Author: Agencies
JAMMU: Five bright students from Hermann Gmeiner School, Jammu, experienced a once-in-a-lifetime honour — meeting the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan. The delegation included Avaapya (Class IX), Diana Koul (Class VIII), Komal Sharma (Class IX), Himanshu Thakur (Class VIII), and Parth Raina (Class IX), accompanied by Principal Shakun Choudhary. With pride and joy in their hearts, the students tied a Rakhi on the wrist of the nation’s first citizen, symbolising the timeless bond of protection and respect. The meeting, filled with warmth and inspiration, left a lasting impact on the…
JAMMU: An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The security forces had launched a search operation in Dool area of the hilly district following specific information about the presence of terrorists, they said. On noticing the security search parties, the hiding terrorists, believed to be two in number, opened fire, leading to a gunfight, they added. Army’s White Knight Corps confirmed the encounter in an X post. It said the alert troops, while carrying out an intelligence-based operation, have established contact with terrorists in the early hours…
SAMBA: Continuing its drive against bovine smugglers and their propagators, Samba police has foiled two bovine smuggling attempts in the jurisdiction of Police Station (PS) Samba, arrested one bovine smuggler and rescued 37 bovines from the clutches of bovine smugglers, police said. Police said the vehicles used in the illegal transportation of bovines were also seized. Police said acting on reliable information, a team of PS Samba intercepted a truck bearing Registration No. PB03BE-4932 at Maheshwar, Samba for its checking. During checking, 20 bovines were found inside the vehicle which were tied in a cruel manner and were being transported…
JAMMU: Over 2700 kgs of expired fish and chicken were seized and subsequently destroyed in a joint inspection by Legal Metrology Department (LMD) and Food Safety Department here on Saturday, officials said, prompting the registration of three separate cases against the erring shopkeepers. The recovery of 27 quintals of expired frozen food comes days after a rotten-meat scandal has shaken consumers in Kashmir where authorities have destroyed more than 3500 kgs of adulterated varieties of meat over the past week. “On the instructions of the government, we conducted joint inspection of fish and chicken market in the city in view…
NEW DELHI: To manage surge in passengers during festivals in the later part of the year, the Railway Ministry on Saturday announced a scheme offering a 20 per cent discount on tickets booked for travel between October 13-26 and return from November 17 to December 1 from the same train. The discount will be on tickets booked from August 14, and the rebate will not be applicable on flexi fare trains such as Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duranto, etc. “Booking start date shall be 14.08.2025 for the ARP (Advance Reservation Period) date 13th October 2025,” a press statement from the Railway Ministry…
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Prataprao Jadhav on Saturday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is sensing defeat in the Bihar election, and that is why he is making allegations against the Election Commission. He also said the Operation Sindoor was meant to dismantle terror infrastructure across the border and not a declaration of war against Pakistan. The minister of state for Ayush (independent charge) and health and family welfare was speaking to the media after inaugurating ‘Sindoor Maha Raktdan’ blood donation camp at the AIIMS-Vijaypur in Samba district. More than 1,000 wrestlers from Maharashtra will be donating blood at the special…
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress leader on Saturday sat a hunger strike here to press for the restoration of the Union territory’s statehood. The strike was launched by Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Karra at the party’s head office at M A Road here. Karra and other senior leaders of the party, including AICC general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir and party MLAs, joined the hunger strike. A similar hunger strike will be observed in Jammu on Sunday. The hunger strike is part of the party’s campaign ‘hamari riyasat, hamara haq’ to press for the restoration…
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday laid the wreath and paid rich tribute to the brave soldiers who made ultimate sacrifice at Kulgam. In a post on X, Office of CM wrote, “Chief Minister laid the wreath and paid rich tribute to the brave soldiers who made ultimate sacrifice at Kulgam.”
BENGALURU: Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, on Saturday, said that the Indian Armed Forces had destroyed at least five Pakistani fighter aircraft and one large aircraft during Operation Sindoor. The Air Chief revealed the information about India’s damage to Pakistan’s defence capabilities, while addressing an event at the Hal Management Academy. “We have at least five fighters confirmed kills and one large aircraft, which could be either an ELINT aircraft or an AEW &C aircraft, which was taken on at a distance of about 300 kilometres. This is actually the largest ever recorded surface-to-air kill…
HYDERABAD: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today inaugurated India’s first and the only State-of-the-Art “Animal Stem Cell Biobank” and Animal Stem Cell Laboratory at the “National Institute of Animal Biotechnology” (NIAB), Hyderabad. The Minister also laid the foundation stone of a multi crore new hostel block and Type-IV quarters at NIAB, approved by the Department of Biotechnology. The infrastructure will cater to the needs of research scholars, faculty, and staff, fostering a vibrant academic and innovation ecosystem. The cutting-edge facility of Animal…