97,500 appear in Class-10 JKBOSE exams

97,500 appear in Class-10 JKBOSE exams

Srinagar, Oct 19: With the commencement of annual regular Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) exams, nearly 97,000 students appeared for the Class 10th exams on Monday. The officials said that the exam was held in 1,003 centres across Kashmir and a few districts of winter-zone areas of Jammu division. JKBOSE has said … Read more

Centre seeks Rs 4.12 Cr refund from J&K Govt over 20-yr delay in Apple Infrastructure Project

Centre seeks Rs 4.12 Cr refund from J&K Govt over 20-yr delay in Apple Infrastructure Project

Grant released in 2005, last deadline extended in 2022 Srinagar, Oct 19: In a major embarrassment for the Jammu & Kashmir Government, the Government of India has sought Rs 4.12 crore from it after successive regimes in the erstwhile state failed to execute a dream project for apple growers. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products … Read more

Rlys offers 50 pc discount on return trips for advance parcel bookings

Jammu Tawi, Oct 19 : The Railway Board has introduced a concessional freight scheme offering a 50 per cent discount on return trips booked in advance on Joint Parcel Product-Rapid Cargo Service (JPP-RCS) trains to reduce transportation costs for traders and logistics operators, an official spokesperson said. Under the scheme, traders booking parcel coaches for … Read more

3.81 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi on Navratri

3.81 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi on Navratri

Jammu Tawi, Oct 19: The ongoing Navratri festival witnessed a heavy rush at the Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine in Reasi district, with over 3.81 lakh pilgrims having visited the temple since Oct 11, officials said on Monday. The footfall is likely to increase further on Dussehra. The pilgrimage has been witnessing a steady flow of devotees … Read more

Ladakh’s demands addressed, people have faith in centre: Guv Kavinder

Ladakh’s demands addressed, people have faith in centre: Guv Kavinder

Says PM has a vision of a developed India by 2047 Jammu Tawi, Oct 19: Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta on Monday said the Centre had taken several steps to address the demands of the people of Ladakh, asserting that they continued to have faith in the central government. Gupta, who had served as Lieutenant … Read more

Sheetal Devi Equals World Record; India Top Women’s Compound Team Qualification At Asian Para Games

Sheetal Devi Equals World Record; India Top Women’s Compound Team Qualification At Asian Para Games

Nagoya, Oct 19: Jammu and Kashmir’s archery star Sheetal Devi equalled the world record with 704 points in the women’s compound qualification round at the Asian Para Games on Monday, setting a new Asian record and helping India top the women’s compound team standings. The 19-year-old Paris Paralympics bronze medallist delivered an exceptional performance, registering … Read more

After Haryana, Kashmir-bound bus attacked with stones near Ludhiana in Punjab

After Haryana, Kashmir-bound bus attacked with stones near Ludhiana in Punjab

LUDHIANA, Oct 19: A Srinagar-bound passenger bus was allegedly attacked with stones near Doraha in Punjab’s Ludhiana district late Sunday night, leaving its windowpanes shattered but passengers unharmed. The incident occurred less than 24 hours after a similar attack on a Kashmir-bound bus in Haryana’s Karnal district injured two people. The latest attack took place … Read more

Army Officer’s wife booked for alleged China Espionage

Army Officer’s wife booked for alleged China Espionage

JAMMU TAWI: An Army officer’s wife, who allegedly used artificial intelligence tools including ChatGPT and Claude to write analytical papers on sensitive national security issues for Chinese intelligence operatives, has been booked in Jammu for alleged espionage-related activities, officials said on Sunday. The accused, a well-qualified resident of Telangana who undertook an IT internship with … Read more

Two rounded up for stone-pelting on J&K-bound bus in Karnal

Two rounded up for stone-pelting on J&K-bound bus in Karnal

Omar seeks stringent action over attack on J&K-bound bus KARNAL: Two men have been rounded up for allegedly throwing stones at a Jammu and Kashmir-bound bus following a dispute in Haryana’s Karnal district, leaving a passenger and a dhaba employee injured, police said on Sunday. The incident drew a reaction from Jammu and Kashmir Chief … Read more

2.7 lakh students set for JKBOSE exams from Monday

Class 10 exams begin tomorrow, Class 12 on Oct 21 and Class 11 on Oct 29; grievance cell set up for complaints Srinagar, Oct 18: Around 2.7 lakh students are set to appear in the annual Class 10th, 11th and 12th examinations across Kashmir and the winter-zone areas of Jammu, beginning Monday, as Education Minister … Read more