Jaipur: In a landmark move to promote handball across the country, Prasar Bharati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Handball Association of India (HAI).The agreement is for a period of three years, under which Prasar Bharati will produce and broadcast all international and national handball events, organised by HAI on DD Sports, Waves OTT and other PB platforms.The MoU was formally exchanged between Gaurav Dwivedi, CEO, Prasar Bharati, and Anandeshwar Pandey, Executive Dire...Read More
Chennai: India targeted nine terror targets in Pakistan with precision under Operation Sindoor and did not miss even a single one of them, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said on Friday, adding that the entire operation lasted only 23 minutes. Speaking at the 62nd convocation at IIT-Madras in Chennai, he also dared the foreign media to show at least one image of damage on the Indian side and took pride in India's capability and technological abilities in neutralising the threats from acros...Read More
KAKINADA: A major controversy has erupted at Rangaraya Medical College in Kakinada following allegations of sexual harassment by some staff members towards female students. District Collector Dr. Shaan Mohan and SP Bindu Madhav on Thursday confirmed that four individuals have been suspended from duty and criminal cases have been filed against them. The issue came to light when the college principal, Dr. Vishnuvardhan, received an email complaint from a female student. Following this, around 50 ...Read More
Kolkata: A Day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged people of West Bengal to visit Jammu and Kashmir to increase tourism, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari requested people from Bengal not to visit any Muslim majority areas. Talking to the media, Adhikari said that on his own responsibility and cutting party's line he is asking Bengalis not to visit Kashmir to save their own lives. "We have seen how after asking for religious proof people were killed in Pahalgam. 'Jaan Pehle' (Life c...Read More
Noida: The Authority on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Unitech Golf & Country Club, in Sector 96, for violating rules of bulk waste generators. The officials in an earlier inspection, found improper segregation, storage, and handling of solid waste management.Under the Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules, 2016, bulk generators are required to treat their wet waste on-site. The city generates nearly 800 tons of solid waste per day, of which nearly 30% comes from BWGs.SP Singh, general mana...Read More
Srinagar, July 11: Director General of Police (DGP) Jammu and Kashmir, NalinPrabhat, Friday chaired a high-level security review meeting in South Kashmir to assess and strengthen security measures for the ongoingAmarnathjiYatra 2025.The meeting was attended by DIG South Kashmir Range JavedMattoo, SSPs of South Kashmir districts, and senior officers from the Indian Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), and other security agencies.DGP Prabhat commended the unflagg...Read More
Srinagar, July 11: A sudden spell of gusty winds and heavy rainfall disrupted normal life in parts of North and Central Kashmir on Friday evening, with reports of damage primarily from the Kralgund area of Kupwara district.In Kralgund Market, strong winds uprooted several tin rooftops, damaging multiple parked vehicles. Eyewitnesses described a sudden, intense storm that caused panic among shopkeepers and customers. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.Elsewhere in Kupwara district, two reside...Read More
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Nalin Prabhat Friday asked the security forces to plug grey areas and refine drills to deal dynamically with the evolving threats. The DGP Prabhat conducted a focused security review in south Kashmir, a police spokesman said. He said senior officers of the police, Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF) attended the meeting. Prabhat recognised and commended the unflagging commitment of all security forces in securing t...Read More
Srinagar, July 11: Gusty winds and heavy rain caused widespread damage across parts of north and central Kashmir on Friday evening, with reports of vehicles crushed by falling rooftops and power infrastructure left crippled. Reports reaching news agency JKNS stated that parts of north and central Kashmir are experiencing massive gusty winds and heavy rains including parts of Baramulla, Kupwara, Srinagar and other areas. They said that several cars were damaged after rooftops and electric poles...Read More
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India] July 11 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard has launched a nationwide awareness campaign from July 14 to July 20 to attract young recruits, highlighting the diverse and challenging career opportunities it offers. Union Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Seth, held a press conference with Indian Coast Guard officials on Friday to announce the launch of an awareness campaign in educational institutions across Jharkhand. During the press conference, MoS Seth informed that ...Read More
Chennai: India hit nine terror targets deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and missed none during Operation Sindoor, said National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. The air strike, carried out around 1.00 am on May 7, lasted just 23 minutes. "We knew who was where. No unintended site was struck," he said while speaking at the 62nd convocation of IIT Madras on Friday, highlighting India's growing technological capabilities and the precision of indigenous systems such as BrahMos m...Read More
Srinagar, July 11: Amid the rising political heat over the 1931 martyrs, a senior member of ruling National Conference today vowed that the holiday on July 13 will definitely return as soon as possible. After the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 J&K government headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha removed the 'Martyrs Day' from the official holiday calendar of the government. There has been a growing demand from the Kashmir based parties including ruling NC to reinstate July 13 in the holi...Read More
SRINAGAR, July 11: Amid the rising political heat over the 1931 martyrs, a senior member of ruling National Conference today vowed that the holiday on July 13 will definitely return as soon as possible. After the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 J&K government headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha removed the 'Martyrs Day' from the official holiday calendar of the government. There has been a growing demand from the Kashmir based parties including ruling NC to reincorporate July 13 in the ...Read More
New Delhi, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday addressed the convocation ceremony at IIT Madras, delivering a fiery defence of 'Operation Sindoor', India's cross-border air assault on Pakistan in retaliation to the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22 in which 26 innocent civilians were killed. Doval said the mission caused extensive damage to Pakistani military installations, specifically airbases. He said India hit 13 spots, including nine ter...Read More
Srinagar: Over 1.45 lakh devotees have so far performed the Amarnath Yatra during the last eight days as another batch of 6,482 pilgrims left for Kashmir from Jammu on Friday. Officials said that since the Yatra started on July 3, so far over 1.45 lakh pilgrims had 'darshan' inside the holy cave shrine. "Another batch of 6,482 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in two escorted convoys for the Valley today. First escorted convoy of 107 vehicles carrying 2,353 Yatris left at 3.20 a.m. for Bal...Read More
