Srinagar, Sep 11: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh was detained illegally here. Singh, along with other AAP members arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday after party MLA from Doda, Mehraj Malik, was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act. Police on Thursday foiled a protest march of AAP against the detention by not allowing the party members, including Singh, to move out of the Circuit House here. Use of the [] The post Sanjay

SRINAGAR, Sep 11: Several legislators, including MLA Pampore, Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi; MLA Karnah, Javid Ahmad Mirchal and MLA Rajouri, Iftikhar Ahmed called on Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah at Raabita Public Outreach Office here today. The legislators apprised the Chief Minister of pressing developmental issues impacting their respective constituencies, as well as challenges posed in the aftermath of recent flood situation in the region. During the interaction, the MLAs raised critical c

Leh, Sept 10: The Administration of Ladakh has approved the Ladakh Motor Vehicle Scrapping Policy, 2025 with the aim of phasing out old and unfit vehicles. The policy, approved by the Lieutenant Governor, seeks to promote road safety, reduce pollution, and encourage use of cleaner and fuel-efficient vehicles in the Union Territory. See Notification Click Here.. The post Ladakh Approves Vehicle Scrapping Policy 2025 appeared first on Daily Excelsior .

Leh, Sept 10: In an administrative move, the Ladakh administration has posted Kuldeep Raj as DySP Telecom Leh. He replaces Abid Hussain, who has been repatriated to Jammu and Kashmir and directed to report to the Home Department for further duties. See Order Copy Click Here The post Kuldeep Raj Posted As DySP Telecom Leh appeared first on Daily Excelsior .

Srinagar, Sept 11: The High-range Rural Development Society (HRDS India) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Divisional Commissioner Jammu and Divisional Commissioner Kashmir for building houses damaged during Operation Sindoor and recent floods in Jammu Kashmir. It is the initiative of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and reflects his vision of empowering and safeguarding the future of those affected by natural calamities and unprovoked shelling on civilian population by the enemy. T

Srinagar, Sept 11: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparations ahead of Sewa Parv, to be organised across the Union Territory from 17th September to 2nd October, 2025. The Lieutenant Governor took a comprehensive review of the wide range of activities planned by the Departments and District Administrations to promote Public Service, Community Participation and Inclusive Governance. The Lieutenant Governor observed that the celebration of Sewa Par

NEW DELHI, Sept 11: Emissions from fossil fuel and cement producers could be directly responsible for making an average heatwave 50 per cent more intense since the pre-industrial era, a study has suggested. The research, published in Nature, also indicates that the emissions from a single major carbon emitter could have contributed to as many as 16 to 53 heatwaves events that would have been virtually impossible in a world without global warming. Researchers from Europe, including experts [] T

Chandigarh, Sep 11: World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev has urged Indian players to remain focussed on performance and not get distracted by external factors ahead of their high-voltage Asia Cup clash against Pakistan on Sunday. India and Pakistan are set to face off in Dubai for the first time since Operation Sindoor, which was launched by India after 26 tourists were killed in a terror attack in Pahalgam earlier this year. The Indian players should stay focused solely on the [] The post Kapil

Ganderbal, Sep 11: The Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal has constituted a special team of revenue officials for the demarcation of State land in Sonamarg that had been transferred to the Tourism Development Authority under the Roshni scheme. The team, headed by the Sub Divisional Magistrate Kangan, includes Tehsildar Gund Manzoor Ahmad, Naib Tehsildar Sheerpathri Mohammad Yousuf Lone, GQ Sonamarg Mohammad Hussain Teli, GQ Wakura Mohammad Shafi Lone, Patwari Pandach Arshid Ahmad Sheikh, and Office P

Jammu, Sep 11: Shamas Udin Malik, the father of detained AAP MLA Mehraj Malik, was briefly hospitalised here on Thursday due to weakness and stress following his sons detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA). After he was released from the hospital, Shamas Udin Malik apologised for the language used by his son for the deputy commissioner and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha to facilitate his release by scrapping the charges [] The p

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SRINAGAR, Sep 11: The Ministry of Law & Justice, Department of Legal Affairs, has notified the appointment of Advocate Farman Ali as Central Government Standing Counsel (CGSC) for conducting Central Government litigation before the High Court of Delhi. Advocate Farman Ali was appointed as senior panel counsel in the year 2020. He has been since handling Union of India matters. Farman Ali is an experienced Advocate with over a decade of practice in litigation, advisory services, and legal documen

NEW DELHI, Sept 11:Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday urged the automobile industry to consider offering additional discounts to customers who submit a scrappage certificate while buying a new vehicle. The Road Transport and Highway Minister also said that he has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to give GST relief to those buying a new vehicle after scrapping their old vehicle. The minister also hit back at the campaign against the E20 fuel (2

