JAMMU — Owners of Shakuntla Theatre situated at B C Road Jammu have been booked by Economic Offences Wing (EoW) of Crime Branch (CB) Jammu for their alleged involvement in around Rs 10 Cr J&K Bank loan fraud and cheating with few Jammu based business establishments. The accused Rahul Mahajan, his father Romesh Chander Mahajan […]
ANANTNAG — In Anantnag district, two teachers have introduced a Mobile Science Laboratory (MSL) concept by converting their personal car into a mobile lab. This initiative aims to reach students in remote villages, enhance practical science experiments, and foster a greater interest in science. By bringing science education directly to underserved areas, the teachers seek […]
JAMMU — Two soldiers were injured in an encounter with militants in a forest village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district early Thursday, officials said. The encounter took place at Jaddan Bata village in Kastigarh area around 2:00 am when militants opened fire on a temporary security camp established in a government school for the […]
NEW DELHI — Former Sri Lankan cricketer Dhammika Niroshana, 41, was shot dead at his residence in Ambalangoda, a small town in Galle district, on Tuesday night (July 16), reported local media. According to local police, Niroshana was with his wife and two children when an unidentified person opened fire at him. Police are yet […]
NEW DELHI — More than 70,000 child marriages have been prevented across 265 districts in 17 states and Union Territories by civil society, a report by an NGO said. According to the report by the India Child Protection (ICP) research team which was released by child rights body the National Commission for Protection of Child […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised the R R Swain’s recent remark that regional outfits are collaborating with militant leaders for “political gains”, saying the Jammu and Kashmir police chief had made a political speech. Abdullah also said the Centre should restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before the assembly elections […]
JAMMU — Several parts of the Jammu region witnessed protests on Wednesday following the killing of four Army personnel in an encounter with militants in Doda district and demanded the launch of ‘Operation All Out’ for a robust government response. Led by Rashtriya Bajrang Dal chief Rakesh Kumar, the activists rallied against the killings and […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Congress will on Friday launch an agitation against the alleged failure of the BJP-led government to check growing militant activities and its decision to give unbridled powers to the Lt Governor ahead of the assembly polls in the Union Territory. Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani on […]
NEW DELHI — People who gain excess weight from their 20s are likely to have weaker hearts by the time they reach their 60s, according to a study Scientists from the University College London (UCL) verified this by examining the links between weight gain in young and middle-aged adults and enlarged hearts that pump blood […]
DUBAI — Shaikha Mahra Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai’s ruler, has publicly declared “divorce” from her husband, Sheikh Mana Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid bin Mana Al Maktoum, on Instagram. The announcement comes just over two months after the couple welcomed their first child. “Dear Husband,” the Dubai princess began. “As […]