New Delhi: The bilateral trade between India and Pakistan has increased to USD 1.35 billion during April-December 2022 as against USD 516.36 million in the whole 2021-22, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Similarly, the country's trade with China has…

NEW DELHI: In a stinging attack on the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the trust reposed by crores of people was his protective shield which cannot be breached by abuse and allegations from his detractors. Replying to the debate…

Jammu: With as many as 168 cases pending disposal before designated court, Jammu districts tops in the incident of sexual abuse against children in Jammu and Kashmir. Data suggests, there were 859 cases of POSCO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences)…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to constitute a committee monitored by a retired apex court judge to inquire and investigate into the Hindenburg Research report which has made a slew of allegations…

Govt finalises guidelines for vocational skill programme for class 6th to 8th* SRINAGAR: The J&K government has decided to provide industry exposure to the children of government schools, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020. In this regard…

Leh/Jammu: The Ladakh Pollution Control Committee (LPCC) has declared a 100-metre area around hospitals and schools as a ‘silence zone’, officials said. “100-metre area around hospitals and schools & courts is declared as ‘silence zone’ banning total use…

RAMBAN: Deputy commissioner Ramban has adviser people not to indulge in hinting in forest areas of the district. In a Tweet, DC Ramban said hunting in forest areas is prohibited under Wildlife Act. “People in Ramban District are hereby informed not to indulge…

JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Weather turned pleasant in Jammu which witnessed moderate rainfall on Thursday while most areas in north Kashmir received fresh snowfall and the rest of the valley was hit by rains, bringing down the mercury levels. Snowfall started on Wednesday…

NEW DELHI: Hitting back at the opposition over their allegations about the Centre troubling non-BJP governments in states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday targeted Congress and said its leader Indira Gandhi had scored a “half-century” in dismissing…

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha interacted with a delegation of students visiting Jammu Kashmir under the Student’s Experience in Inter-State Living (SEIL) initiative. The students from the North-east in their interaction with the Lieutenant Governor…

Jammu: Justice Dheeraj Singh Thakur of the parent High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has been recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for elevation as Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur. The Supreme Court Collegium late on Thursday night recommended…

JAMMU: Former Jammu and Kashmir Minister and founder of Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Lal Singh  escaped unhurt after his car met with an accident. The incident happened in the Ghagwal area on the Kathua-Samba border on Thursday night, while saving a cow which…

Jammu: The Pakistan occupied Kashmir displaced persons of 1947, who were highlighted as one of the key communities to benefit from withdrawal of special status of Jammu and Kashmir, are also hit by the ongoing eviction and demolition drives by Revenue Department.…

SRINAGAR): Ministry of Home Affairs has posted senior IPS officer Nitish Kumar to Jammu and Kashmir following his repatriation from central deputation. According to an order Nitish Kumar of AGMUT cadres was on central deputation for few years. “Consequent…

NEW DELHI: Visitors coming to India from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand will no longer be required to furnish a pre-departure Covid test report and upload a self-health declaration on the ‘Air Suvidha’ portal from February 13.…

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday affected a major reshuffle in higher-rung bureaucracy, transferring and posting 7 IAS officers among 15 officers. Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Revenue Department has been…

JAMMU: As many as 17 persons suffered injuries when a passenger bus they were travelling in turned turtle and skidded off the road in Udhampur district on Friday. The accident took place at the Gallawan-Panchari area of the district. The bus was on its way…

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday read excerpts of the previous budget instead of Budget 2023-24, the major goof-up leading to an uproar in the house and an apology from the chief minister who said it was human error. There were two…

 NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to impose a complete ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in India, saying it is “entirely misconceived”. A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and M M Sundresh passed the order…

SRINAGAR: Two women were rescued after a snow avalanche hit Manzgund area of Gurez in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday. Locals said that two women identified as Tabassum Bano and Shahnaza Begum were collecting drinking water from a nearby tap…