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SRINAGAR, Apr 7: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested two officials of the PWD (R&B) Mechanical Division, North Kashmir, Baramulla, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 13,000 from a contractor for release of payment. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp According to official sources, the ACB received a complaint through its helpline on April 6 from a complainant working as a manager for a private firm registered on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal. The ...Read More >
A whopping 518 lakes, constituting 74%, have either disappeared or shrunk in Jammu and Kashmir that has resulted in the degradation of ecosystem and climate insecurity, according to the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Conservation and Management of Lakes for the period up to March 2022. The report highlighted that 315 lakes, 45% of the total 697 lakes in J&K that constitute a water area of 1,537.07 hectares, have disappeared. "These lakes included 80 lakes (25%) ...Read More >
Jammu: Heavy rains in the Jammu region on Tuesday brought in cold wave-like conditions with day temperatures plunging up to 7.2 degrees Celsius below normal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that an active western disturbance has impacted the region for 36 hours, bringing widespread rainfall, a sharp fall in temperatures and disruption to normal life. Jammu city recorded a maximum temperature of 23.2 degrees Celsius, which is 7.2 degrees below normal, marking a significant dip un ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the Greater Agra township project will help the area grow as a 'second Noida' and give the Taj city's urban expansion a new direction.Yogi said this after performing the bhoomi pujan for the project that will be developed at an outlay of Rs 5,142 crore.The CM also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 325 development projects in the district, worth Rs 6,466.37 crore."Govt wanted Agra not to be limited to just a tourist destination b ...Read More >
'If Pakistan Tries To Cast An Eye On Bengal': Rajnath Singh Tears Into Khawaja Asif Over Kolkata Threat Rajnath Singh warned Pakistan against provocative rhetoric after Khawaja Asif's reported threat to strike Kolkata. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday issued a sharp warning to Pakistan, cautioning against provocative rhetoric after Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif spoke about striking Kolkata in the event of any future misadventure by India. Singh invoked the historical context ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited has announced scheduled power shutdowns in various areas of Budgam and Srinagar due to maintenance work on several 33 kV transmission lines. According to the Chief Engineer, Distribution, shutdown of the 33 kV Soibugh-Wadwan line will be observed on April 8, due to which power supply to Soibugh, Dharmuna, Wadwan, Rasoo, Gotpora, Chatbugh, Pymus, Gariend, Nadigam, Banggam, Wahpora and adjoining areas will remain affected from 9 am to 12:30 ...Read More >
Srinagar: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) today held its 39th Convocation across 51 regional centres, with the national ceremony presided over by the Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan. The regional convocation for Jammu & Kashmir was organised at the auditorium of Government Dental College, Srinagar. Vice Chancellor of SKUAST-Kashmir, Shri Nazir Ahmad Ganie, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-Kashmir and Commissioner Secretary, Government of J&K, Saurabh Bhagat, were present on t ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 7 (PTI) Heavy rains lashed the Jammu region on Tuesday, triggering cold wave-like conditions with day temperatures plunging up to 7.2 degrees Celsius below normal, while landslides forced the closure of the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that an active western disturbance has impacted the region for 36 hours, bringing widespread rainfall, a sharp fall in temperatures and disruption to normal life. Jammu ci ...Read More >
India's demands for Pakistan were clear. Pakistan had retaliated against India's pre-emptive counterterrorism action. It had responded by attacking military targets. It had captured an Indian pilot and violated the Geneva Conventions. India would expect the pilot not to come to any harm. Pakistan should exercise restraint and responsibility; any provocation along the LoC would not be tolerated. India had activated multiple diplomatic channels to deal with the crisis. Pakistan on its part was tr ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (UNI) Days after Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif threatened to strike Kolkata if India carried out any "false flag operations", Defence Minister Rajnath Singh invoked the decisive 1971 war and the birth of Bangladesh to caution Islamabad against escalating tensions. "Pakistan's Defence Minister should not have given such a provocative statement. 55 years ago, they suffered the consequences when Pakistan was divided into two parts. If they try to cast an eye on Bengal, ...Read More >
