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JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Sunday expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would announce restoration of full statehood to the Union Territory from the ramparts of Red Fort in his address to the nation on Independence Day. Addressing a public meeting organised by the National Conference at Tali Morh Bari, Choudhary recalled the events of August 5, 2019 and alleged the downgrading of a full-fledged state into two Union territories — J&K and Ladakh — was done arbitrarily. “The people of Jammu and Kashmir have never accepted the 2019 decision. The promise made by…

Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, reportedly issued nuclear threats against India while speaking in the United States, warning that Islamabad would “take half the world down” if faced with an existential threat from New Delhi. At a black-tie dinner in Tampa hosted by businessman and honorary consul Adnan Asad, Munir told attendees, “We are a nuclear nation. If we think we are going down, we’ll take half the world down with us.” The remarks mark the first known instance of a nuclear threat being issued from US territory against a third country. Munir, on his second US visit…

NEW DELHI: It was an evening filled with warmth, inspiration, and hope as Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Minister of State PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, hosted an informal interaction over high tea for a group of bright young school children from erstwhile militancy-affected areas of Jammu & Kashmir, currently in the national capital, as part of Bharat Darshan tour. For many of these students—visiting Delhi for the very first time—the journey itself was symbolic: from regions once clouded by unrest to the heart of the nation’s capital, carrying with…

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…