Srinagar, June 28: The Jammu and Kashmir Hotels and Restaurants Association (JKHARA) on Saturday urged the administration to provide adequate and efficient facilities for Amarnath pilgrims during the ongoing Yatra, calling for improved crowd management, healthcare support, and infrastructure upgrades. In a statement, JKHARA President Babar Chowdhary said that during a recent civil society interaction with the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha -- also attended by former Chief Minister Omar Abdulla...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 28: The Supreme Court has ordered immediate release of a law student in Madhya Pradesh from preventive detention after being booked under the National Security Act (NSA), saying it is "wholly untenable". A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod Chandran, which found fault with the July 11, 2024 detention order passed by District Magistrate of Betul in Madhya Pradesh said it will be passing a detailed reasoned order in the case. Petitioner Annu was booked by police following an...Read More
Ganderbal, Jun 28: In order to ensure a smooth and peaceful observance of days of Muharram, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ganderbal Khalil Ahmad Poswal visited several areas here to review the arrangements made. SSP Ganderbal conducted a visit to several Imambaras in Dab area of Ganderbal district to review the arrangements for the upcoming Muharram. The review included discussions on crowd control and traffic management during Muharram processions. During his visit, he interacted with ...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a historic video interaction with Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to reach the International Space Station (ISS), marking a milestone in India's space journey. Calling it a proud moment for the entire nation, the Prime Minister said that although Shukla was physically the farthest from India, he remained closest to the hearts of 140 crore Indians. "This is not just a conversation between two individuals," PM Modi sa...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 28: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the Annual Conference of Zone II of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region on Monday, June 30, at Tapovan, Dharamshala. The two-day event will bring together representatives from the states of Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Punjab, which comprise Zone II of the CPA India Region. The conference will be attended by several senior dignitaries, including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhv...Read More
Jammu, June 28: Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat Saturday asked the officers to bolster security measures and mitigate potential risks by deploying anti-sabotage teams along Shri Amarnath yatra routes. He also directed the officers to enhance surveillance and threat detection capabilities by utilizing advanced technologies and real-time monitoring. DGP issued these directions in a high-level review meeting of the officers of Jammu and Kashmir Police; Army; CAPF; intelligence agen...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 28: The Indian Army contingent participating in Exercise SHAKTI-VIII in southern France has demonstrated high levels of tactical proficiency and joint coordination alongside their French counterparts, as the bilateral military drill continues to deepen Indo-French defence cooperation. The ongoing exercise, being held at Camp Larzac in La Cavalerie, features 90 personnel from the Indian Army's Jammu and Kashmir Rifles battalion working closely with the French Army's 13 Demi-Brigade...Read More
Jammu, Jun 28: A delegation of Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice led by BJP MP Brij Lal Saturday held deliberations with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) SMVDSB and other officials to assess public grievance redress system of the Board. Besides, the delegation reviewed the facilities being offered to the pilgrims. The panel members also visited Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and paid obeisance there. Earlier during the day, the panel head al...Read More
Srinagar, Jun 28: PCC President Tariq Hameed Karra today said that his party will continue to work for restoration of the statehood. According to a press release, he was addressing a workers' convention at Chawalgam, Kulgam . Another senior party leader G A Mir also addressed the convention. The event marked the official launch of the Congress Party's state-wide campaign, "Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq" (Our State, Our Right), which demands the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. ...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 28: India has categorically rejected a so-called "supplemental award" issued on June 27 by an arbitral body claiming jurisdiction under the Indus Waters Treaty, calling it an "illegal Court of Arbitration" and asserting that the body has no legal standing. The decision relates to the Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Indian authorities stated that the court's constitution was itself a "serious breach" of the 1960 Treaty and t...Read More
Bengaluru Power Cuts: Citizens of Bengaluru brace yourself for long hours of power outages from June 29 and June 30. More than 100 areas will be impacted as BESCOM undertakes its quarterly maintenance work in various of its division. Bengaluru Power Outages June 29: According to the update by BESCOM on its X handler, there will be power outages in Kittaganahalli, Palasandra, Saptagiri, Maruthinagar, Sankapur, Raghavendra Nagar, Goolarivee, Baddihalli, Kesaramadu, C.M Badawan, Kalalli and SKS v...Read More
Srinagar, June 28: An elderly woman died while at least 19 people were hospitalised due to gastroenteritis in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, officials said today. The deceased was 75 years old and had other co-morbities besides suffering from diarrhoea. Several others have been treated for this illness by a mobile medical team in Sakri village of the district, said an official. The health department, the officials said, has attributed the outbreak to water contamination after E.coli wa...Read More
Gurgaon: MCG additional commissioner Yash Jaluka directed bulk waste generators (BWG) across the city to ensure proper disposal of waste by private agencies who are assisting them. Giving these instructions in a meeting held on Friday, he said it is often observed that BWGs hand over their waste to private agencies, which only sort valuable items and dump the remaining waste on roads, drains, vacant land or public places. This, he said, not only affects cleanliness of the city but also poses a t...Read More
Jammu, Jun 27: Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat Friday reviewed the security and administrative preparedness for upcoming Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra-2025 (SANJY-2025) at Lakhanpur -gateway of J&K and other adjoining areas in Kathua district. DGP was accompanied by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu zone Bhimsen Tuti; DIG JKS Range Shiv Kumar Sharma; DIG CRPF Avadhesh Pathak and other senior officers. Top cop of J&K visited Reception Centre Lakhanpur for an on-ground review of th...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 27: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty advanced for the fourth straight session on Friday, supported by buying in blue-chips ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries amid fresh foreign fund inflows. A strengthening rupee against the US dollar and softening crude oil prices in international markets also boosted investor confidence, according to traders. The BSE Sensex climbed 303.03 points or 0.36 per cent to reclaim the 84,000 level and settle at 84,058.90. During the day, it jump...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 27: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, chaired the annual performance review meeting of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in the national capital today. The high-level meeting focused on financial performance, credit growth, digital innovation, financial inclusion, cyber security, and customer service enhancement. Attended by Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, Secretary of Financial Services M. Nagaraju, Managing Directors and CEOs o...Read More
