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Srinagar: The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police is conducting searches at ten locations across four districts in the Valley. An official told news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the raids are part of an ongoing investigation into a terror-crime case linked to a terrorist sleeper cell and recruitment module handled by Jaish commander Abdullah Ghazi from across the border. The searches are underway at one location in Pulwama, six in Ganderbal, one in ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19: U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a $20 billion libel lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, its parent company Dow Jones, and two of its reporters over a story involving a collection of letters reportedly gifted to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, one of which allegedly included Trump's name and some pictures, reports CNN. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Miami, marks an escalation in Trump's broader legal campaign against media outlets he accuses of spreading misinform ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18: Senior BJP leader and J&K state secretary Pawan Sharma has criticised the statement made by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah regarding the use of Urdu in revenue records. "This move is a clear example of political opportunism, aimed at polarizing the masses rather than addressing the real issues affecting Jammu and Kashmir," he said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had stated, "Even before independence, our revenue records were in Urdu. How will a staff member in the revenue depart ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, and Inspector General of Police, Bhim Sen Tuti reviewed the arrangements for the forthcoming Shri Budha Amarnathji Yatra 2025 to ensure smooth and secure conduct of the annual pilgrimage. The review meeting, held here the other day was attended by senior officials including the DIG CRPF, DIG JSK Range, DIG Rajouri-Poonch, Deputy Commissioners and SSPs of Jammu, Poonch, Rajouri, and Reasi, along with heads of key departments such as JPD ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 18: In a latest development, the Ministry of Education (MoE) Government of India is mulling to introduce Sanskrit as a mandatory subject in schools across Kashmir from class 6th to 10th. Also, MoE is mulling to introduce Sanskrit as an optional subject for students from class 3rd primary to 5th. In this regard, the J&K School Education Department (SED) has started an exhaustive exercise to seek details of Sanskrit teachers, existing vacancy of Sanskrit teachers in the schools. Th ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government reviewed the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the 13-day-long Budha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district that will begin on July 28. Deputy Inspector General of Police Tejinder Singh reviewed security in Poonch and stressed ensuring the safety of the devotees. "The first batch will depart from the Bhagwati Nagar basecamp in Jammu on July 28, moving towards the Mandi tehsil in Poonch in a regulated convoy amid full ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18: After a day-long suspension, a fresh batch of around 8000 pilgrims embarked on Shri Amarnath Yatra from Jammu based camps at Bhagwati Nagar on Friday. Officials said that 16th batch of 7908 pilgrims Friday morning left Yatri Niwas - Jammu based camp at Bhagwati Nagar for the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath in South Kashmir Himalayas in heavy security. As per officials, a total of 5957 males, 1613 females, 26 children, 290 Sadhus and 22 Sadhvis departed from Jammu base camp in ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 18: In a significant step towards enhancing disaster resilience and preparedness, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir conducted a high-level workshop on the Incident Response System (IRS) today. The workshop was attended by Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Principal Secretary Home and DMRR&R, Chandraker Bharti, senior Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioners, Heads of Departments and National Disaster Management experts, including Brigadier Kuldip Singh (Retd), Forme ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18: Benchmark Sensex tanked 501 points while Nifty closed below the 25,000 mark on Friday due to selling in banking shares after muted quarterly earnings and foreign fund outflows. Falling for the second straight day, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 501.51 points or 0.61 per cent to settle at 81,757.73. During the day, it shed 651.11 points or 0.79 per cent to hit a low of 81,608.13. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 143.05 points or 0.57 per cent to close at a month's low of 24,9 ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday urged his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, not to obstruct Telangana's irrigation projects He appealed to the neighbouring state not to obstruct Telangana's crucial irrigation initiatives, including the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, as well as the Dindi, Kalwakurthy, Bheema, Nettempadu, and Koilsagar projects. "We demand Andhra Pradesh not to block our projects. We seek cooper ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone, inaugurated, and dedicated to the nation infrastructure projects worth over Rs 5,400 crore in Durgapur, West Bengal. The projects span the oil and gas, power, rail, and road sectors, and aim to boost regional connectivity, industrial capacity, and employment generation. Addressing a public gathering, the Prime Minister said the projects will reinforce Durgapur's identity as a Steel City, enhance gas-based infras ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18: The Indian Navy commissioned INS Nistar, the country's first indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessel (DSV), at a ceremony held in Visakhapatnam in the presence of Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth. INS Nistar is expected to play a vital role in India's maritime security architecture, reinforcing the Navy's status as a 'First Responder' and 'Preferred Security Partner' in the region. Built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, INS Nistar marks a major milestone ...Read More >
