forests of […]

Indian troops defending every inch of border with China: LG Ladakh

Jammu: Indian troops are defending every inch of the border with China and not even a single inch of land has been taken over by the neighbouring country in recent years, Ladakh Lt Governor Brig (Retd) B D Mishra said on Thursday. He said infrastructure development is taking place at a rapid pace across Ladakh […]

Col Manpreet Singh preferred his men when offered peace posting

19 Rashtriya Rifles, a battalion credited with major kills including Burhan Wani

Srinagar/New Delhi: “No Sir” was the prompt reply of Colonel Manpreet Singh when he was offered a peace posting upon his promotion in 2021. Instead, he volunteered to stay and command the 19 Rashtriya Rifles, a battalion credited with major kills of terrorists including Hizbul Mujahideen poster boy Burhan Wani. Col Singh, who is survived […]