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J&K poised for confident, developed and self-reliant future: LG Sinha

20/09/2026
JAMMU, Sep 19: The Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha today laid the foundation stone of the Mata Lalleshwari Cultural Cum Heritage Centre at Mata BhaderkaliAsthapan, Thalwal, Jammu. The project, sanctioned under the Capex budget with an allocation of Rs. 4.5 crore, is envisioned as a landmark initiative to preserve and promote the timeless legacy of Yogini Lalleshwari. Speaking on the occasion, the Lieutenant Governor highlighted that Jammu Kashmir has, since ancient times, been a cradle of sages, saints and seekers of truth. The Centre, dedicated to Mata Lallesh-wari, will embody India's civilisational consciousness and serve as a beacon of cultural harmony, spiritual tourism, and academic research. "This project reminds us of our timeless civilisational consciousness. Today, we stand at a significant juncture in our history, where the blessings of our ancestors and their timeless wisdom are converging with the aspirations for a confident, developed & self-reliant Jammu Kashm...

Artists, writers custodians of J&K’s cultural heritage: LG Sinha

LG calls for correcting historical oversights Art serves as a doorway to inner awakening: LG Sinha

20/09/2026
JAMMU, Sep 19: The Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha addressed a gathering in Jammu today, marking the unveiling of the statue of Acharya Abhinav...

Four HCs get 14 judges; Yash Paul Bourney appointed to J&K and Ladakh HC

20/09/2026
New Delhi, Sep 19: The Centre on Saturday notified the appointment of 14 judicial officers as judges and additional judges to four High Courts, inclu...

PM Modi bats for nuclear power, clean energy push; says India pursuing development with environmental responsibility

20/09/2026
New Delhi, Sep 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday emphasised India's focus on expanding clean and low-carbon energy sources, including nucl...

Courts have to harmonise conservation and development, SC stood as ‘banyan tree’ of environmental justice: CJI

20/09/2026
New Delhi, Sep 19: The question before Indian courts is no longer conservation versus development but how the two can be harmonised and sustained tog...

NIA court rejects joint bail plea of 3 accused in 2022 Jammu terror attack case

20/09/2026
Jammu, Sep 19: A special court has rejected a joint bail application of three accused arrested in a case related to an April 2022 terror attack near ...

BSF vehicle overturns on Jammu-Srinagar highway; 5 personnel injured

20/09/2026
Ramban/Jammu, Sep 19: At least five Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were injured after a vehicle carrying them turned turtle in Ramban district...

PM Modi says over 51,000 youth receive appointment letters, highlights employment opportunities

20/09/2026
New Delhi, Sep 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said more than 51,000 young people across the country were receiving appointment letters ...

New Jammu shopping complex to resettle flyover-displaced traders

20/09/2026
Jammu, Sep 19: The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Saturday laid the foundation stone here for a new shopping complex meant for the rehabilitati...

Ahead of Assembly session, Farooq to chair NC’s legislature party meeting on Sunday

20/09/2026
Srinagar, Sep 19: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah will chair the ruling party's legislature meeting here on September 20, the eve ...

IGP Jammu leads road march to review security arrangements

20/09/2026
Jammu, Sep 19: Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, Tejinder Singh, conducted a road march here to review security arrangements & reinfor-c...

PDP members protest, seek release of reservation rationalisation report

20/09/2026
Srinagar, Sep 19: After PDP members were barred from mar-ching to Residency Road to protest and demand the release of the report prepared by the Jamm...

Badge on uniform is a symbol of service, not authority: LG Sinha to 29 newly recruited DySPs

Balance authority with compassion, protect rights of vulnerable: LG

19/09/2026
SRINAGAR, Sep 18: The Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha today handed over appointment letters to 29 newly selected officers of the Jammu Kashmir ...

PM Modi, UAE Prez discuss West Asia, strategic partnership during phone call

19/09/2026
New Delhi, Sep 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received a telephone call from UAE President Sheikh Moham-ed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the tw...

Govt estimates 200 chip design companies to emerge from Rs 1.27 lakh cr Semicon 2.0 scheme

19/09/2026
New Delhi, Sep 18: Government expects around 200 chip design companies to emerge from the Rs 1.27 lakh crore semiconductor scheme Semicon 2.0, Union ...

Today words of India are heard with open ears in international forums: Rajnath Singh

19/09/2026
Varanasi, Sep 18: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and...

HC dismisses Army contractor’s appeal over defence tender

Says interim order allowing tender process to continue was not appealable judgment

19/09/2026
JAMMU, Sep 18: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed an intra-court appeal filed by M/s Jai Sukrala Trading Co. against an inter...