Qazigund, Jul 18: A 25-year-old man set to be married next month was fatally stabbed during an attempted burglary late Thursday night after the attacker allegedly staged a fake security operation in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. The victim, Zahid Ahmad Banday, a shopkeeper from Sangran village in Qazigund, was killed after confronting a man posing as a security force official who had entered his home under the pretence of conducting a Cordon-and-Search Operation (CASO), Police said. The s ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 18: Cabinet minister and tribal leader, Javed Ahmed Rana Friday called upon the country's leadership, including those in power at the Centre, to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir in the upcoming Parliament session. Speaking to media persons in Srinagar, Rana said that the restoration of statehood was long overdue, particularly after the completion of delimitation and elections in J&K. The minister reminded the Centre of its commitment and assurances of Prime Minister Narendr ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 18: Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth undertook a two-day visit to the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Hyderabad on July 16 and 17, 2025, to review progress on key missile and weapon system programmes. During his visit, Sanjay Seth assessed the ongoing projects at the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Research Centre Imarat (RCI), and Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) -- the three key labo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah felicitated members of the Indian Police and Fire Brigade contingent on Friday for their exceptional performance at the 21st World Police and Fire Games 2025, held in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. The Indian team brought home 613 medals from the international event. The Home Minister announced that India will host the next edition of the Games in 2029, with venues in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Kevadia, Gujarat. He emphasi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 7,000 crore in Motihari, East Champaran, asserting that a new era of development had begun for Eastern India and reiterating his government's commitment to transforming Bihar. Addressing a large public gathering just months ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Prime Minister said the initiatives would directly benefit millions across the region. "This is the begin ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court has said money cannot be recovered by filing an FIR and seeking help of police as it quashed a cheating case against the producer of Bollywood movie "Tanu Weds Manu". A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan expressed displeasure over the approach of the Allahabad High Court in dealing with the petition of producer Shailesh R Singh for quashing of the FIR against him by complainant Kunal Jain. "Money cannot be recovered, more particularly, in ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 18: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday said to have trapped and arrested Junior official of Jammu Development Authority (JDA) for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 10,000. In a statement issued to the news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO), ACB received a complaint alleging therein that public servant namely Kewal Krishan, Junior official of Jammu Development Authority (JDA) demanded illegal gratification from the complainant for allowing further const ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 18: The Indian armed forces are set to receive a fresh consignment of AK-203 assault rifles -- an advanced version of the iconic Kalashnikov series capable of firing 700 rounds per minute with an effective range of up to 800 metres. The rifles are being produced domestically in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, by Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), a joint venture established under a ₹5,200 crore contract to deliver over six lakh units. The Indian variant is named 'Sher'. Accordi ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 18: Patient care services at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H), Jammu, have been severely disrupted on Thursday due to an ongoing strike by junior doctors over the alleged assault on two female doctors by a patient's relative. The situation has raised concerns over patient safety and the continuity of care. As the strike enters second consecutive day, it has crippled key services including outpatient care, in-patient treatment, and elective surgeries, while emer ...Read More >
Kargil, July 18: Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta took oath as the Lieutenant Governor of UT Ladakh on Friday. He was administered the oath by the Chief Justice of the High Court of J&K & Ladakh, Justice Arun Palli. CEC LAHDC Kargil, CEC LAHDC Leh, Member of Parliament Ladakh, Chief Secretary Ladakh, all Administrative Secretaries and other dignitaries attended the ceremony held at Raj Niwas Ladakh. The President of India had on Monday app ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wan ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18: In a move welcomed by India, the United States has designated The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). The group had claimed responsibility for the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilian tourists, an incident India has strongly linked to cross-border terrorism sponsored from Pakistan. Minister of External Affairs Dr S Jaishanka ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, informing that 2,456 apple and other fruit trees have been felled f ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Res ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday visited AIIMS Jammu to review its functioning and expressed satisfaction over the remarkable progress made by the institution in a short span of time. He was accompanied by Advisor to the Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani. The Chief Minister was received by Executive Director and CEO of AIIMS Jammu, Prof. Dr. Shakti Kumar Gupta. Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar and Deputy Commissioner Samba, Rajesh Sharma were also present, said ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 17: Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) has strongly opposed any move to dilute Urdu as a mandatory qualification for Naib Tehsildar posts in Jammu & Kashmir, terming the language historically rooted and administratively essential. AIP Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi stated that Urdu has been the official language of J&K since the Dogra era and continues to be in revenue records, judicial work and official communication. "Removing Urdu from the eligibility criteria undermines both our histo ...Read More >
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