NEW DELHI, Sept 11: State-owned Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) on Thursday said it has raised Rs 453 crore through issuance of perpetual bonds. The issue drew strong investor interest, with total bids worth Rs 1,343 crore against the base size of Rs 100 crore and a Green-Shoe option of Rs 400 crore, a company statement said. This resulted in oversubscription by 2.69 times, reflecting growing confidence in IREDAs role as a leading financier of Indias renewable energy [] The p

NEW DELHI, Sept 11: Aimtron Group, an electronics manufacturing services and original design manufacturing company, on Thursday announced the incorporation of its wholly-owned subsidiary Aimtron Mechatronics Pvt. Ltd. in Gujarat. Aimtrons Board has committed Rs 3 crore towards the subsidiarys share capital. It has raised Rs 100 crore through the issuance of convertible warrants on a preferential basis, according to a company statement. The greenfield facility is expected to create 250-300 direc

SRINAGAR, Sept 11: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high-level review meeting of the ambitious Citizen Centric Services initiative of the Department of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs. The meeting focused on evaluating the progress made so far and ensuring its timely launch for the benefit of people across Jammu & Kashmir. Secretary, Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Achal Sethi, presented a detailed update on the development of the digital platform, comprising both a web p

MUMBAI, Sept 11: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Thursday warned comedian-actor Kapil Sharma against insulting Mumbai by calling it as Bombay or Bambai on his show, and said it would launch a strong agitation if the practice is not stopped. MNS leader Ameya Khopkar, who heads the film wing of the party, issued the warning to Sharma while talking to reporters here. The warning comes a day after Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray visited the home of his [] The post Stop calling Mumbai

New Delhi, Sep 11: The road transport ministry is working on a toll policy to provide benefits to state and private bus operators who use national highways, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. The government has already introduced a FASTag-based annual pass for non-commercial vehicles, priced at Rs 3,000, effective from August 15, in a step towards hassle-free highway travel. The pass is valid for one year from the date of activation or up to 200 trips, whichever comes [] The post Tra

MUMBAI, Sept 11: Benchmark BSE Sensex climbed 123 points while broader Nifty settled above 25,000 on Thursday, tracking a rally in global peers amid Fed rate cut hopes. Rallying for the fourth day in a row, the 30-share Sensex climbed 123.58 points or 0.15 per cent to settle at 81,548.73. During the day, it rallied 217.07 points or 0.26 per cent to 81,642.22. The 50-share NSE Nifty rose by 32.40 points or 0.13 per cent to close at a [] The post Sensex climbs 123.58 points; Nifty takes winning r

DOHA, Sept 11: Qatars prime minister intensified his criticism of Israel over its attack targeting Hamas leaders in his country, saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu killed any hope of releasing hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. The comments from Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani ahead of appearing at the United Nations on Thursday underscored the wider anger among Gulf Arab countries over Israels strike, which killed at least six people. I was meeting one of the [] The

LONDON, Sept 11: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday fired the UKs ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his links to the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday, Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said the decision came after the publication this week of emails Mandelson sent to Epstein. In light of the additional information in emails written by Peter Mandelson, the prime minister has asked the foreign secretary

LONDON, Sept 11: Popular English actors Kiera Knightley, Kit Harrington and Iwan Rheon have been roped in to voice fan-favourite characters in Harry Potter audio books. The new audio adaptations of J K Rowlings seven Harry Potter books will launch with Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone on November 4, 2025, followed by monthly releases until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on May 12, 2026. The newly unveiled castings include Harington as Professor Lockhart, Knightley as Professor Umbr

New Delhi, Sep 11: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has flagged certain security protocol violations allegedly by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his movements, official sources said. The CRPF VIP security wing provides a Z plus (ASL) armed protection to the 55-year-old Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha. Around 10-12 armed CRPF commandos provide a proximate security cover to him whenever he is mobile. As part of the Advanced Security Liaison (ASL), the force carr

NEW DELHI, Sept 11: With water stagnation following recent rains creating breeding sites, Union Health Minister J P Nadda has issued an advisory to all chief ministers and asked state health ministers to prepare action plans within 20 days for effective control of dengue and malaria. Nadda reviewed the dengue and malaria situation in the country at a meeting on Wednesday. During the review, he urged states, local bodies and communities to intensify preventive and control measures, particularly

NEW DELHI, Sept 11: The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, barring online platforms from illegally using her name, images for commercial gain. The high court said when the identity of a famous personality is used without their consent or authorisation, it may not only lead to commercial detriment to the individual concerned but also impact their right to live with dignity. The courts in such cases of unauthorised exploitation of [] T

