Cop dies in Srinagar road accident

Srinagar:- A cop lost his life in a road accident in 90 feet Soura area of Central Kashmir Srinagar district on Thursday.   An official told news agency Kashmir Scroll that an accident took place at 90 feet Srinagar in between Scooty rider and a Truck resulting in on spot death of scooty rider.   […]

Election Commission sends notice to Engineer Rashid over poll expenditure discrepancy

SRINAGAR: The Election Commission has sent a notice to newly-elected MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, better known as Engineer Rashid, who is in jail in a terror funding case, over a significant disparity in his election expenditure report for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. The election authority has asked for a response […]

Bad loans declining to 12-yr low to help sustain growth momentum: RBI report

MUMBAI: The decline in bad assets of banks to a 12-year low of 2.8 per cent and strong GDP numbers will help in sustaining the growth momentum and withstanding global shocks, said the Reserve Bank’s Financial Stability Report (FSR) released on Thursday. The real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 8.2 per cent in 2023-24 […]

Army chief reviews security situation along LoC in J-K

POONCH/JAMMU: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, exhorting the troops to remain steadfast to meet all security challenges, officials said.   This was his first visit to the Jammu region after taking charge as the 30th chief of the Indian […]

Labour Department launches special drive for truck drivers to register on e-Shram Portal

  Srinaagar: Labour Department, J&K Wednesday launched a special drive across the UT to facilitate the registration of truck drivers on the e-shram Portal. The initiative was taken on the directions of Labour Commissioner, J&K Charandeep Singh, and aims at safeguarding the rights and promoting welfare of the truck drivers. The registration cum awareness camps […]

Fight against terrorism in J-K in last stage: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that the fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is in its last stage, and a multi-pronged strategy has been adopted to destroy the remaining terror network. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the prime minister emphasised that terror incidents have declined in the Union Territory in […]

Jharkhand: Key INDIA bloc meeting underway amid change of guard speculations

RANCHI: A crucial meeting of INDIA bloc legislators began here on Wednesday, amid speculations of a change of guard in the state, MLAs of the alliance said.   The meeting has been convened by former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, who is also the executive president of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).   Soren […]

Another bridge collapses in Bihar’s Siwan district, seventh such incident in 15 days

SIWAN (BIHAR): In a troubling trend for Bihar, a portion of a bridge over Gandaki river in Siwan district collapsed on Wednesday morning, marking the seventh such incident in the state within the past 15 days.   The small bridge, situated in the district’s Deoria block, connects several villages with Mahrajganj.   No casualties have […]

Masjid, several houses damaged in massive fire in Srinagar’s Eidgah

  Srinagar: A masjid and several houses were damaged in a massive fire that broke out in the Umer Colony area of Srinagar’s Eidgah, officials said.   An official said  that fire broke out in Umer Colony area today morning and soon after fire tenders reached to the spot.   He said by the time […]

Kashmir Tourism Department bans entry of school buses in Gulmarg on weekends

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Tourism Department on Tuesday banned the entry of school buses in the tourist resort of Gulmarg on weekends as part of regulatory measures to manage a heavy rush of visitors. In an advisory, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Tourism Development Authority, Gulmarg, said in view of the heavy rush of […]