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Govt determined to fill 25000 vacancies in 2026: CM Omar Abdullah

Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the government is determined to fill 25000 vacancies this year. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, the Chief...

Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s desalination plants, here’s what that could mean for Mideast

WASHINGTON:  US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to target Iran's energy infrastructure, including the country's desalination plants. Such a move, and Iran's possible targeting...

Latest: Trump says US negotiating with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, who denies talks

DUBAI: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran's energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants, if a deal...

Collective efforts can revive J-K Assembly’s lost stature: Mehbooba Mufti

JAMMU: Former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called for united efforts by the government and opposition to restore the strength...

PM Modi silent on Sabarimala issue, doesn’t care about religion, claims Rahul Gandhi

PATHANAMTHITTA : Launching a sharp attack on Narendra Modi, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the Prime Minister remained silent on...

Insolvency law main factor in improving health of country’s banking sector: FM in Lok Sabha

NEW DELHI: Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said in the Lok Sabha that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has...

Ganderbal resident arrested in Delhi for alleged LeT links

New Delhi: Delhi Police's Special Cell on Monday said it has arrested a suspected operative of the Lashkar-e-Taiba from the Ghazipur area. The accused...

Govt can enact laws on land, districts even without statehood: Mehbooba Mufti

Jammu: Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said key legislations can be enacted even without statehood, asserting that a Union Territory government has the authority to...

Indian national killed in Iranian strikes in Kuwait

DUBAI: An Indian national has been killed in Kuwait in Iranian strikes on a power and water desalination plant, the country’s state-run KUNA news...

BJP chief Nitin Nabin to resign as Bihar MLA on Monday

PATNA: (Mar 30) BJP national president Nitin Nabin, the MLA from Bihar's Bankipur, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha two weeks ago, will...

Mehbooba Mufti makes first Assembly appearance since 2018

    Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti made her appearance in the Speaker’s gallery of the Legislative Assembly on...

Youth Found Dead In Mysterious Condition In Rajouri

  Jammu: A 22-year-old youth was found in a mysterious condition near Chakli bridge in Rajouri district on Monday. Officials said that this morning some locals...

All eyes on NC MLA’s private member bill on lease extension

  Jammu: Even as 33 proposed legislations have been listed for introduction on the first of the two days reserved for private member bills in...

Trump says he has ‘no problem’ with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade

ABOARD AIRFORCE ONE:  President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba...

Trump says US negotiating with Iran directly and indirectly

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said that Iran had agreed to allow 20 ships carrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning...

Trump suggests US could take Iran’s Kharg Island

ABOARD AIRFORCE ONE: (AP) US President Donald Trump has raised the idea of American forces seizing Iran's Kharg Island, its main oil terminal in...

Pakistan says it will host US-Iran talks; Iran warns US ground troops would be ‘set on fire’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan announced Sunday that it will soon host talks between the US and Iran, though there was no immediate word from Washington or...

Russia concerned with possibility of US taking control of Afghan airbase, says Putin’s envoy

MOSCOW:Moscow is apprehensive that the US could try to take control of a key Afghan Base amid its escalating military conflict with Iran, a...

ACB traps, arrests Jal Shakti executive engineer in Awantipora for Rs 12,000 bribe

  Srinagar: The J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau on Saturday said they have arrested Executive Engineer of Jal Shakti (PHE) Mechanical Division South Awantipora after catching him...

Training on terror financing probes concludes in Baramulla

Baramulla: A range-level training programme on investigation of terror financing cases concluded in Baramulla on Saturday, with police officers from across North Kashmir participating...

Achieving “Viksit Bharat” requires collective effort of 1.4 bn citizens amid global challenges: Modi

NOIDA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged citizens to work with dedication and unity to tackle global challenges, and said that the government...

Fuel, LPG stocks sufficient in J&K, people need not panic: CM Omar Abdullah

Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said there is no shortage of essential fuel supplies in Jammu and Kashmir, urging people not to...

‘I was denied security to attend my father’s funeral:’ Sajad Lone

  Jammu: Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday claimed that the National Conference–led government denied him security to attend the funeral of his...

BJP MLAs condemn attack on Farooq Abdullah

  Jammu: Legislators across party lines condemned the attack on National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah, with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members also strongly voicing...

Drug De‑addiction Bill set to be introduced in J&K Assembly

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday announced that it will try to introduce a bill on drug de‑addiction during the ongoing Budget...

Tight security, jubilant crowd ahead of Modi’s visit to Jewar for airport inauguration

LUCKNOW/NOIDA:  People thronged Noida's Jewar in hordes in the morning ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inauguration of the state's most ambitious airport on...

Lockdown not even under discussion, no situation to impose it: Govt

  New Delh: India has enough petrol, diesel and LPG stocks to last at least two months with normal delivery cycles, the government said on...

ACB traps two forest officials in Rajouri for taking Rs 37,000 bribe

  Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday said they have arrested a Forest Guard and a Forester in Rajouri after catching them...

Snow avalanche hits Zojila, vehicles trapped, rescue ops on

Srinagar: A snow avalanche struck near Dayal Pass along the Zojila axis in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday, leaving several vehicles trapped...

Govt cuts excise duty on petrol, diesel; slaps windfall tax on fuel exports

NEW DELHI: The government has slashed excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 10 per litre, averting a pump price hike that had...

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