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SC to set up expert panel on Aravalis, tells states to stop illegal mining ‘at all costs’

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said illegal mining continues in the Aravali hills and ranges despite its ban, causing irreversible ecological damage, and ordered Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan to take all measures to stop it. Read More

Power ministry’s draft policy moots automatic revisions of tariff

NEW DELHI: The power ministry’s draft National Electricity Policy (NEP) 2026, released Wednesday, has proposed an annual reset of tariffs, including an index-linked automatic revision in case the regulator fails to act to ensure Read More

5 traffic offences in a year could bar you from driving

NEW DELHI: Five or more traffic offences in a year and you could be barred from driving for 3 months. Read More

65 student suicides at IITs in 5 yrs, alumni group calls for accountability

MUMBAI: The death of a student by suicide at IIT-Kanpur on Tuesday again swivelled the spotlight on a mental health crisis on the campuses of India’s premier technical institutions: over a dozen young lives lost every year on av Read More

Census to count ‘near endangered’ Kashmir Markhor population to begin in Feb

SRINAGAR: A census to count the elusive Kashmir Markhor, the world’s largest wild mountain goat, will begin in early Feb as J&K’s wildlife department seeks more data on the population of the species that is categorised as ‘near threat Read More

Ahead of key Ladakh meet, Buddhist group meets MoS Home, opposes statehood demand

SRINAGAR: Two weeks ahead of a crucial meeting between Ladakhi representatives and the home ministry’s high-powered committee, a delegation from Zanskar region of Kargil on Wednesday evening met Union minister of state for home Nitya Read More

Sajad Lone questions Jammu-Kashmir unity, advocates cordial split

SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference president and J&K legislator Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday called for “a profound and uncompromising reassessment of the Kashmir-Jammu relationship”, advocating separation of the two regions. Read More

Omar invokes Jinnah’s two-nation theory to taunt calls for separate Jammu state

SRINAGAR: Breaking his silence on demands for separation of Jammu and Kashmir, chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday accused BJP MLAs of echoing Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s two-nation theory. Read More

J&K: Op Trashi-I enters Day 4, hunt for ultras intensified

JAMMU: Operation Trashi-I entered its fourth day on Wednesday, as security forces continued to comb the dense forests of Sonnar, Mandral-Singhpora, and adjoining areas in Chatroo belt in J&K’s Kishtwar district to track and kill fleei Read More

Jammu and Kashmir: Probe ordered into college student’s suicide in Doda, professor suspended

JAMMU: J&K’s higher education department has constituted a three-member committee to inquire into the alleged suicide by a 20-year-old student of Government Degree College in Jammu’s Doda district on Jan 16 after being barred from app Read More

Wi-Fi Set To Get Faster As Govt De-Licenses 6 GHz Spectrum

Department of Telecom de-licenses 500 MHz in the 6 GHz band to boost Wi-Fi, balancing industry demands, enabling Wi-Fi 7 and enhancing India’s connectivity. Read More

Senior Citizen Duped Of Rs 16.5 Lakh After Scammers Stage ‘Digital Arrest’ In Fake Delhi Blast Probe

The caller instructed the man to download the Signal app, where he received a video call from one of the fraudsters posing as NIA officer. Read More