Chandigarh, Sep 11: Punjab Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a cross-border organised arms smuggling module with the arrest of six persons. Six sophisticated weapons and Rs 5.75 lakh have also been recovered from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said. The syndicate was operated by Mehakpreet Singh alias Rohit under the directions of his foreign-based handlers. During the operation by Amritsar police, multiple recoveries were made at different stages of inve

JAMMU, Sep 11: A special court here has rejected the NIAs plea for a polygraph test and narco analysis of the two men arrested in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack, ruling that the scientific techniques would violate the right against self incrimination. The National Investigation Agency, which took over the case five days after the April 22 terror attack that killed 26 people, had informed the court that the accused had given their consent to the two tests to [] The post J&K Court Reje

RAJOURI/JAMMU, Sep 11: Three mobile phones were recovered during a search operation inside the highly-guarded district jail in Jammu and Kashmirs Rajouri district, sources said on Thursday. Acting on inputs, the searches were conducted in the jail premises by different teams under the supervision of jail administration, they said. The devices, which did not contain SIM cards, were sent to the forensic laboratory for examination. A case has been registered in this connection and an investigation

SEOUL, Sept 11: South Koreas Foreign Ministry says US authorities have released 330 workers, mostly Koreans, who were detained at a battery factory under construction in Georgia last week, ahead of their flight back to South Korea. The workers were being transported by buses to Atlanta, where they will board a charter flight scheduled to arrive in South Korea on Friday afternoon, the ministry confirmed on Thursday. The September 4 immigration raid at the construction site, which is part [] The

SINGAPORE, Sept 11: An Indian-origin Singapore immigration officer was sentenced to 22 months jail on Thursday for obtaining sexual favours in exchange for helping people get visit passes, a media report said here. Kannan Morice Rajagopal Jayaram, an inspector with the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), had pleaded guilty to three charges of corruptly obtaining gratification in the form of sexual acts in exchange of helping the bribers with short-term visit pass applications. Another t

WARSAW, Sept 11: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk pledged on Thursday to push ahead with a great modernisation programme for his countrys military, a day after Russian drones crossed into Poland and forced the NATO alliance to confront a potential threat in its airspace for the first time. European officials described Wednesdays incursion, which occurred during a wave of unrelenting Russian strikes on Ukraine, as a deliberate provocation. It deepened longstanding fears that the three-year war

PESHAWAR, Sept 11: Security forces have gunned down 19 terrorists from the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in three separate engagements in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan, the army said on Thursday. Intelligence-based operations were conducted by the security forces in Mohmand, North Waziristan and Bannu district during the September 9-10 night, the Inter-Services Public Relations, the military media wing of Pakistan, said on Thursday. During the operation in Moh

COLOMBO, Sept 11: Mahinda Rajapaksa is set to leave his official residence on Thursday, a day after the enactment of a new Act of Parliament stripped the privileges of former presidents. Rajapaksas residence is located in the posh Colombo residential area of Cinnamon Gardens. Mahinda Rajapaksa, who will turn 80 in November, has been occupying the official residence since 2015. He was president from 2005 to 2015. He was also the prime minister from 2004 to 2005 and again [] The post Former Presi

NEW DELHI, Sept 11: Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India expects domestic passenger vehicle sales growth to come back to around 7 per cent from the next fiscal following reduction in GST rates on automobiles, a senior company official said on Thursday. For the small car segment, in which the company has a dominant position, the growth expectation is around 10 per cent, Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales, Partho Banerjee told reporters here on the [] The post Expect

MUNICH, Sept 11: Czech automaker Skoda Auto is gearing up to ride the growth train in India, developing the country as a second pillar to stand to avoid over-reliance on Europe in future, according to its CEO Klauss Zellmer. The company, which is driving the Volkswagen Groups business in India, is preparing for a big game in the battery electric vehicles segment in the country by fully localising the CMP21 platform that has been engineered and developed in China, besides [] The post Skoda to foc

MANILA, Sept 11: World shares were mostly higher Thursday, buoyed by gains of tech-related stocks after Wall Street inched to more records following a surprisingly encouraging report on inflation and a stunning forecast for growth from Oracle because of the artificial intelligence boom. In early European trading, Germanys DAX was nearly flat at 23,631.29. Britains FTSE 100 rose 0.4 per cent to 9,259.17, while Frances CAC 40 climbed 0.5 per cent to 7,803.52. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added [] The

NEW DELHI, Sept 11: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today virtually flagged off a historic tri-service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition Samudra Pradakshina, the first ever in the world, from the Gateway of India in Mumbai. Addressing the expedition from South Block here, Rajnath described the voyage as a glowing symbol of Nari Shakti, collective strength, unity and jointness of the three Services, Aatmanirbhar Bharat and its military diplomacy and global vision, a Defence Ministry st

