Srinagar: Soon after the School Education department ordered taking over of 215 schools affiliated with the banned outfit Jamaat-i-Islami (JeI) and Falah-i-Aam Trust (FAT), minister Sakina Itoo responded by saying she had not asked the deputy commissioners to take control of the school. Speaking exclusively ,the minister said she had suggested in []

Says Struggle Begins Anew From Here Jammu: With the hopes for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir in the Monsoon Session dashed, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the struggle begins anew from here. Leave it now, the hope has gone, the water has crossed over. We will start our process from here. []

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday terminated the services of two government employees in the Union Territory under Article 311 of the constitution. The sacked employees were identified as Siyad Ahmad Khan, an assistant stockman in the Sheep Husbandry Department residing in the Keran area, and Khurshid Ahmad Rather, a school teacher from the []

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today felicitated the Winners of Centre for Innovations in Public Systems (CIPS) Awards at a ceremony in Srinagar. In his address, the Lieutenant Governor extended his heartiest congratulations to all the recipients of the prestigious award. He said the CIPS Awards acknowledge and celebrate transformative initiatives in public systems to []

Srinagar: Search and rescue teams have stepped up operations to find people still missing after the deadly cloudburst that hit the Chashoti village in Kishtwars Paddar area on August 13. The disaster struck during the Machail Mata pilgrimage, leaving 65 people dead so far, including three CISF personnel and a J&K Police Special Police Officer. []

Jammu: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma has complimented troops for the disaster relief efforts undertaken by them during the Chisoti cloudburst. The Army commander visited Kishtwar and Rajouri districts on Thursday. Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, Army Commander Northern Command, visited hinterland formations and units at Rajouri and Kishtwar to compliment troops for their []

Srinagar: National Conference Minister Javaid Ahmad Dar on Friday that the autumn session of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly is expected to be convened next month. Speaking to reporters on sidelines of a function, the minister said the autumn session of the Assembly is likely to be held next month. The session is on []

Srinagar: The Government on Friday ordered the takeover of 215 schools affiliated, directly or indirectly, with the proscribed organisation Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its affiliate Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT). According to a government order, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India vide Notification S.O.1069(E) dated 28th February 2019 and further vide Notification S.O. 924(E) dated 27th []

New Delhi: Days after Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munirs nuclear threat against India and the description of his own country as a dumper truck, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the remarks were a reflection of a predatory mentality and a confession of Islamabads failure. Pakistan should not have any delusion in its mind []

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir and its youth have a huge role to play in achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat@2047 and take the country forward, Union minister Raksha Khadse said on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that we have to achieve Viksit Bharat by 2047. Jammu and Kashmir and its youth will play []

Walk into any market in India before a festival and you will notice a familiar buzzfabric shops crowded, ready-made garments flying off racks, and wholesalers rushing to fill last-minute orders. This rhythm of demand is not new; the textile industry has always danced to seasonal beats. What has changed is the way investors follow it. []

Srinagar: A father and son were killed in a road accident in the Rajarwani Uri area on National Highway in North Kashmirs Baramulla district on Friday. Officials said that a collision occurred today between a dumper vehicle and a load carrier, resulting in the deaths of a father and son []

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday claimed the BJP was contacting INDIA bloc parties to seek support in the vice presidential election, as there was unease among NDA MPs from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and it fears cross-voting. Just as the Shiv Sena, then a BJP ally, supported the Congress-led UPAs candidate []

Srinagar: The Faculty of Forestry, SKUAST-Kashmir, in collaboration with the Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, and the Voluntary Carbon Market Initiative (VCMi), on Friday organised a capacity-building workshop on Indias Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) for Cooperatives. The event was inaugurated by Prof. A.H. Mughal, Dean, Faculty of Forestry, in the presence []

Awareness prog on Anti-Human Trafficking held in Sgr SRINAGAR: To strengthen the existing framework and address the pitfalls of Human Trafficking in the digital era, Crime Branch Headquarters J&K in collaboration with MHA, GOI conducted a UT level conference on Anti Human Trafficking on Thursday at Tagore Hall, Srinagar. The aim of the conference was []

Calls for effective, optimal utilisation of public infrastructure SRINAGAR: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo on Thursday chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review the developmental scenario of Hazratbal constituency. The meeting was attended by MLA Hazratbal, Salman Ali Sagar; Secretary School Education, Ram Niwas Sharma; Secretary []

