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Srinagar, May 14: In a major crackdown on the Kashmir drug mafia, Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Thursday said the ongoing “Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan” has dealt a massive blow to Pakistan-backed narco networks, local drug peddlers, and organized narcotics syndicates operating across Jammu & Kashmir.Addressing a press conference in Srinagar,…

SRINAGAR: Concerns over the health of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan have intensified after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) alleged that the party chief has lost vision in one eye due to alleged mistreatment during custody.PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, while speaking to media and quoted by Pakistani outlets, claimed that Imran Khan has…

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has reportedly reduced the size of his official convoy by nearly half following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal for austerity and fuel conservation measures amid rising global energy concerns.Officials at Lok Bhawan confirmed that the decision was taken in line with the Prime Minister’s call for…

SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly reduced the size of his official convoy amid rising global fuel concerns and growing calls for austerity measures linked to the ongoing West Asia crisis.The move has drawn major attention online after YouTuber and political commentator Dhruv Rathee criticised the Prime Minister over the large convoy size during…

SRINAGAR: Leader of Opposition Sunil Kumar Sharma on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Omar Abdullah-led government, accusing it of misgovernance, corruption and ignoring the concerns of common people in Jammu and Kashmir.Taking a dig at the administration, Sharma said the government’s “headquarters appear to lie somewhere between marathon tracks and Gulmarg’s ski slopes,”…

SRINAGAR: Official data has revealed that more than 17 lakh kanals of government land are currently under encroachment across Jammu and Kashmir, with the Jammu division accounting for the highest share of illegally occupied state land.According to figures placed in the public domain, nearly 17,27,247 kanals of encroached state land have been identified and corresponding…

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee plunged to an all-time low of 95.63 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, pressured by rising global crude oil prices and escalating geopolitical tensions involving Iran and the United States.The sharp fall in the rupee came after US President Donald Trump claimed that the ceasefire with Iran was…

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu minister and TVK leader S Keerthana was unable to complete her oath-taking ceremony as an MLA in the Assembly after failing to produce her Certificate of Election, a mandatory constitutional document required before taking oath as a legislator.Keerthana, who had already taken oath as a minister in the Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam…

SRINAGAR: In a tragic weather-related incident, nearly 90 sheep and goats belonging to a nomadic family from Rajouri district reportedly died after a lightning strike hit a high-altitude grazing area in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.The incident took place during the intervening night in the Dhana Dok area of Poshkar Kangan, a remote alpine pasture frequently…

SRINAGAR: In a remarkable farming breakthrough, a farmer from Karnataka has successfully cultivated Kashmir apple varieties near Bengaluru, challenging the long-standing belief that apples can only grow in colder regions like Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.According to reports, Anil, a farmer from Addagallu village in Chikkaballapur taluk, turned to apple farming after suffering repeated…