Govt may bring women’s reservation bill NEW DELHI, July 17: A crucial meeting of the NDA group of Ministers including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament was held at Kartavya...
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- Govt Extends Summer Vacation by Three More Days; Schools to Remain Closed Till July 22 Due to Heatwave, Weather Advisory
- Speaker Birla Approves Merger Of Rebel SS(UBT) With Shinde-Led Shiv Sena; Rebel TMC MPs To Sit Separately
- New 50-Metre All-Weather Pool Sets Stage For Jammu's Next Generation Of Swimmers
- Shri Amarnathji Yatra Suspended From July 19 Due To Adverse Weather Forecast
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All Deptts asked to work in mission mode Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, July 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday visited Nunwan base camp and inspected the facilities in place for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra pilgrims. At the base camp, Sinha...
AAP leader’s premises also searched Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, July 17: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at 17 premises in three districts of Punjab including that of a local AAP leader in a money laundering probe into the illegal mining,...
Calls it successful example of ‘Make in India’ Modi dedicates Rs 5470 cr worth projects in Punjab JIND (Haryana), July 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off India's first hydrogen-powered train connecting Jind and Sonipat in Haryana, calling...
Delay stalls roadmap to achieve Rs 10,000 cr export goal Mohinder Verma JAMMU, July 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Government's ambitious vision of transforming the Union Territory into a "Heaven for Exports" continues to remain on paper, with the much-publicised...
Materials purchased from portal, markets AHMEDABAD, July 17: The five suspects arrested two days ago for alleged links with a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) module in Gujarat were trying to learn bomb-making techniques and preparing to carry out blasts, the state Anti...
‘Work on Multipurpose Ujh Project to begin soon’ Avtar Bhat LAKHANPUR(KATHUA), July 17: Union Minister of State in PMO with Independent Charge for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh on Friday announced construction of Rs 1.50 crore 'Gateway...
Removal of PM, CM, Ministers for detention Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, July 17: Aprajita Sarangi-led Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) today deferred adoption of its draft report on three key legislations also related to Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territories on the...
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JAMMU, Jul 18: In view of the inclement weather forecast along the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra route, it is hereby informed that no convoy, vehicle carrying Shri Amarnath ji yatra pilgrims will be allowed to proceed from Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu,...
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3 hours agoSrinagar, July 18 In view of the prevailing heatwave and adverse weather forecast, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has announced a three-day extension of the ongoing summer vacation for all government and recognized private schools across the Kashmir Division and...
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3 hours agoNEW DELHI, July 18: Ahead of the Monsoon session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs with the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and allowed separate...
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*PCC announces march to LG house on July 19 Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, July 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress President, Tariq Hamid Karra today said that his party will join the protest of J&K National Conference for Statehood at Jantar...
Excelsior Correspondent LEH, July 17: In a landmark milestone in India's clean energy mission, Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena, today commissioned India's first and deepest two geothermal wells at Puga Valley in Ladakh, executed by ONGC Energy Centre. The development is...
Attempt to assassinate Dr Farooq Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, July 17: Principal Sessions Judge Jammu RN Wattal today rejected the bail application of Kamal Singh Jamwal and formally framed charges against him for allegedly attempting to assassinate former Jammu and Kashmir...
Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, July 17: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high-level meeting to deliberate upon the broad contours of the preliminary document of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Policy being formulated by the Planning, Development & Monitoring Department through...
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NEW DELHI, Jul 18: The CBSE on Saturday declared the results for its Class 10 second board exams, in which the pass percentage rose to 96.78, officials said. The pass percentage in the first edition was 93.6 per cent, and...
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NEW DELHI, July 18: Ahead of the Monsoon session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs with the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and allowed separate...
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SRIHARIKOTA, (Andhra Pradesh) July 18: ISRO is targeting seven launches during the current financial year, with the next mission scheduled to lift off within the next two months, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan announced on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference...
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New Delhi, Jul 18: Union Minister Jitendra Singh said the successful launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, India's first privately developed orbital-class rocket, on Saturday reiterates the country's entry into the global space economy. Speaking to reporters after the launch, the...
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JAMMU, Jul 18: The Finance Department of the Union Territory of Ladakh has ordered the transfer and posting of two Accounts Assistants in the interest of the administration. See Order Copy Click Here..... ...
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8 hours agoJAMMU, July 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Government today ordered the transfer and posting of five senior police officers to the newly established J&K Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (JK4C) with immediate effect. For additional information, read this order........ ...
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17 Jul 2026SRINAGAR, July 17: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has constituted a committee to monitor and supervise the augmentation of infrastructure at its Jammu and Srinagar wings following the increase in the sanctioned strength of judges. See...
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17 Jul 2026LEH, July 17: The Finance Department of the Union Territory of Ladakh has assigned additional responsibilities to two Accounts Officers with immediate effect. Under the order, Nawazesh Ali, Accounts Officer, Power Development Corporation, Leh, has been given the additional charge...
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JAMMU, July 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Government today ordered a major reshuffle in the Information Department by transferring and posting 17 officers with immediate effect in the interest of administration. See Order Copy Click Here..... ...