BENGALURU: "No other distribution channel in the world is as wide or as deep as India Post," Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya M Scindia said on Thursday. Speaking at gramin dak sevaks' sammelan here, he urged postal employees to work towards making India Post the largest logistics organisation in the world. Around 800 gramin dak sevaks participated in the sammelan organised by Karnataka Postal Circle. Fifteen sevaks from across Karnataka we...Read More
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday said the Centre is working with a clear sense of direction to realise Syama Prasad Mookerjee's vision for a self-reliant, united, and developed India. "After Independence, how India should be built and how it should become a developed nation -- to give shape to that vision, the Narendra Modi government is continuously moving forward on the path shown by him," Shekhawat said. Speaking at the two-year commemora...Read More
Srinagar, Jul 10: While the Information Technology (IT) department has claimed smooth functioning of the J&K RTI portal, several applicants and RTI activists have refuted government's version. Greater Kashmir stands by its news report carried on Thursday. Notably, on Wednesday Azad Parwaz, a lawyer and general secretary north Kashmir, PDP had taken to social media and highlighted erratic functioning of the portal. On his post on X, Parwaz had tagged CM Omar Abdullah, narrating the ordeal faced...Read More
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 10 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that he stands firmly in favour of holding elections, following the Supreme Court's decision allowing the Election Commission of India (ECI) to carry on with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. He urged those involved in the case to explore alternative legal avenues for justice and 'wait for the consequences' for the time being. 'The matter was in the Supr...Read More
Howrah: West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee with Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah during their meeting at the state secretariat Nabanna, in Howrah, Thursday, July 10, 2025.Source : PTI Kolkata, Jul 10 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday requested the Centre to take urgent steps to ensure security of Jammu and Kashmir, saying this is essential to boost tourism in the region. Banerjee held a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Ko...Read More
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 10 (ANI): A joint search operation by the Romeo Force of the Indian Army and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police is currently underway in the dense forests of Khanater Top in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, despite challenging weather conditions, including heavy rainfall. According to sources, a significant quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives have been recovered from the area during the operation. The search ...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10 (ANI): Director Mohit Suri shared how he conceived the idea for his film Saiyaara and shared his working experience with actors Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda. In a conversation with ANI, he said, I always felt that when you listen to a romantic dhun, usually, or any other dhun, it always takes you back to a moment, whether it is the first rain, first love, first meeting, friendship or anything else. I think that music, love, and memories are connected to eac...Read More
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asked the Centre to take appropriate and urgent steps for ensuring security of Jammu and Kashmir, while stressing that it is essential to boost tourism and strengthen border security in the region. After a meeting with J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at Nabanna, the administrative headquarters of the West Bengal Government in Kolkata, Banerjee said, "He came here for the first time after the Pahalgam incident. We are ready to prov...Read More
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], July 10 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday attended a conference with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Howrah, expressing gratitude for her empathetic stance during the state's trying times and sowing seeds for a promising partnership in trade, tourism, and industrialisation that could soon transform the scenic landscapes of J&K into a hotspot for West Bengal tourists. "I thank West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for her sympa...Read More
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], July 10 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday attended a conference with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Howrah, expressing gratitude for her empathetic stance during the state trying times and sowing seeds for a promising partnership in trade, tourism, and industrialisation that could soon transform the scenic landscapes of J&K into a hotspot for West Bengal tourists. I thank West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for her sympathy...Read More
Srinagar, July 10: The Meteorological department has predicted light to moderate rain, thundershower in parts of Jammu and Kashmir over next 4-6 hours. In a fresh advisory issued, the MeT department stated that few places of Kashmir division and hilly parts of Jammu may receive intense rain showers, with possibility of landslides and mudslides at few vulnerable places. The advisory further advised people to suspend shikara and boat ridking in Dal Lake, Wular Lake and other water bodies during ...Read More
Pahalgam, July 10: The eighth batch of devotees departed from Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam for their pilgrimage to the Holy cave of Amarnath on Thursday morning. The 38-day annual Amarnath pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine in South Kashmir began on July 3 and will conclude on August 9. Surender, a devotee from Jaipur on his third Amarnath visit, applauded the management for the arrangements. "This is my third visit...The management here is very good. People are cooperating w...Read More
Amarnath Yatra: Over 1.28 lakh perform pilgrimage, fresh batch of 7,307 leaves for Kashmir Srinagar: Over 1.28 lakh pilgrims performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra during the last seven days as another batch of 7,307 pilgrims left for Kashmir from Jammu on Thursday. The batch of 7,307 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in two escorted convoys for the Valley. "First escorted convoy of 137 vehicles carrying 3,081 Yatris left at 3.15 a.m. for Baltal base camp while the second escorted convoy of...Read More
Hyderabad: BRS senior leader T Harish Rao on Wednesday strongly condemned Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's "baseless and misleading" statements regarding irrigation and water rights in Telangana. Harish Rao accused Revanth Reddy and his Congress government of "mortgaging Telangana's rightful share of water resources and attempting to mislead people with fabricated data and staged presentations." Expressing outrage over the Chief Minister's closed-door meeting with Congress legislators at Praja Bh...Read More
Pahalgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 10 (ANI): The eighth batch of devotees departed from Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam for their pilgrimage to the Holy cave of Amarnath on Thursday morning. The 38-day annual Amarnath pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine in South Kashmir began on July 3 and will conclude on August 9. Surender, a devotee from Jaipur on his third Amarnath visit, applauded the management for the arrangements. 'This is my third visit...The management here is v...Read More