HC sets aside terror-organisation charge against Dawood, upholds other charges

Section 20 UAPA charge quashed; prosecution to proceed under Sections 13 UAPA and 201 IPC

19/09/2026
JAMMU, Sep 18: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has partly allowed a petition filed by Dawood, 21, of Old FatehKadal, Srinagar, setting a...

HC quashes ACB proceedings in 116-kanal land mutation case

Revenue irregularity cannot become criminal misconduct without material showing corrupt intent

19/09/2026
JAMMU, Sep 18: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed Anti-Corruption Bureau proceedings against several petitioners in a case conc...

SC directs J&K to implement Shetty Pay benefits from 2003

1,261 District Judiciary employees identified; financial impact estimated at Rs. 138.12 crore

19/09/2026
JAMMU, Sep 18: The Supreme Court has directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to give retrospective effect from April 1, 2003 to the recommendat...

World News

Citizen's Forum welcomes Finance Minister's statement

02/08/2020
JAMMU, Aug 1: Citizen's Forum welcome the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman when she said Banks cannot refuse credit to MSMEs under the emergency c...

Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surge in July, worst in recent days

02/08/2020
Brazil, AUG 1 : The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest jumped 28% in July from a year ago, official data showed on Saturday, as some envir...

China condemns Germany’s Hong Kong extradition suspension

02/08/2020
China, aug 1: China has condemned Germany’s decision to suspend its extradition agreement with Hong Kong, accusing Berlin of a “serious breach of int...

UK PM honours Indian-origin dancer for online Bhangra classes during lockdown

02/08/2020
Brazil, AUG 1 : An Indian-origin dancer who transformed his dance classes into free Bhangracise sessions online to help people stay fit during the co...

James Murdoch resigns from news publisher News Corp's board

02/08/2020
New York, aug 1: News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch’s son James is resigning from the family-controlled publisher’s board over content appearing in its...

Mexico's COVID-19 death toll now world's 3rd highest

02/08/2020
Mexico, aug 1: With a total of 46,688 fatalities, Mexico now accounts for the world's third highest number of coronavirus fatalities in the world, a...

US tightens the screws on Beijing, restricts visas for Chinese officials

27/06/2020
WASHINGTON, JUNE 27: The United States is imposing visa restrictions on current and former Chinese officials responsible for “eviscerating” the freed...

Tokyo enters phase 2, reopens schools, more businesses

02/06/2020
TOKYO, JUNE 1: Tokyo entered phase two of its de-escalation on Monday with public schools reopening after a three-month closure and a larger number ...

Business News

• Stock markets bounce back after previous session’s drubbing, Sensex climbs 238 points

• ADB trims India’s FY27 growth projection to 6.6 pc from 6.9 pc, cites higher energy prices

• Gold slips Rs 350 in Delhi as local demand stays muted

• Honda to create over 3,800 jobs in India by 2028 with 2-wheeler capacity expansion

• Govt, Nasscom working on AI curriculum for undergraduate programmes

• Govt has done its part on GCC, industry must build capabilities to meet AI challenge: CEA

• Govt cuts custom duty on components used in electronics, batteries manufacturing

• India among fastest growing major economies with FY27 GDP at 6.4% amid strong domestic demand: IMF

Health

• Energy drinks may harm your heart: Study

• Exercising at home has positive effect on Parkinson’s patients: Study

• Drugs for eye treatment may harm growing infants: Study

• Nano-sized cells of body may help in fighting cancer: Study

• Women who suffer childhood trauma likely to deliver first baby earlier life, outside marriage

• Workplace burnout: Here’s how managers can spot it & take action

• Birthweight, height can predict infants’ future health: Study

• Some children may suffer depression long after being bullied: Study

National

Cal HC seeks Bengal govt’s affidavit on PIL over proposal for mid-day meal to students by ISKCON

09/07/2026
Kolkata, Jul 8: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to submit an affidavit stating its position on the proposed ...

Bangladeshi man held near Bihar-Nepal border for illegally staying in India

09/07/2026
Motihari, Jul 8: A Bangladeshi national, allegedly staying illegally in India, was arrested in Bihar's East Champaran district while attempting to cr...

Rs 35 crore assets unearthed in ex-UP ARTO’s DA case; 1.62 cr cash, 13 kg gold seized

09/07/2026
Lucknow, Jul 8: The Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment recovered Rs 1.62 crore in cash, 13 kg of gold, 9 kg of silver and documents linked to asse...

Delhi HC grants bail to 4 accused in Rs 200 crore extortion case linked with Sukesh Chandrasekhar

09/07/2026
New Delhi, Jul 8: The Delhi High Court has granted bail to 4 accused in the Rs 200 crore Extortion case under MCOCA. This case is linked to Sukesh Ch...

