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Srinagar: Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has granted permission to recognised private schools to conduct remedial classes during winter vacation. According to an order, DESK stated that the remedial class work shall be conducted between 11 am to 3 pm only. The directorate said that the applications from heads of recognised private educational []

JKSA writes to Uttarakhand DGP, seeks FIR, arrest of Bajrang Dal activists SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Thursday wrote to the Director General of Police (DGP), Uttarakhand, Deepam Seth, expressing deep anguish and grave concern over a deeply disturbing and chilling incident reported from Kashipur in Udham Singh Nagar district, where []

NEW DELHI: Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi on Thursday said that Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid has written two detailed and strongly worded letters to the Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, seeking immediate and stern action against those involved in assaults and humiliation of Kashmiri shawl sellers in their states. []

AWANTIPORA: Under its Industry Connect initiative, the Department of Physics, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), organized an educational tour on Tuesday for students of M.Sc. Physics and FYUGP Physics to the Pahalgam Hydel Power Project. Operated by the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation (JKPDC), the project harnesses the waters of the Lidder []

JAMMU: All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC), has expressed serious concern over the continued delay in the appointment of an Advocate General for the Union Territory. Reacting to recent media reports based on a RTI reply, AJKPC noted that the last Advocate General had reportedly submitted his resignation nearly a year ago yet it []

BARAMULLA: As part of its community policing initiative, Police in Baramulla conducted 30 public outreach programmes across the district to strengthen policepublic relations and enhance trust with the community. The outreach programmes were conducted at 30 locations including Check Saloosa, Buran, Garkote, Gratbal Daji, Kohlar, Nanak Bhawan, Darakunjan, PDD Colony, Suchliwaran, Suchipora, Kachwa Muqam, Madiyari, []

SRINAGAR: Police in Pulwama organised Thana Diwas across all police establishments of the district as part of its continued efforts to strengthen public outreach and community policing. The programme was chaired by the respective jurisdictional officers and attended by public representatives, Auqaf Committees, Numberdars, Chowkidars, members of trade and transport associations, civil society members and []

AWANTIPORA: The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) concluded a two-day capacity building workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction in Urban Planning, Development and Monitoring: Building a Disaster-Resilient Jammu and Kashmir. The workshop was jointly organised by the Department of Architecture, Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction (CDRR), and the Department of Planning and Geomatics, IUST, []

SRINAGAR: Police in Awantipora organised Cybercrime Awareness Programmes in Tral and Awantipora, to educate the general public, especially students, about cyber threats and safe online practices. In Awantipora, the programme was organised under the supervision of SHO Police Station Awantipora, Inspector Ajaz Hmad. Similarly, in Tral, a cyber awareness programme was conducted under the leadership []

Reviews sports infrastructure, inspects playfields in several Panchayats BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat conducted an extensive tour of various sports facilities across the district, including Qazi Bagh Budgam, Ichgam (A & B) and Khel Gaon Wathoora, Chadoora. During the inspection of the playfield at Qazi Bagh Budgam, developed by the Rural []

Early maturing Mushkbudji, high-density Ambri among top releases SRINAGAR: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir has released 16 new high-yielding, nutrient-dense, and climate-resilient crop varieties. The announcement was made during the 10th meeting of the State Seed Sub Committee held at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu under the chairmanship of Additional Chief []

Says abrogation strengthened Indias unity Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the BJP took pride in having the opportunity to tear down the wall of Article 370 and slammed the Congress dynastic politics, accusing it of one family glorification. Modi said this after inaugurating the Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow on the 101st []

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate 2-day Anti-Terror Conference in New Delhi on Friday. The conference, shaped under PM Narendra Modis vision of zero tolerance for terror, is being organized by the National Investigation Agency, Ministry of Home Affairs. Notably, the annual conference has become a platform for brainstorming Indias next-generation strategies []

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday paid tributes to Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of their birth anniversary. The Lieutenant Governor said the ideals and vision of Mahamana and Atal Ji for Developed India and their message of social harmony, equality and justice []

Srinagar: Estranged National Conference (NC) Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday threatened the government with a protest if it did not apprise the students of the steps taken to resolve the reservation matter. He announced that he would go on a protest on Sunday if the NC-led government did not meet his demand. I []

Srinagar: The ruling National Conference on Thursday appealed to the Centre to review its decision to import apples under the new trade agreement with New Zealand, warning that such a move could seriously harm the Kashmiri apple industry. In a statement, National Conference state spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said the import of foreign apples in []

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday paid tributes to Babu Markandeya Singh, a well-known socialist leader and former President of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Students Union. Speaking at his commemoration event in Varanasi, the Lieutenant Governor shed light on the life works of Babu Markandeya Singh. Babu Markandeya Singh guided the youth with determination, []

Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) has filed a chargesheet in FIR No. 54/2023 under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, and 471 IPC before the Court of the 4th Additional Munsiff Judge, Srinagar. The accused named in the chargesheet is Fouzia Afzal, daughter of Mohd Afzal Magray, resident of Rehmatullah []

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg on Thursday said that the administration is fully prepared for the winter and that the matter is being monitored at the highest level with all departments instructed to activate winter preparedness plans. Speaking with reporters, the Divisional Commissioner, said that the Chief Minister recently reviewed winter preparedness for both []

Srinagar: A man from Pulwama district was found dead inside a houseboat in the Amira Kadal area of Srinagar on Thursday morning, officials said. An official said that the body of the man was found inside a houseboat moored along the Jhelum River at Amira Kadal under mysterious circumstances. He said police were informed []

Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against suspended government employee for duping poor and unemployed persons through fake job appointments and forged land allotment orders in Srinagar. According to a statement, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has submitted a chargesheet in []

NEW YORK: A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition dating back more than 20 years, has been cancelled. The shows host, musician Chuck Redd, says that he called off the performance in the wake of the White House announcing last week that President Donald Trumps name would be added []

JAMMU: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Sub-Committee constituted to examine the issues related to Gair Mumkin Khads in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting, held at the Civil Secretariat, Jammu, was attended by Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs Departments, Javed Ahmad Rana and []

SRINAGAR: To assess the progress achieved in installation of Solar Rooftops under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana across the district, the Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo, who is also the Chairman Monitoring and Management Committee of the scheme, on Wednesday chaired a review meeting at Meeting Hall of the DC Office Complex. Besides, Chief []

JAMMU: Minister for Agriculture Production Department, Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Department, Javid Ahmad Dar, on Wednesday said that watershed development plays a vital role in uplifting the rural areas, enhancing water security and strengthening the agricultural sector. He said this while addressing at the Watershed Mahostav 2025 celebration organised by []

JAMMU: Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology, Environment & Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, on Wednesday met several deputations and individuals at the Civil Secretariat, Jammu, to listen to their concerns and grievances. MLAs Bashir Ahmad Veeri and Payare Lal Sharma also met the Minister and raised certain developmental issues related to their respective constituencies. []

SRINAGAR: The Forest Department has taken prompt cognisance of a video circulated on social media by a trekker, alleging mass felling of trees in the DrungDanwas area. The Department, in a statement issued here, clarified that no mass felling of trees has taken place in the area. A detailed field verification conducted by the Forest []

JAMMU: Director, Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Nitish Rajora, has expressed profound grief and sorrow over the demise of Subash Mehra, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Jammu Jottings newspaper.Mehra breathed his last on Wednesday at ASCOMS Hospital after a prolonged illness. Conveying deep sympathies with the bereaved family, the Director prayed for eternal peace to []

SRINAGAR: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-Kashmir) hosted a Two-Day Workshop on Solid Waste Biochar Intervention in Farming Under Temperate Environment for College Faculty Members. The workshop, organised by the Division of Basic Sciences & Humanities, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-Kashmir was attended by college faculty members across the valley. Chief Guest []

SRINAGAR: A student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has brought laurels to the institute by winning a gold medal at the All India Inter NIT Powerlifting Tournament held at NIT Delhi. Neeleeshwar Kumar (Enrolment number 2023BMEC038) from MED department clinched the gold medal in the 120 kg weight category, showcasing an impressive []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a PIL filed by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti seeking transfer of prisoners from outside jails to prisons in J-K. A division bench of the high court, comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal, in a 15-page order passed on Tuesday said []

Srinagar:Police on Wednesday said that its sustained efforts to eliminate the menace of drugs from the society and dismantle the infrastructure supporting illegal narcotics trade, Srinagar Police has attached double-storeyed residential house and double-storeyed shopping complex, along with land measuring 1 Kanal and 4 marlas, worth approximately Rs 3 crores. The aforementioned properties belong []

NEW DELHI:Two dynasts have come together fearing defeat in the upcoming BMC polls, the BJP said on Wednesday, after Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray announced an alliance of their parties. Addressing a joint press conference in Mumbai along with his cousin Raj Thackeray, Uddhav Thackeray said []

Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone, V. K. Birdi-IPS, flagged off a group of students for participation in the 26th Rashtra Katha Shivir, being organized by the Shri Vedic Mission Trust at village Pransala, Upleta, District Rajkot, Gujarat. In a handout, the police said that the flag-off ceremony was held at District Police Lines, []

