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Asia scrambles for LNG amid war in Middle East, halted Qatari output

NEW DELHI: India began rationing natural gas on Tuesday while countries around Asia looked to the spot market to replace supplies, activated emergency plans...

Chief Secy inaugurates SKUAST-J industry startup outreach program under JKCIP

JAMMU: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu on Monday organized a landmark Industry–Startup Outreach Programme under the Competitiveness Improvement of Agriculture...

Illegal mining: Police seize vehicles,make arrests in Awantipora, Shopian, Kulgam

SRINAGAR: Continuing its vigorous crackdown on illegal mining, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have taken significant action across several districts. In Awantipora, police seized...

Airtel, Google collaborate to advance spam protection in India with secure RCS messaging

Rollout AI-powered, safer rich messaging experience in India JAMMU: Bharti Airtel, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, and Google have announced a collaboration to...

IIMC Jammu’s 6-day capacity building programme for DIPR staff concludes

JAMMU: The six-day Capacity Building and Skill Enhancement Training Programme for officers and officials of Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) concluded at...

Gold jumps over 1% on Iran strikes

Indian stocks reel as 67% of Nifty 500 slips below 200-DMA NEW DELHI: Gold prices rose more than 1% on Monday after the United States...

Dy CM inspects dev works in Nowshera Sub Division

Interacts with locals, assesses their issues, concerns RAJOURI: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, on Sunday held public interaction meetings at Bajora, Bajabain, Sunderbani, Hanjana and...

Police conduct night-long crackdown against illegal mining

7 dumpers, 5 tippers, 4 JCBs, 1 LNT seized in Pulwama PULWAMA: Continuing its sustained drive against illegal mining, police in Pulwama launched a major...

Illegal mining: Police seize 4 vehicles in Shopian

Two FIRs registered SHOPIAN: Continuing its sustained drive against illegal mining, police in Shopian have seized 04 vehicles involved in illegal extraction and transportation of...

CSIR, its laboratories celebrate National Science Day 2026 across India

NEW DELHI: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and its laboratories celebrated National Science Day 2026 across India through a series of...

Dy CM calls for strict monitoring, quality execution of projects in J&K

Takes zone-wise review of PWD; discourages fresh tendering, subletting works, abnormally low bidding practices JAMMU: Reiterating government’s zero-tolerance policy against quality compromise, Deputy Chief Minister...

Div Com Kmr conducts city tour; inspects e-bus charging stations

Reviews riverfront proposal at Habakadal SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg on Saturday undertook an extensive tour of Srinagar city to review the progress of...

Jio Finance unveils intelligent digital marketplace for Bharat

Invites users to shape the future of finance MUMBAI: Jio Finance Platform and Service Limited (JFPSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL),...

IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet suspend Middle East flights amid Iran-Israel conflict

NEW DELHI: Indian airlines suspended and diverted several international flights on Saturday as airspace closures across the Middle East disrupted operations following escalating conflict...

Graduate Engineers of PDD call on Javed Rana, seek resolution of long-pending issues

JAMMU: A delegation of Graduate Engineers from the Power Development Department (PDD) called on Minister Javed Ahmed Rana and apprised him of several long-pending...

Ashwani Kumar reviews infrastructure status, operational performance of PDD

JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Power Development Department (PDD), Ashwani Kumar, who recently took charge of the department, kicked off his tenure with a...

VC SKUAST-K calls for intelligence-driven prediction-based pest management

SRINAGAR: As climate change and global trade accelerate the spread of invasive pests, India must pivot from reactive ‘firefighting’ to a predictive, intelligence-based surveillance...

CUK hosts Viksit Bharat Youth Parliament–2026

GANDERBAL: Dean Students Welfare (DSW), National Service Scheme (NSS) and Department of Law, Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir), in collaboration with MY Bharat, Ministry...

In wait-and-watch mode following US SC ruling on tariffs: Goyal

NEW DELHI: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said here on Friday that India is in a wait-and-watch mode following the US Supreme...

Javid Dar inaugurates Modern Processing cum training centre for fruits, vegetables

  JAMMU:  Strengthening efforts to boost value addition and self-employment in the agriculture sector, Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and...

Commissioner SMC inspects Municipal assets, reviews infrastructure&civic service delivery

  SRINAGAR: Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Faz Lul Haseeb, conducted an extensive inspection of municipal assets at Tibetan Colony, Eidgah, and Devi Angan, Badam...

Apex Committee reviews affiliation & recognition framework for private schools in J&K

JAMMU: In a significant development for the private education sector, a high-level review meeting of the Apex Committee was held at the Directorate in...

Vaishnaw announces Rail Tech Policy, AI-based reform in Railway claims tribunal

NEW DELHI: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday unveiled two major reforms aimed at modernising Indian Railways, the launch of the Rail Tech Policy,...

India’s D2C e-comm to grow 3x faster, hit USD 60 billion by 2030: Report

  NEW DELHI: India’s direct-to-consumer (D2C) e-commerce channel is projected to grow nearly three times faster than traditional online marketplaces, reaching up to USD 60...

Stock market ends flat; Nifty closes below 25,500

MUMBAI: In a volatile trading session on Wednesday, the Indian stock market ended on a flat note, with the Nifty closing below the 25,500...

DC Srinagar visits Shahr-e-Khaas areas

Takes onsite review of planned fencing & allied works along Old Zaina Kadal, Aali Kadal, new Zaina Kadal bridges & dev of connecting road...

Dir Agri inaugurates sale of vegetable seedlings at Lalmandi

SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture, Sartaj Ahmad Shah on Tuesday inaugurated the sale of highquality vegetable seedlings at the Kitchen Garden Scheme, Lalmandi, Srinagar. The initiative...

IDFC First Bank scam: How Rs 590 cr was bungled as bank loses face, trust, reputation

NEW DELHI: AHaryana government department’s request to shut its bank account has spiralled into a Rs 590 crore controversy around IDFC First Bank. Haryana...

Sensex tanks 1,068 points, Nifty slips below 25,500 as IT stocks drag markets lower

MUMBAI: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled more than 1 per cent on Tuesday, dragged down by heavy losses in IT stocks amid...

PM hails 30 lakh rooftop solar installations as milestone in India’s green energy push

  NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday celebrated a major milestone in India’s renewable energy journey, with 30 lakh households installing rooftop solar...

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