Jammu: The Centre on Thursday approved an allocation of Rs 243 crore for PM-SHRI schools in Jammu and Kashmir for the financial year 2026–27, according to an official statement. The Project Approval Board of the Prime Minister Schools for Rising India (PM-SHRI) scheme stated that out of Rs 200.11 crore available for 2025–26, an amount
Bandipora: A school bus accident in the Ajas area of Bandipora left three people injured, including two students and a teacher, after the vehicle overturned on the road. The incident has once again raised serious concerns over road safety standards and enforcement of transport regulations in school travel arrangements. The accident has also brought renewed
New Delhi, May 01: Israeli naval forces have intercepted a flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza in international waters near the Greek island of Crete, detaining around 175 people, according to Israeli authorities. Activists and organisers, however, claimed that 22 boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) were stopped during an overnight
Twenty-two monks were arrested at an airport in Colombo after authorities discovered 110 kg of cannabis concealed in their luggage. Customs officials said each monk was carrying around 5 kg of Kush, a highly potent form of cannabis, hidden inside “false compartments” in their bags when they arrived in the capital on Saturday. The monks,
CHANDIGARH, Apr 28: A blast that occurred on a railway track near the Shambhu area in Punjab’s Patiala district was an attempted detonation, a senior police officer confirmed on Tuesday. Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Varun Sharma said the person involved in the attempt to trigger the explosion on Monday has died in the
RAJOURI, Apr 28: District Panchayat Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Abhishek Sharma, has placed Block Development Officer (BDO) Plangher, Mohtshim Hanief, under suspension with immediate effect over slow progress in the ongoing Panchayat Electoral Roll Revision-2026. Officials said the officer, who was also functioning as Assistant Electoral Registration Officer, had earlier been cautioned on multiple occasions
Leh, Apr 27: The Leh Apex Body (LAB) has called for direct, “decision-level” talks with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his upcoming visit, terming the proposed May 22 sub-committee meeting as “inadequate” to resolve Ladakh’s long-pending issues. The reaction followed Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena’s announcement that the Ministry of Home Affairs will convene
NEW DELHI, Apr 27: Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan on Monday formally accepted the merger of seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), reducing the strength of Arvind Kejriwal’s party in the Upper House to just three members. Following the development, the BJP’s tally in the Rajya Sabha has
Anantnag, Apr 25: In a major intensified anti-narcotics drive, Anantnag Police registered 24 NDPS cases in a single day while conducting extensive operations against drug cultivators and peddlers across the district. An official said police also destroyed large patches of illegal narcotic cultivation, recovered significant quantities of contraband, and arrested several drug peddlers during coordinated
WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr 24: Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was seriously wounded in a U.S.-Israeli airstrike that also killed his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, but is reported to be “mentally sharp,” according to The New York Times (NYT). Citing unnamed Iranian officials, the report said Mojtaba Khamenei has, at least for now, delegated