Greater Kashmir

Gold prices rose by Rs 200 to Rs 1.54 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, tracking a sharp rally in overseas markets as a weaker US dollar and softer crude oil prices lifted bullion demand.New Delhi, Aug 7: Gold prices rose by Rs 200 to Rs 1.54 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, tracking a sharp rally in overseas markets as a weaker US dollar and softer crude oil prices lifted bullion demand. Rising for the fourth consecutive session, the yellow metal of 99.9 p

New Delhi, Aug 7: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday said there was no reason why India cannot become a global centre of mediation. The CJI said that the Mediation Act, 2023 provided a standalone statutory architecture for this mode of alternative dispute resolution for the first time, and institutions were becoming capable of handling complex, cross-border mediations with the same confidence that international parties employ in commercial dispute resolution worldwide. The top jud

Banihal, Aug 7: Ramban Police have arrested one person and seized a Scorpio vehicle after its driver allegedly attempted to run over police personnel at a naka on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) in the early hours of Friday. According to an official press release, the incident occurred at around 3:52 a.m. at the Cut-off Naka, Kunfer, Chanderkote, where a police team had signalled a black Scorpio (Registration No. JK02AK-1743) to stop for routine checking after it arrived from the JP

Srinagar, Aug 7: Accused of assaulting an on-duty police officer, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said she and her daughter were being targeted for raising their voice and urged the party workers to continue the struggle for resolution of the Kashmir issue even if she and Iltija go to jail. A day after the mother-daughter duo was named in the FIR at the Kothibagh police station, the former chief minister of the erstwhile state urged her party supporters to remain steadfast on the path sho

Leh, Aug 7: Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has directed the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and the public works department (PWD) to conduct detailed safety audits of vulnerable road stretches in Ladakh and take immediate preventive measures to mitigate landslides and rockfalls following recent incidents that damaged property and disrupted traffic. The directions were issued during a high-level meeting chaired by the lieutenant governor on Thursday to review preparedness and mitigation m

Srinagar, Aug 7: National Conference Rajya Sabha MP Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan today expressed gratitude to the leaders and members of the INDIA alliance for extending support to the party's demand for the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. In a letter dated August 7, addressed to the leaders and members of the political parties constituting the INDIA Alliance, Ramzan, on behalf of National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, thanked them for

Banihal, Aug 07: Six persons were injured after an Ertiga car (JK04J-7978) was involved in a head-on collision with a Tavera (JK02DH-1621) coming from the opposite direction on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) near Tunnel No. 5 (T-5) in the Ramsoo area of Ramban district on Friday, officials said. Soon after the accident, police teams, personnel of the SDRF, and volunteers of the Himalayan Quick Response Team (QRT) Ramsoo rushed to the spot and rescued the injured. They were shifted t

Chhindwara, Aug 07: Three youths were paraded with bundles of barbed wire around their necks as locals kicked, punched and beat them with slippers over suspicion of theft in Madhya Pradeshs Chhindwara district, police said on Friday. A video of the assault has gone viral on social media. It shows a group of people, including security guards of the state-run Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), targeting the men, police said. Police said the group suspected that the three men had stolen cables at th

Mumbai, Aug 07: The Maharashtra government has banned the literature of terrorist organisations like Islamic State, Islamic State in Khorasan Province, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Pir Panjal Regiment and Al Qaeda (AQIS) that glorifies violent extremism and jihad and promotes radicalisation. In a gazette notification issued by the Home Department on August 6, the state government also directed authorities to forfeit 114 items of radical literature, including magazines and books. The gazette said intellige

Bangkok, Aug 07: Police were responding to a shooting Friday at a high school in Thailand's Nonthaburi province where deaths and injuries were reported. Royal Thai Police spokesperson Trairong Piwpan confirmed with The Associated Press the shooting happened at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in the province northwest of Bangkok. Arsit Sampantharat, permanent secretary for the Interior Ministry, told news station PPTV that the shooter was a student who remained inside the school. He said injuries

As millions watched Spain lift the World Cup for only the second time in their history, a star-studded Argentina collapsed like a house of cards. This Argentina side displayed a pure lack of grace and moral standing, with blatant fouling and unnecessary aggression left fans disillusioned; even after the match was lost, Leonardo Paredes acted like a mad canine, and it was this ugliness, not the debate over Fifa favouring them, that truly defined their fall from grace. Even the greatest footballer

From the vantage point of Mumbai, a city defined by an unapologetic, forward-looking hustle watching the daily political theatre of Jammu and Kashmir is a study in profound grief. Distance often grants clarity, but in the case of Kashmir, it only sharpens the tragedy. Day after day, month after month, one observes a quiet, clinical Centre in New Delhi methodically squeezing out every remaining inch of political space from the Union Territorys elected representatives. The central apparatus operat

Two Holy Verses noted below while identical in emphasis lay stress on different aspects of imparting justice, as is apparent on finer reading of divine commands: O ye who believe! Stand firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your heart) lest you swerve, and if you distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah is well acquaint

Rajouri, Aug 6:Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday approved construction of a new Mini Secretariat for Rajouri, ordered a long-term disaster-resilient rebuilding strategy, and directed immediate restoration of damaged infrastructure after undertaking an extensive tour of flood-ravaged areas of the district. CM Omar visited the worst-affected areas to assess the extent of damage caused by the July 19 flash floods, inspected damaged roads, public infrastructure and residential localities, int

Rajouri, Aug 6:Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said he would personally approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a comprehensive proposal seeking a special central package for the flood-ravaged Pir Panjal districts of Rajouri and Poonch, saying Jammu and Kashmir does not have the financial capacity to bear the entire cost of restoration and rehabilitation on its own. Addressing reporters after reviewing relief, rehabilitation and restoration measures during his visit to the flood-affe

Shopian, Aug 6:An intense windstorm accompanied by a hailstorm caused extensive damage to apple orchards in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday, knocking fruit off trees and dealing a major blow to growers weeks before the harvest season. The storm struck at around 2 pm, sweeping through nearly two dozen apple-growing villages, including Bemnipora, Check Nowgam, Kachdoora, Hanjipora and Pandoshan. Farmers said strong winds and a hailstorm lashed the area for nearly an hour, leaving orch

New Delhi, Aug 6:The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is mapping landslide-prone areas using satellite imagery and developing village-level landslide alerts aimed at improving preparedness in vulnerable regions, the Centre told the Parliament on Thursday. Among the flagship initiatives is the Satellite Integrated Landslide Assessment and Alert System (SILAAS), under which ISRO is mapping landslide-prone areas using satellite imagery and developing village-level landslide alerts aimed at

Srinagar, Aug, 6:Jammu and Kashmir will strengthen its weather warning system with the installation of four additional Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs) as extreme rain events become more frequent across the region. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) plans to install the radars in Anantnag and Sopore in Kashmir, and Rajouri in PirPanjal region, and Doda in the Chenab Valley. The radars will improve real-time weather monitoring and the accuracy of weather alerts for vulnerable areas, Director