Srinagar, Jun 27: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that it is the collective duty of the government and tourism stakeholders to restore Jammu and Kashmir's position as the country's pre-eminent tourist destination and ensure it remains so. The Chief Minister was addressing the 'Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Revival Dialogue' organised jointly by FICCI and the Department of Tourism, J&K at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar. "It is binding on us that we do...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 27: PM Narendra Modi will undertake an official multi-nation visit spanning Africa and Latin America from July 2 to 9, 2025. The high-level visit, covering Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia, highlights India's deepening engagement with the Global South and its commitment to strengthening South-South cooperation. The visit will begin in Ghana, where the Prime Minister will be on an official bilateral visit from July 2 to 3, 2025. This will be the first-ever...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 27: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of the Russian Federation, Mr Andrey Belousov, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Meeting in Qingdao, China. The two Ministers held wide-ranging discussions on regional and global security developments, cross-border terrorism, and ongoing as well as future avenues of bilateral defence cooperation. The Russian Defence Minister reaffirmed the depth and resilience of t...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 27: The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of limiting the power of lower courts to issue sweeping nationwide injunctions, delivering a significant win to President Donald Trump, CNN reported on Friday. The ruling restricts the ability of plaintiffs to secure court orders that temporarily block the federal government from enforcing policies nationwide, a legal tool that has frequently stalled presidential actions in recent years. According to CNN, this decision could have far-r...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 27: Lakhs of devotees from across India and abroad have gathered in the holy town of Puri, full of colourful surroundings, for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, which began on Friday. The festival, one of the most important events in the Hindu calendar, is being held with great grandeur and tight security arrangements. Extending his greetings on the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X (formerly Twitter): in Hindi ,"On the sacred occasion of Lord Jagannath's R...Read More
Srinagar, June 27: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association on Friday has written to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Thiru M.K. Stalin, seeking his immediate intervention in a disturbing case of alleged religious discrimination against a young Muslim doctor from the Kashmir Valley. The doctor, Dr. Zubair Ahmad, was allotted a DrNB (Nephrology) seat at Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital (KMCH), Coimbatore, through the NEET-SS second counselling round conducted by the National Board of Examinations in ...Read More
Jammu, June 26: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu zone Bhim Sen Tuti Thursday stated that the movement of a group of terrorists trapped in Bihali forests of Basantgarh in Udhampur district was being monitored for the past one year and finally contact was established with them on June 26. In the morning, contact was established with the terrorists at around 8.30 am. They are believed to be four in number. We had been tracking this group for the last one year. Today we were finally able to ...Read More
Srinagar, June 26: The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that security measures have been strengthened to ensure the smooth conduct of the Amarnath Yatra this year. SInha acknowledged dip in the registration of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra pilgrims post the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam in April this year. Addressing media persons at Raj Bhawan, Srinagar, Sinha said that registration dropped by around 10 percent, but maintained that ìthe numbers are n...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 26: India on Thursday delivered a sharp rebuttal to Pakistan's remarks at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), accusing Islamabad of exploiting the forum to push a "nefarious agenda" while ignoring its own documented violations of child rights and continued sponsorship of cross-border terrorism. Speaking during the UNSC's annual open debate on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador R. Harish, outlined New Delhi's efforts ...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 26: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chose not to sign a joint statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers' meeting on Thursday in Qingdao, China, as the document did not directly address India's concerns about cross-border terrorism supported by Pakistan, PTI reported. Explaining India's position, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters at a press briefing on Thursday in New Delhi: "The Defence Minister's meetin...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 26: India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has begun the critical analysis of the black boxes recovered from the wreckage of Air India Flight AI-171, which crashed earlier this month. The Civil Aviation Ministry confirmed that all investigation steps are being carried out as per international norms laid down by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). As a signatory to the ICAO's 1944 Chicago Convention, India investigates aircraft accidents in line wit...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 26: In a significant enforcement action, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized goods worth Rs 9 crore under 'Operation Deep Manifest', targeting illegal imports of Pakistani-origin goods routed through Dubai. The operation has thus far led to the seizure of 39 containers carrying 1,115 metric tonnes of goods in blatant violation of import policy conditions and prohibitions imposed by the government on direct or indirect import or transit of Pakistani-origin goo...Read More
Srinagar, Jun 26: A court here has sentenced a man to one year's imprisonment and imposed a fine of over one lakh sixty thousand on him in a cheque bounce case. City Judge Srinagar Abdul Bari sentenced Muhammad Shoiab Malik of Srinagar to undergo simple imprisonment for one year after he was convicted in the cheque bounce case. "...it has been proved by the complainant beyond doubt that the cheque in question was issued by the accused in discharge of his liabilities and same was got dishonored...Read More
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 crew members, including Shubhanshu Shukla, were welcomed with hugs and drinks as they stepped into the International Space Station on Thursday. The newly launched spacecraft -- the fifth in the Dragon series and named Grace -- successfully completed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 4.01pm while orbiting above the North Atlantic Ocean."At 6:31 am EDT (4:01 IST) on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the four...Read More