Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday questioned the “sudden” action being taken against Rohingyas, saying they were being “targeted for no reason”, while asserting that people who entered India from Bangladesh without permission could not stay in the country illegally. “People who have…
Srinagar: Only around 42% of Jammu and Kashmir’s net sown area was under irrigation during 2023-24, leaving nearly 58% without assured irrigation coverage and exposing a large share of agricultural land to dependence on rainfall and other seasonal water availability. Government data cited in a…
Turkey and Pakistan will move towards the rapid deployment of troops to Saudi Arabia under a new mutual defence alliance, the three countries announced recently, as the Gulf nation faces a growing number of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, Agence France-Presse reported. The three nations signed…
London: Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British author and former politician whose career was marked by a high-profile libel case and subsequent imprisonment for perjury, has died at the age of 86, his publisher HarperCollins said on Monday. Archer sold more than 300 million books worldwide and…
Jammu: Two persons were arrested in connection with an alleged drone-dropping case in the Arnia area of Jammu district, officials said. An official said that they had arrested two persons in connection with an alleged drone-dropping case in Jammu’s Arnia. He said that during questioning, the duo…
Srinagar: As many as 150 Bangladeshi nationals, allegedly residing illegally in Jammu and Kashmir, were moved to West Bengal on Monday as part of the process to deport them, PTI reported, quoting officials. According to the officials, as quoted by the news agency, the Jammu and Kashmir…
Urges adoption of AI, robotics and new technologies to boost farm productivity, tackle climate change and support small, marginal farmers Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday called for synergy between artificial intelligence (AI) and human intelligence to address emerging challenges…
Surat: A 47-year-old content creator in Gujarat’s Surat has been arrested for allegedly posting a Reel in which a ₹500 currency note bearing Mahatma Gandhi’s image was handled in an objectionable manner, police said. The woman, identified as Simran Patel, has around one million followers on…
Srinagar: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has notified the Jammu and Kashmir Common Duct Policy 2026, marking a major step towards modern urban infrastructure, efficient utility management and cleaner cityscapes in the Union Territory. The policy, as per GNS approved by the Council of…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is expected to experience mainly dry weather today, with light rain and gusty winds likely at scattered to many places from tomorrow. A Meteorological Department official said weather conditions would remain predominantly dry across J&K on October 5. From October 6 to…