Day: December 14, 2025

Former IAS officer Raj Kumar Goyal New Delhi- Former IAS officer Raj Kumar Goyal will be sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) by President Droupadi Murmu on Monday, officials said. A three-member panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recommended Goyal’s name, they said on Saturday. Goyal is a 1990-batch (retired) Indian Administrative…

New Delhi ~ The CBI has filed a chargesheet against 17 people, including four Chinese nationals, and 58 companies for their alleged roles in a transnational cyber fraud network that syphoned off over Rs 1,000 crore through a sprawling web of shell entities and digital scams, officials said on Sunday. After busting the racket in…

Representational Photo Srinagar- An NIA court here declared Dr Muzaffar Ahmad Rather, an accused in the white collar terror module busted by Srinagar police in October that was behind the November 10 car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, a proclaimed offender under Section 84 of the BNSS. The proclamation notice, issued by a special judge…

Closure Of Tourist Spots Spreading Confusion Among Tourists: CM Srinagar- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the Centre cannot claim normalcy in the Union Territory until tourist destinations closed after the Pahalgam terror attack earlier this year are reopened, calling for an immediate review of the decision to keep several key spots shut. Speaking…

Created 800 MBBS Seats In 4 Yrs After Decades of Delay: LG   Says Accessible, Affordable Quality Healthcare Is Now a Reality in J&K ‘Over 1,100 Pending Promotions Cleared at SKIMS In 5 Yrs’ Srinagar- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed unprecedented expansion in medical education and healthcare infrastructure…

Representational Photo Srinagar- Growing mistrust of tap water has turned bottled water into a daily staple worldwide, even in countries where public water supplies are among the most rigorously tested. Aggressive marketing has framed bottled water as purer, healthier and more convenient. Scientific evidence, however, increasingly challenges this perception. The idea of purity lies at…

KO photo by Abid Bhat Srinagar- The prolonged dry spell in Kashmir has pushed several major water bodies to critically low levels, with key gauges at Sangam, Pampore, Lidder and Rambiyara recording negative flow readings. Chief Engineer, I&FC Kashmir, Showkat Hussain said the continued absence of significant rainfall since October has drastically reduced the discharge…

Mohamed Salah – AP Photo Liverpool- Mohamed Salah returned to Liverpool’s squad for the Premier League match against Brighton on Saturday after holding talks with manager Arne Slot. Salah was named as a substitute for the game at Anfield. The Egypt forward’s future was thrown into doubt last weekend when, in an explosive outburst to…

Hajj pilgrims should choose only authorised operators: Kiren RijijuNew Delhi, Dec 13 (KINS) Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday urged Indian Muslims planning to undertake the Hajj pilgrimage in 2026 to complete their bookings well in advance and ensure that they choose only authorised Hajj Group…

SAGG Eco Village Wins Gold at TOFT Tourism Awards Ridhi Verma Srinagar ~ SAGG Eco Village in Kashmir has won the Gold Award in the Sustainable Homestay category at the TOFT Wildlife & Nature Tourism Awards 2025, held at Bikaner House in New Delhi on Thursday. The TOFT Awards, supported by Sanctuary Nature Foundation, Outlook…