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that nearly 48 percent households in Srinagar enjoy uninterrupted electricity supply following a successful Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) trial with zero power cuts. Office of the Chief Minister, in a post on X, congratulated KPDCL on making another 83 areas in Srinagar 24-hour power zones following a []

Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Army lost his life after sustaining a gunshot wound while on duty in Samba district. The incident occurred during early morning hours today, sources said. Sources said that he was immediately evacuated to a medical facility for treatment, but he succumbed to his injuries. They ruled out []

Jammu,: Atleast one person was killed while another was injured after two vehicles collided at Kakora area of Manjkote in Rajouri district on Wednesday. Officials said that a Tata mobile and a motorcyclist collided each other at Kakora resulting death of ine person and injury to another. The deceased have been identified as Aqib Khan []

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim of resolving the India-Pakistan conflict and asserted that Islamabads leadership credited him for saving millions of lives. We stopped a potential nuclear war between Pakistan and India. And the head of Pakistan, a highly respected General, hes a Field Marshal and also the Prime Minister []

JERUSALEM: Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday vowed Israel will remain in Gaza and pledged to establish outposts in the north of the Palestinian territory, according to a video of a speech published by Israeli media. His remarks, reported across Israeli media, come as a fragile US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds in Gaza. []

Rahi Firdous The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 strongly advocates for the vocationalisation of education. In line with its guidelines, there is an immediate and urgent need to introduce vocational and skill-based courses at the higher secondary (+2) level. This move is also supported by a growing demand from various stakeholders, including academicians and students, []

Waseem Akhter Dar In an age dominated by smartphones, tablets and digital distractions, the humble library and the simple habit of reading books are slowly being pushed to the margins of students lives. Once considered the heart of learning and imagination, libraries today stand quieter, while mobile screens glow relentlessly in the hands of children []

Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Crime Branch Kashmir on Wednesday it has filed a chargesheet before the Honble Court of Judge Small Causes, Srinagar, in connection with FIR No. 17/2020, registered under Sections 419, 420, 468, 471 RPC and Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act. In a handout, the CBK said that []

SRIHARIKOTA (ANDHRA PRADESH): In a dedicated commercial mission, ISRO on Wednesday launched a next-generation US communication satellite BlueBird Block-2 onboard its heaviest vehicle LVM3-M6 from here. As the 24-hour countdown concluded, the 43.5 metre tall rocket supported by two S200 solid boosters lifted off majestically at 8.55 am from the second launch pad at this []

Reviews progress of ABHA ID generation, enrolment of senior citizens under Vay Vandhana yojana, TB control measures SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo on Tuesday chaired a comprehensive review meeting at the Meeting Hall of the DC Office Complex to assess the progress of key health initiatives being implemented in the district. During the meeting, []

To strengthen liaison with Centre, States on student issues SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA), on Tuesday, announced the formation of its National Executive Council (NEC), aimed at further strengthening the organisations decision-making structure and enhancing coordination at the national level. The NEC will be the second-highest decision-making body of JKSA, after the []

Seeks intervention of PMO, Union Home Minister SRINAGAR: Er. Ehtisham Khan, noted social and student rights activist and Co-Founder of The Purpose (NGO), has expressed grave concern over the rapidly deteriorating law and order situation in Bangladesh and the serious risks it poses to Indian students pursuing higher education in the country. With nearly 9,000 []

HAJIN: Wahab Cultural Society Hajin enthralled the audience on Tuesday after staging a play titled Intiqaam at Town Hall, Municipal Committee here. The play was written by the late theatre artist Lateef Ashiq, who passed away in 2006, and was sponsored by the J&K Academy of Art Culture and Languages, Srinagar. The audience appreciated the []

JAMMU: A meeting of the Committee on Public Undertakings (PUC) was held on Tuesday under the Chairmanship of MLA, Ali Mohammad Sagar, at meeting J&K Legislative Assembly Secretariat Jammu to discuss the working of JKRTC. Legislators, Saifullah Mir, Baldev Raj Sharma, Ranbir Singh Pathania, Dr. Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri, Showkat Hussain Ganie and Tanvir Sadiq []

AWANTIPORA: Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) organised a two-day capacity building workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction in Urban Planning, Development and Monitoring: Building a Disaster Resilient Jammu and Kashmir, jointly conducted by the Department of Planning and Geomatics, the Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction (CRR), and the Department of Architecture. The workshop was []

SRINAGAR: Directorate of Agriculture Kashmir organised Kisan Diwas (National Farmers Day) 2015 to acknowledge and encourage the relentless efforts of farmers, who form the backbone of the agricultural economy. The programme highlighted the need to support farmers through sustained policy measures, innovation, and extension services. On the occasion, Director Agriculture Kashmir, Sartaj Ahmad Shah, delivered []