Srinagar: The school education department J&K on Saturday clarified that no objectionable content has been prescribed in any textbook by JKBOSE, developed by NCERT.Taking on to the social media platform X, The School Education Department posted, “There is some objectionable content page from a book being circulated on social media. As verified, from the textbooks prescribed and developed by JKBOSE, there is no such content in JKBOSE textbooks. Moreover, no book having such content has been developed by NCERT, nor has it been prescribed in any of JK schools. We are verifying the source of t ..read more

SRINAGAR: Challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in the Supreme Court might have been a mistake but not doing so would have made things worse politically for the mainstream parties of Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone has said. The Apex Court in December last year upheld the Centre’s August 5, 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370, which bestowed a special status on the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir. In an interview with PTI, Lone said the Centre could have propped up anyone to take the case to the apex court had the mainstream parties stayed away from taking leg ..read more

DEHRADUN: An IAF helicopter was pressed into service on Saturday to extinguish the raging forest fires in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said. The situation in the district worsened on Friday with the flames reaching the High Court Colony in the Pines area. An MI-17 helicopter collected water in a Bambi Bucket from Bhimtal lake and poured it over the burning forests of Pines, Bhumiadhar, Jyolikot, Narayan Nagar, Bhawali, Ramgarh and Mukteshwar areas of the district, officials said. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email Print ..read more

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh’s longest-serving chief minister and BJP stalwart Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to play an important role in national politics with Prime Minister Narendra Modi telling an election rally recently that he wanted to “take him to Delhi (Centre)”. Chouhan, who was the chief minister from 2005 to 2023, is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from his stronghold Vidisha, an ancient city incidentally located on the Bhopal-Delhi train route. The BJP candidate is up against Pratap Bhanu Sharma, a Congressman who won the seat in 1980 and 1984 on the back of the post-Emergency Indira G ..read more

Srinagar: The authorities on Saturday ordered closure of Mughal road in view of the inclement weather and accumulation of snow on the road stretch near Pir-ki-Gali.Officials said that the step has been taken in view of the slippery road condition and possibility of shooting stones on the road stretch. They said that due to continuous snowfall near Pir-ki-Gali and Dubjan onwards, the movement of vehicles has been stopped due to apprehension of occurrence of slip/slides and shooting stones on the road.The officials said that the road will be closed for the movement of vehicles till improvement i ..read more

Srinagar:The government on Saturday transferred Nikhil Borkar (IPS), SSP (Tech) CID headquarters, and posted him as Senior Superintendent of Police, Budgam.The order issued by the Home Department in this regard has been done following a nod by the Chief Electoral J&K on April 26, official sources said.“In the interest of administration, it is hereby ordered that Shri Nikhil Borkar, IPS, SSP (Tech) CID Hqrs., is transferred and posted as Senior Superintendent of Police, Budgam, vice Shri Al-Tahir Geelani,” the order said, adding, “Further, Shri Al- Tahir Geelani, shall await posting at Poli ..read more

Srinagar: Rains lashed Jammu and Kashmir with the weather department on Saturday predicting more in the next few days. A meteorological department official here said that in last 24 hours till 8:30 am this morning, Srinagar received 4.5mm of rainfall, Qazigund 10.2mm, Pahalgam 20.8mm, Kupwara 15.1mm, Kokernag 9.8mm, Gulmarg 8.6mm, Jammu 2.3mm, Banihal 2.3mm, Batote 22.8mm, Katra 4.6mm and Bhadarwah 16.4mm. The department has predicted light to moderate rain/light snow (over higher reaches) at most places with thunder, lightning/hailstorm/gusty winds at few places with possibility of heavy rain ..read more

Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that a mentally deranged person was behind the desecrating of Shrine and mosque in Dadsara area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.In a handout ,the police said that regarding yesterday’s incident of disrespect to local shrine and mosques in Dadsara in Tral by damaging windowpanes and also act of displacing the Quran pak in a manner lacking respect, subsequently based on evidence , Police Awantipora during investigation has identified the perpetrator of crime namely Manzoor Ahmad.The said person is found to be mentally deranged person from Tral involv ..read more

Srinagar: The body of second missing minor boy, who drowned after a boat capsized in river Jhelum in Gandabal area of Srinagar on April 16, was retrieved from the river on Saturday morning, at Noorbagh Srinagar after 12 days, officials said. An official said that the body of the boy was retrieved near Noorbagh Srinagar, this morning.Lastly, six people died, while three were missing after a boat capsized near Gandbal area on April 16. The official said that the body has been shifted to SMHS Srinagar for medico—legal formalities— Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email Print ..read more

Jammu : Jammu parliamentary constituency recorded overall voter turnout of 71.91 percent. Officials said that the district of Jammu, along with Samba, Reasi, and a part of Rajouri, witnessed a remarkable tentative voter turnout of 71.91%. This high participation reflects voters’ unwavering commitment and deep faith in the democratic system, contributing to a flourishing society, an official spokesperson said. The polling took place across 2,416 polling stations, all equipped with necessary facilities. Additionally, 1,364 polling stations were live webcasted. More than 15,000 polling staff has ..read more