UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday that he expects the use of nuclear power could more than triple by 2060. Rafael Grossi said in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual report to the U.N. General Assembly that this will be driven by electrification, data centers powered by artificial intelligence […]
JAMMU — Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik on Friday demanded that panchayat and other local elections be held without making them conditional on statehood restoration, while questioning the narrative surrounding the abrogation of Article 370. Malik’s remarks came as Abdullah has been countering demands to hold local body elections by drawing parallel with […]
RAWALPINDI — England captain Harry Brook smashed the fastest double century in One-Day International (ODI) cricket history, but his record-breaking knock went in vain as Sri Lanka chased down a mammoth target to beat England by two wickets in the ongoing tri-series in Rawalpindi. Brook scored 202 off just 116 balls, surpassing the previous record […]
Bandipora — Bandipora Police have claimed to have busted an alleged clandestine module linked to the banned organisation Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen, which was reportedly operating under the directions of a Pakistan-based handler and allegedly targeting women to propagate separatist ideology. According to a police press release, the investigation has uncovered suspected links involving prison-based coordination, covert meetings […]
NEW DELHI — A court here has ordered trial of jailed separatist leader Yasin Malik, Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, alias Engineer Rashid, and five others in a money laundering case linked to alleged funding from Pakistan through hawala channels for secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. Special Judge Prashant Sharma ordered framing of charges […]
SRINAGAR — The Government of India has appointed Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav as the new Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir. According to an order issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday, Yadav has been transferred from Delhi to Jammu and Kashmir and will assume the charge with effect from November 1, […]
JAMMU — Police in Jammu have arrested three suspected drug peddlers and recovered approximately 500 grams of a ganja-like substance during a patrolling operation in Sainik Colony, officials said. Police said the arrests were made on October 20 when a team from Police Post Sainik Colony intercepted the three accused opposite Sainik Public School near […]
JAMMU — Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik on Friday demanded that panchayat and other local elections be held without making them conditional on statehood restoration, while questioning the narrative surrounding the abrogation of Article 370. Malik’s remarks came as Abdullah has been countering demands to hold local body elections by drawing parallel with […]
UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday that he expects the use of nuclear power could more than triple by 2060. Rafael Grossi said in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual report to the U.N. General Assembly that this will be driven by electrification, data centers powered by artificial intelligence […]
REASI — Police recovered 500 Pregabalin capsules from an auto-rickshaw and apprehended two persons in Katra during the intervening night of October 22 and 23, officials said on Friday. A police team from Police Station Katra intercepted the auto-rickshaw near Balni Naka and recovered 200 Pregabalin capsules, marked SP NYL-300, from 20 strips in the […]
DODA — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a disproportionate assets (DA) case against a Girdawar posted at Tehsil Headquarters Gandoh in Doda district for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The accused, identified as Mohd. Iqbal, son of Late Ghulam Qadir and a resident of Goilbar Alni, […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday threw open the Chrysanthemum Garden, also known as Bagh-e-Gul-Dawood, to the public in Srinagar, marking a new milestone in promoting autumn tourism in Kashmir. Developed as Kashmir’s premier autumn attraction, the garden features 3.5 lakh locally produced plants representing over 70 varieties, expected to bloom into nearly […]
BARAMULLA — Police in Baramulla have detained an alleged drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, officials said on Friday. The detained person has been identified as Muzamil Majeed Bhat alias Hashim, son of Abdul Majeed Bhat, a resident of Mohalla Mir Sahib, Baramulla, against whom […]