SRINAGAR: In a significant step towards strengthening the public services and providing employment opportunities to the youth, Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, along with Advisor to Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani on Thursday handed over eight appointment letters under Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme (RAS- 2022) at Civil Secretariat Srinagar here. Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy []

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani,on Thursday held a series of meetings with various public delegations at the Rabita Office, Gupkar and listened to their issues and demands. A delegation of employees of the Cooperative Department highlighted the issue of pay disparity with the executive staff. The Advisor assured the delegation that their []

20 innovative ideas shortlisted SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (JKEDI) Boot Camp campaign under J&K Startup Idea Challenge on Thursday reached the Government Polytechnic College (GPC), Baramulla and Government Degree College (GDC) Kulgam. At Baramulla, the boot camp under the J&K Startup Idea Challenge was held at Centre for Invention, Innovation, Incubation & []

PULWAMA: Souch Kral Trust Inder Pulwama, in joint collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages and the District Information Office Pulwama, today organised Youm-e-Souch Kral at Inder Pulwama to pay tribute to the life and contributions of the renowned and visionary Kashmiri poet and sufi saint Souch Kral. The event []

PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar on Friday, where he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore, officials said. During his nearly four-hour tour of Bihar, the PM will undertake whistle-stop visits to Gayaji, Patna and Begusarai districts. The trip will begin at Gayaji, where []

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Thursday approved a motion for reference of three bills, including for the removal of prime minister, chief ministers and ministers arrested on serious criminal charges for 30 days, to a Joint Committee. The Motion for reference of Bills to Joint Committee was moved by Home Minister Amit Shah amid []

New Delhi: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has called for the revival of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pursue peace with Pakistan and help India advance on the global stage. Abdullah, who was speaking on Wednesday at the launch of journalist Shahid Siddiquis memoir I, []

Srinagar: The government on Thursday issued orders for strict compliance with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) rules with regard to handling, storage, packaging and sale of frozen meat, chicken and other meat products, warning of serious consequences in cases of violations. A scandal recently rocked Kashmir when hundreds of kilos of []

Srinagar: A special CBI court on Thursday here granted five days custody to eight Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel arrested for inflicting brutal and inhuman custodial torture on a fellow police constable two years ago, officials said. The CBI will subject eight officers to exhaustive questioning during the period to ascertain the roles of each []

Jammu: A suspected drone was spotted by locals in a border area of the Jammu district on Thursday, prompting security agencies to launch a search operation, officials said. Residents reported the sighting to security agencies on Thursday in the Gajansoo border area, they said. Police and other security forces immediately launched a search operation in []

Moscow: India and Russia on Thursday vowed to expand their bilateral trade in a balanced and sustainable manner with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar underlining the need to swiftly address non-tariff barriers and regulatory impediments. The resolve by the two countries to enhance two-way trade, including by increasing Indian exports to Russia, came amid growing []

New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday described the Monsoon Session, which was marred by the oppositions disruptions, as fruitful and successful for the country and the government but unsuccessful and damaging for the opposition. After both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die, Rijiju said the government got all its []

WASHINGTON: The US will stop issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. Announcing the move on Thursday in a post on X, Rubio said the change was effective immediately. The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on US roads is endangering American lives and undercutting []

NEW YORK:A New York appeals court has thrown out President Donald Trumps massive financial penalty while narrowly upholding a judges finding that he engaged in fraud by exaggerating his wealth for decades. The Thursdays ruling spares Trump from a potential half-billion-dollar fine but bans him and his two eldest sons from serving in corporate leadership []

Home accidents, road accidents, or sporting accidents are the reality of life. A slip leads to an abrasion wound, but accidents could necessitate emergency lifesaving movements in the form of Basic Life Support (BLS). It is essential that every individual learns how to manage minor injuries and perform emergency maneuvers. This research describes what an []

Srinagar: The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police today organised a Union Territory level conference on Anti-Human Trafficking in collaboration with Union Ministry of Home Affairs and Academy of Art Culture and Languages at Tagore Hall Srinagar. The conference was attended by the senior police officials, government representatives, experts, NGOs, legal experts and []

ISLAMABAD: Pakistans Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan in eight cases related to the May 9 violence. Khans supporters resorted to vandalism and violence on May 9, 2023, after he was detained by law enforcement authorities in Islamabad. Several cases were launched against Khan and leaders of his []

