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Discipline, leadership & nation first can create new history Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday flagged off the Reading Marathon at the banks of Dal Lake, marking a unique convergence of knowledge, fitness, and environmental responsibility. The event, organised by the National Book Trust as part of Education Week, celebrates six successful years of []

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha received Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the airport on Saturday in Srinagar. In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor wrote: Welcomed Honble Raksha Mantri, Shri @rajnathsingh Ji at Srinagar airport today.

Woman dies in house collapse, several roads shut MeT warns of more rain, flash floods, landslides Srinagar: Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, triggering landslides, flash flood concerns and a house collapse that claimed the life of a woman in Rajouri district, while disrupting road connectivity across the Union Territory. []

How a student protest grew beyond its founders New Delhi: It ended where, in many ways, it had begun. Moments after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), thanked Chief Justice Surya Kant. It was Surya Kants cockroach remark during a Supreme Court hearing that []

Srinagar: The water level in River Jhelum continued to recede across Kashmir on Saturday evening, with all major gauge stations remaining below the warning level despite moderate to heavy rainfall in parts of South Kashmir earlier in the day. According to the Irrigation & Flood Control Departments data, the Jhelum was flowing at 14.62 feet []

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid homage to the brave hearts of the Kargil War on the eve of Kargil Vijay Diwas. In his message, the Lieutenant Governor said: On Kargil Vijay Diwas, I bow to our martyrs who made supreme sacrifice to safeguard the sovereignty and honor of Maa Bharti during Operation Vijay. The []

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting today with Camp Directors and senior officials to review the ongoing repair and restoration work along the Shri Amarnathji Yatra tracks in the wake of recent heavy rainfall. The meeting was attended by Shri Anshul Garg, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir; Shri Rahul Singh, Additional CEO Shri Amarnathji []

Shalimar, July 25: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) has become the first university in the Kashmir Valley to conduct a completely paperless postgraduate semester examination, marking a significant milestone in the digital transformation of higher education in the region. On July 25, the University successfully conducted a tablet-based digital examination []

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday congratulated students and youth over Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhans resignation and urged other groups to show courage and stand up, saying it is time to remove the government. He said two demands are still pending: action against all people who committed atrocities against the students protesting against []

NEW DELHI: Loud cheers erupted at the Cockroach Janata Party protest site at Jantar Mantar after its founder Abhijeet Dipke announced Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhans resignation before the gathering, declaring that the movement had achieved its first breakthrough. Pradhans resignation sparked scenes of celebration at Jantar Mantar, where students and members of the CJP []

NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk released a video on YouTube late Friday night, recounting his experience over the past few days and sharing a clip of what transpired as he was leaving the Safdarjung Hospital after the Delhi High Court allowed him to be shifted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. However, the Safdarjung Hospital []

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said he had been diagnosed with typhoid but vowed that his illness would not slow the movement seeking Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhans resignation. In a video message shared on social media, Dipke said he had been unwell for the past few days and []

Assures full support to family; says committed to eliminate terrorism from J&K Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday visited Lalpora, Beerwah, Budgam to meet the family members of slain J&K Polices Head Constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi, who lost his life in the line of duty during a terror attack in Anantnag earlier this week. []

Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday spoke to the family of Jammu and Kashmir Police head constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Anantnag district earlier this week. Shah spoke to Qureshis son during the visit of BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma to the residence []

Idea is to rebuild Kashmirs historic bond with cinema: CM Omar Says govt committed to making region preferred location for film production Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday presided over the curtain raiser for the Ist International Film Festival of Jammu & Kashmir (IFFJK) at the Royal Springs Golf Course here, describing the forthcoming []

Srinagar: After receding through most of the day, the River Jhelum recorded a fresh rise at key gauge stations on Friday evening, with the water level at Ram Munshi Bagh in Srinagar remaining above the flood declaration mark, while officials maintained that the river is expected to follow an overall receding trend. According to the []

Fresh spell likely from July 28: MeT Srinagar: Weather conditions improved across most parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday after a prolonged spell of heavy rainfall triggered flash floods, landslides, highway closure and widespread disruption across the Union Territory, while the Meteorological Department (MeT) said brief spells of rain and thundershowers will continue before []