Mamata Banerjee made a shocking remark on Pahalgam attack at a poll rally In a shocking political attack ahead of the polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has questioned if the BJP has a "blueprint ready" for "another Pahalgam attack before the election". The BJP has said the Trinamool chief's remark was aimed at appeasing its minority votebank and described the ruling party in Bengal as "anti-Hindu". Addressing a public meeting at Bethuadahari in Nad ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 7 (PTI) Police in Srinagar has busted a major interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module and arrested five people, including Pakistani terrorist Abdullah alias Abu Hureira who was the run for 16 years and was able to set up bases outside the union territory, officials said on Tuesday. A second Pakistani terrorist, Usman alias Khubaib, was also arrested on Monday in the operation that comes six months after Jammu and Kashmir police dismantled a "white-collar" terror module with its ce ...Read More >
Kozhikode: A coordinated search by tribal communities, the police and the Forest Department ultimately led to the rescue of G S Sharanya, a young techie from Nadapuram who had been missing in the Kodagu forests for four days.The parents and relaives of Sharanya have expressed their gratitude to everyone who took part in the search. As soon as Sharanya was reported missing during a trek, 12 relatives, including her brother Shyam and uncle V Haridas, rushed to Kodagu that very day to join the sea ...Read More >
The golden sands of the Thar Desert underwent a startling transformation on Friday, April 3, 2026, as a massive hailstorm turned parts of Rajasthan into a landscape resembling the snow-capped valleys of Kashmir. Residents in the Arjunsar and Rajiyasar areas of Bikaner district witnessed a rare atmospheric event that saw temperatures plummet and roads disappear under a thick layer of ice. While the visuals shared by IFS officer Parveen Kaswan looked like a winter wonderland, this was actually t ...Read More >
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a major interstate module linked to Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba by arresting five persons, including two foreign terrorists, officials said. A top police official confirmed to news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that among the arrested individuals is a top wanted LeT terrorist Abdullah alias Abu Hureira, who had been evading arrest for the last 16 years. He said that the Jammu and Kashmir police the op ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 07: Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday claimed to have busted a major interstate module linked to Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba by arresting five persons, including two foreign terrorists, officials said. A top police official confirmed to news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that among the arrested individuals is a top wanted LeT terrorist Abdullah alias Abu Hureira, who had been arrest for the last 16 years. He said that the Jammu and Kashmir police the operation to ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 26 : Fazilla Jan, a young Kashmiri artist is embarking on a remarkable ... Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 26 : Fazilla Jan, a young Kashmiri artist is embarking on a remarkable journey of self-discovery through art. The 19-year-old Fazilla has already left an indelible mark on the local art scene, capturing the essence of nature with her captivating brushstrokes. Fazilla's artistic voyage began in 2018 during her 8th standard when she disc ...Read More >
Barrackpore (West Bengal) [India], April 7 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hit back strongly at Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's recent remarks related to striking Kolkata, stressing that he should not give "such provocative statement" because they suffered the consequences when Pakistan was divided into two parts. Speaking to ANI, Singh further said that only the god would know how many parts Pakistan would be divided if "they cast an eye on Bengal." Also Read | Bhavn ...Read More >
Barrackpore (West Bengal) [India], April 7 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hit back strongly at Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's recent remarks related to striking Kolkata, stressing that he should not give "such provocative statement" because they suffered the consequences when Pakistan was divided into two parts. Speaking to ANI, Singh further said that only the god would know how many parts Pakistan would be divided if "they cast an eye on Bengal." "Pakistan's Defen ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: In a major environmental concern, 315 out of 697 lakes in Jammu and Kashmir have disappeared since 1967, resulting in the loss of 2,851.26 hectares of water area over nearly six decades, according to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. The report states that Jammu and Kashmir originally had 697 lakes, including 367 in the Jammu region and 330 in the Kashmir Valley. Of these, 315 lakes, 259 in Jammu and 56 in Kashmir, have vanished, causing a loss of 1,537.0 ...Read More >
