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  BASHARAT RASHID Tral, May 4: Heavy rain accompanied by a hailstorm has resulted in serious waterlogging in the Bhagandar Machama locality of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, inundating several residential houses, damaging crops, and rendering day-to-day life paralysed. Locals blame the flooding on the lack of a proper…

  Bhubaneswar, May 4 : Police arrested four members of an interstate gang here for allegedly taking money from NEET aspirants for admission to medical college, an officer said. The four persons including two from Odisha were arrested by Bhubaneswar Special Crime Unit on Saturday, Commissioner of Police, S D…

Srinagar, May 3: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has strongly criticised National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah over his recent remarks allegedly implicating Kashmiris in the Pahalgam terror attack. In a statement posted on social media, Mufti described Abdullah’s comments as “deeply disturbing and regrettable,”…

  Pampore, 3 May: In a shining example of youth empowerment and self-sufficiency, Suhail Fayaz, a young entrepreneur from Meej, Pampore, has established a mushroom farming unit with the help of the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP). Suhail, a B.Tech in Food Technology, converted his academic learning into a sustainable…

By Sameer Ahmad Kulgam: Illegal constructions continue unabated in South Kashmir’s Kulgam town, with authorities allegedly turning a blind eye and taking little to no action against the violators. Sources told Arising State that several illegal structures are reportedly being constructed by influential individuals, with concerned officials remaining silent despite…

Mumbai: Pony ride operators were the first to help him after he was injured by a terrorist’s bullet during the April 22 attack on tourists in Pahalgam, 60-year-old Subodh Patil said on Friday.Patil, who underwent treatment at the army hospital in Pahalgam, returned to his home in Kamothe in Navi…

Mumbai: The WAVES declaration, adopted by representatives of 77 countries here at the Global Media Dialogue, on Friday resolved to ensure ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserting that “technology and tradition must go hand-in-hand”.Jaishankar and Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw chaired the…

New Delhi: Torrential rain lashed north India, including the Delhi-NCR, early Friday, leading to at least seven people dying, uprooting over 100 trees, and delaying more than 200 flights.The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was blocked after the rain caused a landslide. A 28-year-old woman and her three children were killed when…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted more time to the Jammu and Kashmir government to inform it about the number of Pakistani nationals detained under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan gave six more…