Jammu, Jan 28: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday met the students of The Shri Ram Universal School (TSUS), Jammu. The Lieutenant Governor expressed his appreciation for the dedication of the young minds to advancing science as they presented a memorandum advocating for the establishment of a Science City in the region. He assured that the proposal submitted by them would receive due consideration. The Lieutenant Governor also conveyed his best wishes to the students for their upcoming...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 21: The U.S. Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State under President Donald Trump, marking the first high-level Cabinet official to be approved for the new administration. The confirmation, which took place on Monday just hours after Trump's inauguration, passed with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 99 to 0. Rubio's appointment brings a new chapter in U.S. foreign policy, with expectations high for his leadership in addressing the country's most pressing internat...Read More
New Delhi, Jan 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today welcomed the newly signed Haj agreement with Saudi Arabia, which establishes a quota of 175,025 pilgrims from India for Haj 2025. The agreement was finalised by Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju during discussions with H E Tawfiq Bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, the Saudi Minister for Hajj and Umrah, in Jeddah. In a post on X, Rijiju said: "Haj Agreement 2025 signed with Tawfiq Bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, Minister for Hajj and Umrah of Kingdom of Sa...Read More
Srinagar, Dec 15: The Meteorological Centre Srinagar has predicted light snow over higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir between December 21 and 22. Today the weather will remain generally cloudy, while on December 16-17, it will be dry, an official said. He said on December 18 the weather will remain generally cloudy, while it will be cloudy with mainly dry between December 19 and 20. The official maintained that there will be generally cloudy with light snow over higher reaches towards late e...Read More
Leh, Dec 12: The final report on identifying the areas adjoining the Actual Line of Control (ALC) in Ladakh for the purpose of granting reservations to the residents was submitted to the Lieutenant Governor Brig (Retd) B D Mishra, Raj Bhawan spokesperson said. Chairman of Reservation Commission for Actual Line of Control (ALC), Ladakh Justice (Retd) Bansi Lal Bhat, who is the former judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh, called on the Ladakh Lieutenant Governor in Delhi on Tuesd...Read More
Srinagar, Dec 11: Security forces on Wednesday detected and destroyed a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) through a controlled explosion in the Langate area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district. Sources told Greater Kashmir that the suspected by detected by the police and army on Baramulla-Handwara area early morning today. They said that a Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was called in to inspect the device. The suspected IED, they added, was destroyed through a controlled explosion, witho...Read More
New Delhi, Dec 10: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the results of the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2024, conducted between September 20 and September 29, 2024. Candidates who qualified, identified by their roll numbers, will advance to the Personality Test (Interview) phase for selection to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS), and other Central Services (Group A and B). Key Guidelines for Candidates F...Read More
Srinagar, Dec 06: In a chilling case that combines superstition, murder, and greed, a Gulf-based businessman, Abdul Gafoor, was allegedly killed by a black magic gang in Kasargod district of Kerala. The gang, led by 38-year-old Shameena K H, known as 'Jinnumma,' had been performing rituals at Gafoor's house for months under the guise of treating his wife's back pain and depression. On the night of April 13, 2023, while Gafoor's family was away, Shameena and her associates performed a ritual at...Read More
Srinagar, Dec 04: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) and State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police Wednesday conducted raids at Central Jail Srinagar, in connection of a terror linked case. The searches, as per police spokesperson were conducted in pursuance to search warrant issued by Hon'ble Court of Special Judge, Designated under NIA Act, Srinagar in case FIR No. 06/2023 u/s 153-A, 505,121 & 120-B IPC r/w 13 & 39 UA(P) Act. The case pertains to a larger conspiracy hat...Read More
New Delhi, Dec 02: The Indian government has blocked approximately 10,500 social media URLs linked to the pro-Khalistan referendum over the past three years, under Section 69A of the Information Technology (IT) Act. This action was discussed in a recent meeting between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and senior officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, reported Indian Express. "Since 2021, around 10,500 URLs related to the Khalistan referendum have been blocke...Read More