SRINAGAR: Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) conducted 118 inspections of Food Business Establishments and lifted 54 enforcement samples of various food articles for laboratory analysis to assess their quality and safety. In addition, 16 surveillance samples were lifted from ICDS Centres to assess the quality and safety of food being served to beneficiaries. Three Improvement []

BARAMULLA: Continuing its sustained crackdown against drug trafficking and narcotics-related offences, Police in Baramulla have attached a vehicle involved in an NDPS case in accordance with the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. A Tata Punch (Model 2023) bearing Registration No. JK05L-7844, having an approximate market value of 3.70 lakh, has []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Provincial President Kashmir Showkat Mir Friday led senior party functionaries, legislators, office bearers and heads of various wings to the final resting place of the party stalwart and former Additional General Secretary Late Dr. Sheikh Mustafa Kamal at Sonawar where they offered Fatiha and prayed for the elevation []

POONCH: Poonch District Development Commissioner Ashok Kumar Sharma on Friday visited villages affected by flash floods in Hari-Marhote, Surankote subdivision, to assess damage and review relief efforts. Accompanied by senior officials, he inspected damage to roads, shops, school buildings, riverbank protection, farms, crops, irrigation channels, and other infrastructure. He interacted with affected families, listening to []

Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against a Pattan resident for allegedly duping a person with a fake job offer in Cambodia. In a handout, the CBK said that the chargesheet has been filed in FIR No 19/2026 under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita before []

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday flagged off a five-kilometre Reading Marathon at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) here, urging the youth to reject drugs, cultivate a lifelong reading habit and contribute towards building a greener and healthier society. Addressing students, teachers, academicians and participants, Sinha, described the Reading Marathon as a unique []

New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk rejected allegations of striking a deal with the Centre and said he ended his 26-day hunger strike only after securing a written assurance as he feared an imminent crackdown on protesters in Delhi, recalling the 2025 firing on youths in Ladakh, and wanted to prevent any violence against students. In []

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump addressed a huge roomful of journalists Friday night at a correspondents dinner rescheduled from April after a shooting upended the first edition. Said the president: As I said three months ago, the show must go on. Trump entered the ballroom to polite applause, and was thanked for his support by White []

Calls for probe into policemans killing Welcomes bail to Khurram Parvez, Irfan Mehraj SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr. Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq, addressing the Friday congregation at the historic Jama Masjid Srinagar, expressed serious concern and anguish over large-scale detentions, questioning, and harassment of youth across Kashmir during the past few days, with over two thousand young []

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing disruptions in Parliament, MP Baramulla Er Rashid on Friday strongly protested against mass detentions and the bulldozing of residential houses (of militants) in Kashmir. As soon as the House assembled, Er Rashid entered the Well of the House and protested against mass detentions and the demolition of residential houses in []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) has strongly condemned advisories issued by the University of Delhi (DU) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), warning students against participating in ongoing peaceful protests at Jantar Mantar. The associations described these advisories as regressive, arbitrary, and incompatible with the constitutional values that universities are meant to uphold. []

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Friday led a high-level review in Srinagar on July 24 to assess the progress of IT and e-Governance projects across Jammu and Kashmir, implemented in collaboration with BISAG-N. The meeting included key officials such as the Commissioner Secretary of IT Saurabh Bhagat, BISAG-Ns Vinay Thakur, administrative secretaries, departmental heads, []

SRINAGAR: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), through its Directorate of Extension in collaboration with KVK Ganderbal, on Thursday organised a one-day capacity-building workshop on Kisan Sarathi 2.0 to strengthen digital agricultural extension and enhance technology-driven advisory services for farmers. Around 60 extension professionals, including Programme Coordinators, Subject Matter Specialists, faculty []

Urges greater aid DUBAI: The UK government has voiced alarm over worsening food insecurity in Gaza after the latest report by the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification warned that conditions are expected to deteriorate further. In a statement on Thursday, a spokesperson for the UKs Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said the report showed []

Calls for stronger collaboration to boost innovation in J&K SRINAGAR: Director, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Dr. Bhuvnesh Pratap Singh, IAS, on Friday visited the Greenovator Incubation Foundation (GIF)the Inclusive Technology Business Incubator hosted at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar to []

NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Friday told the government that its demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhans resignation is non-negotiable and asked for a public apology to the protesting students who were brutally thrashed on July 20. In a meeting with Union ministers J P Nadda and Jitendra Singh, the CJP also []

NEW DELHI: Four facial recognition system (FRS) units have been installed around the protest site at Jantar Mantar to identify wanted criminals, absconders and historysheeters, police sources said on Friday. The surveillance system is not for ordinary protesters but is meant to identify those with criminal antecedents who may try to infiltrate the protest and []

Says stop assaulting our students NEW DELHI: Dharmendra Pradhan is a criminal education minister, a symbol of the collapse of Indias education system and must be removed, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded on Friday as he presented before the media a student protester who was allegedly shot with pellet gun by security personnel during the []

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said Jammu and Kashmir is ready to rebuild its historic relationship with the film industry, asserting that the inaugural International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK) will help restore the Valley as a preferred filmmaking destination and position it once again on the global cinema map. Launching []

Beerwah: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday visited the residence of cop, who was killed in the Anantnag terror attack, in Lolipora area of Beerwah and expressed condolences with the bereaved family, assuring them of all possible support from the administration. LG assured the family that the Jammu and Kashmir administration stands firmly with them []

Srinagar: Water levels in the River Jhelum continued to recede at key gauge stations, including Sangam, Pampore and Ram Munshi Bagh, on Friday morning, even as the river remained above the flood declaration mark at Ram Munshi Bagh. According to the latest gauge reading of the Irrigation & Flood Control (I&FC) Department, the water level []

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of US trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court. The United States will slap taxes of 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent on imports from 60 []

NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his indefinite hunger strike after the government assured him that his demands would be met. He announced the end of his fast after Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh met him at the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram around Thursday midnight and conveyed the governments assurances. Just now in []

CAIRO: The US military announced Thursday that it is conducting the 13th night of strikes against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes. Earlier Yemens Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped USD 100 a barrel. US Central Command []

Chairs high-level security review meeting Reviews logistics, weather-response arrangements for Amarnath Yatra Calls for maintaining seamless coordination, ensuring safety of pilgrims Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday chaired a high-level security review meeting with senior officials from the Army, J&K Police, Civil Administration, CAPFs, and key security agencies. He directed officials to remain highly []

Srinagar: Authorities demolished the houses of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants in Anantnag, hours after a policeman was shot dead in the south Kashmir district, officials said here on Thursday. Houses of Adil Thokar and Haroon Rashid Ganaie, both active militants, were razed to the ground during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, the officials []

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday cautioned against wanton retributive action in the wake of a terror attack in Anantnag that killed a policeman on Wednesday, saying violence cannot be brought to an end without carrying the people along. I understand the anger of the police, but the Supreme Court has []

Addresses ASCEND 2026 Startup Summit at SKICC Distributes 5 lakh seed fund cheques to seven startups Launches new innovation initiatives, startup publications Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reaffirmed the governments unwavering commitment to strengthening Jammu and Kashmirs startup ecosystem, assuring young entrepreneurs of sustained support to transform innovative ideas into successful enterprises. Addressing []

Officials ordered to report for flood duty South Kashmir tributaries on rise Public urged stay away from rivers, streams Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir on Thursday directed officials to report to their respective flood duty locations immediately as the levels in several water bodies increased after rains over the past few days. The order came in []

Fight to safeguard democracy New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday expressed her support for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demonstrating against alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, and described the agitation as a fight to safeguard the Constitution and democracy. Addressing the protesters at the Jantar Mantar, Mehbooba praised the []

Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Centre cannot ignore protests by a large number of youth in Delhi over the paper leak issue and should address the resentment among them by having a dialogue. At some point, there has to be dialogue with them. You cannot ignore such a []

Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Thursday chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the progress made on the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in governance in Jammu and Kashmir and the establishment of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Artificial Intelligence here The meeting besides the concerned []

JAMMU: The death toll in the recent rain-triggered flash floods and landslides across Jammu region rose to 26 on Thursday with the recovery of the body of a 25-year-old woman from Poonch district, officials said. The body of Khalida Kouser, wife of Yasar Iqbal of Murrah village, was recovered near the Fazalabad footbridge in Surankote []