PROVIDENCE (US): Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of Caught in Providence, has died. He was 88. His official social media accounts said Wednesday that he passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Caprio billed his []

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till the post-lunch session within minutes of assembly on Thursday, as Opposition parties protested rejection of their adjournment notices. Soon after the listed papers and reports were tabled in the House, Deputy Chairman Harivansh said he has received 18 notices on four different subjects under Rule 267, which []

Jammu: Atleast one pilgrim was killed while thirty five others were injured after the bus they were travelling in met with an accident at Jatla area of Samba district on Thursday. Officials said that a bus bearing registration number UP81BT carrying pilgrims of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine met with an accident near Jatla area. In []

SAN FRANCISCO: A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and halted for now a lower courts order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal. This means that the Republican administration can move toward removing an estimated 7,000 people from Nepal whose Temporary Protected []

Srinagar: The CBI on Wednesday arrested six policemen, including at least two officers, following orders from the Supreme Court last month in connection with the alleged custodial torture of a cop, officials said here on Wednesday. The arrested cops included a deputy superintendent of police and an inspector, the officials said here. They said two []

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday introduced in Lok Sabha three Bills for the removal of prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers under arrest for 30 consecutive days on serious charges, drawing fierce protests from opposition MPs who tore up copies of the draft law and marched close to his seat shouting slogans. []

New Delhi: The Government on Wednesday moved a legislation in the Lok Sabha to ban online games played with money as it looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering, and financial frauds through such applications. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 also seeks to prohibit advertisement related to online money []

Chisoti: The expanded search operation continued in this cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmirs Kishtwar district on the seventh day on Wednesday, officials said, as Principal Secretary, Home, Chandraker Bharti, chaired a meeting of various agencies after assessing the ground situation. The senior official is the first of the 10 IAS and IPS officers who []

Inaugurates Administrative Block, Amphitheatre at CUK Ganderbal: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today inaugurated the Administrative Block and Amphitheatre at Central University of Kashmir, Tulmulla Campus, Ganderbal. In his address, the Lieutenant Governor spoke about the need for vital contribution by academicians and students as India is poised for significant growth over the next two decades []

New Delhi: Military officers will share hard-earned lessons from Indias operational frontlines, the Operation Sindoor experience, and engage in discussions on August 26-27 on enhancing jointness in the armed forces as part of a pioneering tri-services seminar themed on the impact of technology on warfare. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen []

Srinagar: A youth was injured after allegedly being attacked by another youth with a pen in Khimber area of Srinagar on Wednesday. officials said. An official said the youth, identified as Sahil Ahmad Ganie son of Abdul Hameed Ganie, was assaulted in the main chowk Khimber by another youth. The youth received injuries after []

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, alleging that it is a step more than a super-Emergency and will end the democratic era in India forever. The remarks came as the Centre is planning to introduce three constitutional amendment bills in Parliament on Wednesday for the []

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday moved three bills in Lok Sabha for the removal of the prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers arrested on serious criminal charges for 30 days, drawing fierce protests from the Opposition. As soon as the bill was tabled, the Opposition members began protests and trooped into the []

THIRUVANANTHAPURA; The proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill that provides legal provisions to remove any chief minister or ministers if they are jailed for 30 days on criminal charges is against the basic principles of Indian laws, and the opposition will strongly protest against this, Congress leader V D Satheesan said here on Wednesday. Talking to reporters, []

NEW DELHI: A bill seeking to prohibit and regulate online gaming was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid opposition protests over electoral roll revision in Bihar. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced the bill as opposition members continued to raise slogans and display placards. Manish Tewari (Congress) was asked by the chair to make []

Shopian: Acting tough against timber smuggling, Police along with officials of the Forest Department on Tuesday recovered a large quantity of illicit timber in Borihalan area of south Kashmirs Shopian district. Officials said that during a special operation, a joint team of Police and Forest officials seized nearly 300 feet of wooden logs from []

Jammu: Authorities suspended traffic on Wednesday after a massive landslide occurred in Ratta Chham near Peer Ki Gali on the Mughal Road. Mahroof Ahmad, SO Traffic Mughal Road, said that traffic has been suspended as a precautionary measure due to a massive landslide. Once the road is cleared, traffic will resume. Commuters are []