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Over 3,000 UCs worth Rs 7,539 cr pending across years: CAG

‘Non-submission fraught with risk of mis-utilization’ Says 18-month deadline routinely violated Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Apr 3: Flagging serious financial irregularities in the Union Territory of Jammu and...

J&K economic growth eases to 11.18 pc in FY25

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 3: Jammu and Kashmir's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) growth moderated to 11.18 per cent in 2024-25, down from 12.51 per...
People walk with their umbrellas during rainfall in Srinagar on Friday. — Excelsior/Shakeel

Strong WDs lead to snowfall, rains; Met predicts wet weather till Apr 10...

Hail, lightning hit region; girl, 18 sheep die in Dudu Peer Gali Pass on Mughal Road, Chattergala in Doda closed Gopal Sharma / Fayaz Bukhari JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Apr...

Centre to withdraw nearly 150 paramilitary companies from J&K for WB elections

Admn asked to manage security from internal resources Hilly areas of Jammu left untouched Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, Apr 3: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has...

Digdol-Panthyal twin tube tunnels near completion; opening likely soon

Electrical, mechanical works in progress Nishikant Khajuria JAMMU, Apr 3: In a significant boost to connectivity on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the much-awaited Digdol-Panthyal Twin...
LG Manoj Sinha at Ayodhya Parv at IGNCA, New Delhi on Friday.

World must learn from ideals of Lord Ram’s rectitude, dharma: LG

‘Ayodhya is nation’s dynamic inspiration’ Excelsior Correspondent Jammu, Apr 3: "Ayodhya is the cradle of civilisation and eternal fountainhead of consciousness. When we invoke Ayodhya, we...

CBSE rolls out new curriculum

NEW DELHI, Apr 3: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rolled out its new curriculum, launching a phased implementation of the three-language formula...

Contractors’ liabilities worth hundreds of crores pending with Govt in JSD for years...

Funds not released by Centre since 2024: CE Avtar Bhat JAMMU, Apr 3: About Rs 1080 crore are lying as outstanding payments of the contractors in...
A major bridge damaged by US airstrikes is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran in Iran on Friday.

US loses aircraft in Iranian territory, one crew member rescued

Tehran fires on targets across Mideast DUBAI, Apr 3: One crew member has been rescued after an American aircraft went down in Iran, according to one...

LG orders probe into Ganderbal encounter

Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Apr 3: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered a magisterial probe into the encounter in Ganderbal district in which one alleged...

Two suspects identified in BJP office blast

CHANDIGARH, Apr 3: Two suspects have been identified in connection with a blast outside the Punjab BJP headquarters in Sector 37 here, a senior Chandigarh...

NCERT granted deemed-to-be University status

NEW DELHI, Apr 3: The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been formally declared a deemed-to-be university empowering it to award its...

Earthquake jolts J&K

Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Apr 3: A moderate-intensity earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region today, with tremors felt across several parts of Jammu...

20 pc power supply promised to J&K in 1979 from Thein Dam yet to...

Rs 15.94 cr compensation, jobs also pending *Govt Deptts, security forces owe Rs 3747 cr electricity dues Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, Apr 2: Notwithstanding the agreement signed between...