BARAMULLA — Police have arrested a government school teacher for allegedly molesting a minor student in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. “We have arrested and registered an FIR against the accused under relevant sections of law and further investigation is going on,” a police official told GNS. The incident was reported by the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s power sector is experiencing a significant setback as the Union Territory reports a 15 percent decline in hydropower generation. This substantial drop comes as a result of an extended dry spell and rapidly depleting water levels in local water bodies, putting strain on J&K’s electricity supply. A senior Power Development […]
SHOPIAN — Residents of Bhat Mohalla in Shadab Karewa in south Kashmir’s Shopian district have raised a pressing concern regarding the Shadab Karewa Irrigation Canal. They said that despite significant government expenditure amounting to crores of rupees on the canal’s development, the benefits are not reaching the entire community due to alleged negligence by the […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Friday rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks at an event at Drass in Ladakh as “rhetorical statements” and said it cannot deflect international attention from India’s efforts to suppress the Kashmiri people. India hailed the valour of its soldiers in the Kargil conflict 25 years ago with Prime Minister Modi issuing […]
ALIGARH (UP) — The blanket decision of the AMU authorities to get all hostels, including those of PhD scholars who have yet not appeared in their doctoral viva exams, seems to have irked the inmates. The AMU proctor has defended the decision. Zubair Reshi, an office-bearer of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association and a […]
NEW DELHI — Six-hundred and thirty-three incidents of death of Indian students abroad were reported in the last five years due to various reasons including natural causes with Canada topping the list with 172 cases, the government said in Lok Sabha on Friday. Separately, a total 19 Indian students died abroad due to attacks in […]
NEW DELHI — WhatsApp and its parent company Meta has not informed the government of any plans to shut down its services in India, I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the Rajya Sabha on Friday. “Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has shared that WhatsApp or Meta has not informed the government about any such […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council on Friday approved proposals for the transfer of land for industrial estates in various districts, an official spokesman said. The council met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. A total of 3,188 kanals and 8 marlas of land has been transferred to the Industries and Commerce […]
SRINAGAR — In a bid to ensure timely completion and maintain high standards, Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation, who is also the CEO of Smart City Projects, Dr. Owais Ahmed has embarked on a stringent night-time inspection regime to expedite the city’s smart city projects. Dr. Owais is personally overseeing the works, leaving no stone unturned, […]
NEW DELHI — Mobile number porting requests under the Mobile Number Portability service crossed the 100 crore mark on July 6, telecom regulator Trai said on Friday. The MNP service was launched on January 20, 2011. “On July 6, 2024, the porting requests processed in the country since January 2011 in India crossed the 100 […]