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17 Jul 2026JAMMU, Jul 17: The Jal Shakti Department of the Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the placement of 50 Assistant Executive Engineers (AEEs) as Executive Engineers. Consequently, 76 other Engineers have been transferred from one place to another. See Order...
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17 Jul 2026NEW DELHI, July 17: Former special director of the Intelligence Bureau Anurag Kumar has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Delhi Police on Friday, the government said. The 1994-batch IPS officer was repatriated from the Bureau to his parent...
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17 Jul 2026JAMMU, July 16: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has relieved two Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers of the AGMUT cadre from the Union Territory with immediate effect following orders of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. While PCCF...
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NEW DELHI, July 17: The BCCI today rubbished speculation about Rohit Sharma's future, stating he will continue to play for India after the series-deciding third and final ODI against England at Lord's on Sunday. Speculation has been rife that the...
NEW DELHI, July 17: Beyond his quintessential easy-going exterior, Rohit Sharma is one of the toughest blokes in the global cricket arena, someone who is not known to pull back punches. If he decides to dig his heels, some of...
Excelsior Sports Correspondent KATRA, July 17: Cadet (SUO) Kartik of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) NCC Unit successfully participated in the prestigious Siachen Base Camp Trekking Expedition organised by the National Cadet Corps (NCC), showcasing endurance, leadership and...
JAMMU, Jul 18: Slamming the political leadership for maintaining silence over alleged discrimination with outstanding sportspersons in the recently released sports quota jobs list, the members of Yuva Rajput Sabha (YRS) on Saturday warned of an indefinite strike from July...
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Cancer is no longer a distant medical statistic for J&K - it is a lived reality spreading through families across the UT at a pace that should alarm every policymaker. The numbers disclosed in the Assembly are grim enough, but...
India's decision to throw open its missile sector to private industry marks a watershed moment in the country's defence trajectory. With the Government set to invite conglomerates to manufacture the Astra Mark 2 air-to-air missile and the Pralay ballistic missile...
The Chief Justice of India’s remarks at the Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation's silver jubilee event deserve more than passing attention. Six years after the Arbitration Council of India was written into the statute book, it still does not...
Beyond the Exodus Sharan Suri Every June, as admission season peaks, a familiar scene unfolds across Jammu and Srinagar; bags packed, train and flight tickets booked, and another batch of the region's brightest young people heads to Delhi, Chandigarh, Bengaluru,...
Tourism Education and Cultural Diplomacy Dr Bharti Gupta bharti.ttm@cujammu.ac.in The year 2027 has been designated as the "Year of Culture and Tourism" between India and Italy, marking a significant milestone in the cultural relations between the two countries. During Prime...
Dhurjati Mukherjee Water availability continues to be critical in India,not just this year but for future. The IMD has predicted about 30% deficit rainfalltill June-end, or even less. Worse, the recent World Environment Performance has ranked India at 176th position...
Ranbir Singh Pathania rspathaniamla@gmail.com Brimming unrest across Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK) has brought to fore a profound crisis of governance. What began as public protests over exorbitant electricity tariffs, inflation, unemployment and deteriorating civic services has snowballed, slowly but...
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MUMBAI, July 18: ICICI Bank on Saturday reported a 13.88 per cent jump in June quarter consolidated net profit at Rs 15,440 crore, up from Rs 13,558 crore in the year-ago period. In a regulatory filing, the second-largest private sector...
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NEW DELHI, July 18: IDBI Bank on Saturday reported a 5 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 2,115 crore for the first quarter of the current financial year. The LIC-controlled bank had earned a net profit of Rs...
NEW DELHI, July 18: JK Cement Ltd on Saturday reported a 15.3 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 274.62 crore for the June quarter. It had posted a profit of Rs 324.25 crore in the year-ago period,...
MUMBAI, July 18: Private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank on Saturday reported a 22.55 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,480.46 crore in the first quarter of the financial year 2026-27. In the year-ago period, Kotak Mahindra Bank's...
WASHINGTON, July 18: The Trump administration finalized major changes to how the U.S. Endangered Species Act is implemented, removing automatic protections for threatened species and giving regulators more flexibility to weigh economic, energy and security considerations when making conservation decisions....
DRAMMEN, July 18: A major fire in southern Norway destroyed more than 100 homes Friday and forced hundreds of people to evacuate the area, according to police and the country's public broadcaster. The blaze started in a townhouse in the...
DUBAI, July 18: The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified. The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused...
LONDON, July 18: Veteran Labour Party politician and popular former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is set to become Britain's next prime minister on Monday, formally taking over from Keir Starmer, who announced his resignation last month. Burnham was the...
CHONGQING, (China), July 18: Rescue crews on Saturday raced to find survivors from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing that killed at least eight people and left 34 missing. The landslide occurred in Pengshui County on Friday...
ISLAMABAD, July 18: Pakistan and China have officially agreed to deepen bilateral ties by strengthening cooperation in immigration, border management, and institutional frameworks. A delegation from China's National Immigration Administration, headed by Director General Qi Jingyang, held a meeting with...