Srinagar- Cancer cases continue to rise in Kashmir, reveals the data. It states that as many as 50,551 cancer cases were reported in Kashmir between 2018 and 2024, underscoring the urgent need for early detection, timely treatment, and preventive healthcare measures. A Right to Information (RTI) application filed by activist Syed Adil, reveals that 22,130 cancer cases were recorded at Government Medical College Jammu between 2015 and 2025, with lung cancer emerging as the most common malignancy ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Congress MP and General Secretary (Organisation), KC Venugopal, on Tuesday slammed the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Keralam, alleging that a farmer died by suicide in the Vaikom office of the Communist Party of India (CPI). Addressing a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram, Venugopal asked Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to respond to the incident. Slamming the LDF, he claimed that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) will come ...Read More >
Srinagar, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway was reopened for passenger traffic on Tuesday after it remained closed for a day due to a landslide and shooting stones in Ramban district of J&K. Traffic department officials said this morning that passenger traffic has been allowed from both sides on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44). Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Traffic National Highway, Raja Adil, told reporters that vehicular movement has ...Read More >
If your evening plans involve stepping out, keep an umbrella handy. This is because isolated thunderstorms, with rain and hail, are likely over parts of Delhi-NCR and Haryana from this evening into the night, with a 50 to 70 per cent chance of activity. Not every part of the city will get hit. These cells are patchy by nature, soaking one neighbourhood while the next stays bone dry, but the odds are significant enough to plan around. The system behind all of this is a Western Disturbance, a mo ...Read More >
The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday celebrated its 47th Foundation Day with flag hoisting ceremonies, worker gatherings and speeches at its state office on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg. National general secretary Arun Singh, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta led the celebrations, hoisting the party flag and exchanging greetings with workers. Members of Parliament, senior office-bearers and hundreds of party workers attended the programme ...Read More >
The army claimed that the man killed in the encounter in Arhama forests on March 31, identified as Ganderbal resident Rashid Ahmad Mughal, was a terrorist. However, his family alleged he had no terror links, termed the encounter fake, and demanded the return of his body for proper burial. As the House assembled, legislators from both treasury and opposition benches, barring the BJP, condemned the killing and demanded a statement from Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on the issue. Jammu and Kashmir l ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 4 (ANI): A shortage of labour in the LPG distribution network has begun to impact supply logistics in the hill resort town of Shimla, with Kashmiri migrant workers considered the backbone of the cylinder delivery system planning to return home amid falling earnings and fuel scarcity. While officials and suppliers maintain that domestic LPG supply remains largely normal, the disruption in workforce availability has slowed distribution cycles and triggered ...Read More >
It was partially cloudy during the day with light rains in Qazigund and Gulmarg in Kashmir and in Jammu's Batote. However, as the evening progressed dark clouds hovered over the Valley with chances of more rains expected by late evening. The J&K meteorological centre in Srinagar forecast light rains on Sunday and Monday while predicting a western disturbance approaching the Union territory from April 7. "From April 7-8, there will be intermittent light to moderate rain and snow (higher reaches ...Read More >
Lucknow, The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad has arrested four members of a suspected terror module allegedly operating at the behest of Pakistani handlers for "involvement" in planning attacks on key installations, including railway infrastructure, officials said on Friday. Acting on intelligence inputs, the ATS unearthed a network of individuals who were allegedly in contact with Pakistan-based handlers through social media platforms and engaged in anti-national activities aimed at spreadi ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 7 (ANI): AITC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over their silence on Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's alleged threat to target Kolkata. "Two days ago, Khawaja Asif, Defence Minister of Pakistan, said that they will blow up Kolkata. PM Modi, Union HM Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are silent. I have written the name of Khawaja ...Read More >
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