Twisha Sharma death case: CBI team arrives at mother-in-law Giribala Singh’s residence

29/05/2026
Bhopal, May 28: A team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrived at the Bhopal residence of Giribala Singh, the mother-in-law ...

Court grants bail to 6 accused in Delhi govt scheme scam

29/05/2026
New Delhi, May 28: A Delhi court has granted bail to six accused persons in an alleged scam linked to a Delhi government scheme, saying it is an admi...

Amar Colony shooting: Probe transferred to Delhi Crime Branch

29/05/2026
New Delhi, May 28: The investigation into the Amar Colony shooting case, where a 17-year-old boy was shot at a local eatery, was transferred to the C...

Scorching heat in UP as Banda records season-high 47.5 degrees Celsius

29/05/2026
Lucknow, May 28: Large parts of Uttar Pradesh reeled under intense heat on Thursday, with Banda emerging as the hottest place in the state at 47.5 de...

Local

Raman Bhalla meets LG Manoj Sinha

20/09/2026
Jammu, Sep 19: Former minister and Working President of the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee Raman Bhalla called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha her...

Ashok Koul chairs Dachhan Mandal meeting in Kishtwar, reviews organisational functioning and public outreach

20/09/2026
Kishtwar, Sep 19: Jammu and Kashmir BJP General Secretary (Organisation) Ashok Koul chaired a meeting of the Dachhan Mandal in Kishtwar to review the...

J&K’s first Street Food Vendor Training Programme held at Jammu

20/09/2026
JAMMU, Sep 19: In a first for Jammu & Kashmir, street food vendors from Jammu and adjoining districts were today trained and certified at a one-day S...

JU holds panel discussion on ‘BRICS 2026: The Delhi Declaration’

20/09/2026
Jammu, Sep 19: The Department of Strategic and Regional Studies (DSRS), University of Jammu, organised a panel discussion on "BRICS 2026: The Delhi D...

Nandkishwar Temple Trust seeks renovation of historic shrine

20/09/2026
Jammu, Sep 19: A delegation of the Nandkishwar Temple Trust, Sumbal in Bandipora district, called on Jammu North MLA Sham Lal Sharma and sought his i...

FICCI FLO J&K and Ladakh delegation calls on LG Manoj Sinha

20/09/2026
Jammu, Sep 19: A delegation of FICCI FLO J&K and Ladakh, led by Chairperson Varsha Bansal and Senior Vice Chairperson Rupika Sahai, called on Lieuten...

Delegation seeks stronger rail connectivity between Jammu, Uttarakhand

20/09/2026
Jammu, Sep 19: A delegation comprising Pawan Kumar Shastri, President, Jammu Yatri Bhawan Trust, Jammu/Haridwar; Raj Kumar Gupta, President, Jammu Ka...

LG launches “Nasha Mukt Bharat” Documentary and Collage Exhibition of University of Jammu

This initiative reflects our collective resolve to fight drug abuse, dismantle supply chains, and rehabilitate victims: LG Sinha

19/09/2026
JAMMU, Sep 18: The Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha today launched a documentary and collage exhibition on the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, markin...

OP-ED News

No safe haven for terrorists

09/07/2026
The successful elimination of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist ZakirGanai in a six-day operation in Shopian is a significant success for India's secur...

Stabilising the skies

04/06/2026
The Union Cabinet's decision to create aRs 10,000 crore Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) Price Stabilisation Fund marks a significant intervention at a ti...

Trauma Care as a Constitutional Promise

29/05/2026
The Supreme Court's observation that the right to trauma care is an integral part of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution marks an ...

A Relationship Tested by Perception

26/05/2026
India-United States relations have, over the last two decades, evolved from cautious engagement into one of the most significant strategic partnershi...

Counting India, digitally

20/05/2026
The response to the self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 in Jammu and Kashmir, where more than 1.5 lakh households completed registration within thr...

Diplomacy beyond Honours

19/05/2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving Norway's highest civilian honour, the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, is more than a symbol...

Beyond Honours

18/05/2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving Sweden's prestigious Royal Order of the Polar Star, Degree Commander Grand Cross is diplomatically significant...

Beyond Diplomacy

16/05/2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's latest visit to the United Arab Emirates comes at a moment of profound geopolitical uncertainty. As conflict intensifi...

Legal Section

HC upholds bail in UAPA case, dismisses UT’s appeal

Sections 10, 13 UAPA do not attract Section 43D(5) embargo; court says bail cannot become punishment before trial

09/09/2026
JAMMU, Sep 8: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed an appeal filed by the Union Territory challenging the grant of bail to Ghul...