Greater Kashmir

Kolkata, May 04: Signalling a potential political churn in West Bengal, a state long dominated by TMC's Mamata Banerjee, the BJP surged past the halfway mark on Monday, leading in 185 assembly seats against the TMCs 91 as counting progressed steadily, according to the Election Commission data. With the majority mark of 148 in the 294-member House breached in early trends, the Bharatiya Janata Partys momentum pointed to a possible breakthrough, while the ruling Trinamool Congress scrambled to clo

Doda, May 02: The DodaKishtwar road was blocked after a major landslide hit Gatsoo near Pul Doda on Saturday morning, officials said. An official said that the road was blocked due to debris and large boulders at the site. He said men and machinery have been deployed to clear the road, but restoration is likely to take time. The road will be reopened for traffic only after the debris is cleared and it is declared safe, he said. Meanwhile, hundreds of vehicles are stranded on both sides of the hi

New York, Apr 30: The US has returned 657 antiquities collectively valued at nearly USD 14 million to India, saying there is more work to be done to return stolen artifacts to the country. The return was announced by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday. The pieces were recovered following several investigations into trafficking networks, including those related to disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor and convicted trafficker Nancy Wiener. The pieces were returned at an event attend

Jammu, Apr 29: The State Election Commission has extended the deadline for filing claims and objections for the revision of Panchayat Electoral Rolls-2026 to May 5, with 01.04.2026 as the qualifying date. In a communication issued today, the Commission said the extension follows requests from several districts. The revised schedule is in continuation of its notification No. SEC/Pyt/03/2026/607-639 dated 25.03.2026. Under the revised schedule, claims and objections for addition, deletion, correc