NEW DELHI, Sept 11: The Sashastra Seema Bal that guards the India-Nepal border has caught about 60 persons from various locations along the international front, officials said. Most of them are Nepalese who are suspected to have escaped in jailbreaks during the unrest in their country. SSB troops caught them from border points in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal over the last two days, the officials told PTI. They have been handed over to the respective state police [] The post Indian borde

JAMMU, Sept 11: The suspension of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra today entered the 17th consecutive day from Katra town in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir due to landslides along the pilgrimage route. As many 34 people, mostly pilgrims, were killed and several injured after a landslide was triggered on August 26 due to heavy rains near the Indraprastha Bhojnalaya at Ardhkuwari. The Kara trader community has appealed to the Shrine Board to at least come clear on resumption [] The post Mata Vais

NEW DELHI, Sept 11: The Supreme Court would on September 12 hear the plea of actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut challenging the high courts refusal to quash a case against her for allegedly making defamatory remarks in connection with the 2020-21 farmer protests. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta is scheduled to hear the matter. The actor-turned-politician challenged the defamation case which stemmed from her retweet consisting of her own comment about a woman protestor during [] Th

Jammu, Sep 11: A suspected blast took place in Jammu and Kashmirs Doda district on Thursday, triggering panic in the area, sources said. The blast took place in Dumri Mohalla near Jamai Masjid in Doda, they said. Police have reached the spot and further details are awaited. Two people have been detained for questioning. Tension prevailed in the district and adjoining areas following the detention of over 80 people and violent clashes between protesters and security forces after the arrest [] The

NEW DELHI, Sept 10: A belief that patients want antibiotics could be driving healthcare providers in India to overprescribe antibiotics, and not a motive of profit or lack of education, according to a new study in India. However, in a separate experiment, researchers, including those from the University of Southern California in the US, the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and New Delhi-based research institute NEERMAN, also found that patients do not prefer practitioners who prescribe a

NEW DELHI, Sept 11: Recent cuts to US foreign aid could impact tuberculosis programmes in high-burden countries like India, potentially resulting in additional 22 lakh deaths over the next five years, a study has estimated. The US contributed over 55 per cent of foreign funds for tuberculosis (TB) programmes in 2024, researchers from the US-based Avenir Health and Stop TB Partnership, a United Nations entity, said. In March, President Donald Trumps administration announced an 83 per cent cut to

NEW DELHI, Sept 11: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict after hearing arguments for 10 days on the Presidential reference, which asked if a constitutional court can impose timelines for Governors and President to assent to bills passed by state legislatures. A Constitution bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, P S Narasimha and A S Chandurkar, which commenced the hearing on August 19 on the reference, reserved the verdict. With [] The post Prez Re

Srinagar, Sept 11: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed their gratitude to the Railway Ministry for launching a dedicated parcel train service from Budgam in Kashmir Valley to New Delhi for the transportation of apples. The service, beginning September 13, is expected to ease the logistical challenges faced by fruit growers and ensure faster delivery of apples to national markets. The inaugural loading of two parcel vans carrying apples from Budgam

UDHAMPUR, Sep 11: One person lost his life while several others were injured after a tempo overturned near Celebration Hall, Battal Ballian on the JammuSrinagar National Highway (NH-44) on Thursday. An official said, the vehicle was on its way from Jammu towards Udhampur at around 4:30 AM when it lost control and turned turtle, leaving multiple passengers injured. All the injured were immediately shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) Udhampur for treatment, official said. However, one of t

KATHMANDU, Sept 11:At least three inmates died during clashes with security personnel in a Nepal jail on Thursday while more than 15,000 prisoners escaped from more than two dozen prisons across the country since the violent anti-government protests erupted in the Himalayan nation. These latest deaths take the number of inmates who died during clashes with security forces to eight since violence erupted on Tuesday as part of the massive anti-government demonstrations led by Gen Z group across Ne

DENPASAR (Indonesia), Sept 11:Rescuers on Thursday searched in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for survivors of devastating flash floods that struck two provinces in Indonesia a day earlier, as waters began to recede. Torrential rains beginning Monday caused flooding and landslides on the tourist island of Bali and in East Nusa Tenggara province, killing at least 15 people and leaving 10 missing. Rain caused rivers to burst their banks, tearing through nine cities and districts on

NEW DELHI, Sept 11:The recent reduction in GST rates on automobiles will inject fresh growth momentum into the Indian automotive sector, make vehicles more affordable and enable broader access to personal mobility, industry body SIAM said on Thursday. Addressing the annual convention of the auto industry body, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) President Shailesh Chandra also welcomed the Governments move to suitably amend some of the procedural issues which would greatly help in