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SRINAGAR, Jun 10: A special police officer was disengaged from service in Jammu and Kashmirs Baramulla district for his alleged involvement in an NDPS case, police said on Wednesday. Baramulla Police has disengaged SPO Khalid Nazir Khan, a resident of Katipora, Tangmarg, from the SPO cadre with immediate effect following his involvement in an NDPS case, a police spokesman said. He said that during naka checking at Wussan Crossing in Kunzer area of the north Kashmir district on April 23 [] The po

NEW DELHI, Jun 10: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday passed a resolution applauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the longest continuously serving elected PM. The Union Cabinet members also gave the prime minister a standing ovation. Modi on Wednesday became the longest continuously serving elected prime minister of India, breaking the record of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. On May 26, 2014, Modi took charge as Indias prime minister with a landslide victory. He got re-elected w

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WASHINGTON, Jun 10: US Senators, business leaders and members of the diaspora have greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the longest-serving elected prime minister, saying his tenure has been nothing short of transformational. On Wednesday, Narendra Modi became Indias longest-serving prime minister, with an unbroken tenure of 4,399 days in office, surpassing the record of the first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Congratulations to Prime Minister @narendramodi on becoming Indias lo

Islamabad, Jun 10: Shops and markets remained closed in different parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after a protest call by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), as over 20 people have reportedly been killed in recent police action in the region. About 2,000 protestors associated with the JAAC launched a protest march from Bhimber on Tuesday and they would reach Mirpur for onward travel to Muzaffarabad, BBC Urdu reported. It added that some protesters would reach Rawalakot and then proceed t

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has rendered a timely and consequential service to the Indian judiciary by issuing a stern caution against the uncritical use of Artificial Intelligence in judicial proceedings. The judgment delivered in the Woodland House School case is not merely a procedural corrective it is a timely call for judicial rigour at a moment when technological convenience is increasingly being mistaken for intellectual diligence. AI is, without question, a double-edged

LONDON, Jun 9: An Indian-origin couple and their 9-year-old terminally ill son died after they fell from a luxury London apartment block in a suspected murder-suicide, according to media reports. Rakesh Pai, 47, Aditi Paralkar, 46, and their son Sid died after falling from a balcony on the 36th floor of their apartment in Highpoint tower block in Elephant and Castle, south London, on May 27, the Telegraph newspaper reported. The family lived in the 45-storey building on the 36th [] The post Indi

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, June 9: In a strong push for safeguarding the interests of the farming community, Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Kissan Congress Chairman, Bharat Priye today submitted a memorandum to the Additional Commissioner in the office of the Divisional Commissioner Jammu, highlighting the pressing challenges confronting farmers across the Union Territory and seeking immediate government intervention. The memorandum, submitted on behalf of JKPCC Kissan Co

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, June 9: A young woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her rented accommodation at New Plot area of Jammu district this evening, officials said. The deceased was identified as Suhani Singh (22), daughter of Kewal Singh of Kishanpur, Manwal, presently residing at Pacca Talab in the New Plot area. According to locals, her parents repeatedly tried to contact her over the phone but received no response. They then informed the landlord, who forced open t

Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, June 9: The police today organized an anti-drug awareness rally at Government Girls Middle School Goshbugh in Pattan as part of the ongoing Nasha Mukt Abhiyan. The rally witnessed participation from students, teachers, police personnel and local residents, who carried placards and raised slogans promoting a drug-free society. During the programme, police officials highlighted the harmful effects of substance abuse and urged students to spread awareness within th

Excelsior Correspondent GANDERBAL, JUNE 09: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Jatin Kishore today chaired a comprehensive review meeting here to assess the preparedness and progress of developmental and logistical arrangements being undertaken for the smooth conduct of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY)-2026 along the Baltal axis. During the review, the DC took a department-wise assessment of works included in the Action Plan-2026 and directed all executing agencies to ensure completion of pending

JAMMU, June 9: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has confirmed the services of 297 Junior Scale JKAS officers after deeming them to have satisfactorily completed their probation period. See Order Copy Click Here The post 297 JKAS Officers Confirmed After Successful Completion Of Probation appeared first on Daily Excelsior .

BANIHAL/JAMMU, Jun 9: Authorities have ordered an inquiry after a pregnant woman was allegedly forced to walk to seek medical assistance due to the non-availability of an ambulance in Jammu and Kashmirs Ramban district. Ramban Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Kamal G Zadoo has ordered an inquiry following allegations that an ambulance driver refused to travel to the remote Tangar village to transport 23-year-old Nayeema Banoo, officials said. Banoo reportedly developed pregnancy-related complicati

LONDON, June 9: Kashmiri protesters on Tuesday staged a demonstration in front of the Pakistani Consulate in Bradford, the UK, over the firing on mourners at a funeral in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in which at least 11 people were killed. This came days after 30 British MPs sought diplomatic intervention over the massive human rights abuses in PoK. The clampdown in PoK came amid a planned protest rally by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) for subsidised flour and electricity. [] The p

NEW DELHI, June 9: Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) has inked a securities purchase agreement to acquire a 100 per cent equity stake in IntelliSmart Infrastructure for Rs 3,050 crore. IntelliSmart Infrastructure is a leading smart metering JV between National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), a statement said. According to the statement, AESL has executed a binding securities purchase and subscription agreement (SPSA) to acquire a 100 per cent

NEW DELHI, June 9: A day after an opposition INDIA bloc meeting stressed unity and better coordination among the alliance partners, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi at her 10, Janpath residence. Sources said the two leaders are learnt to have discussed the strategy between the two parties going forward after the opposition bloc meeting, and following an exodus of Trinamool members after the partys defeat to the BJP in the recent Bengal

NEW DELHI, June 9: Swara Baby Products, a contract manufacturer of baby diapers, adult diapers and feminine hygiene products backed by FirstCry, is planning to file draft papers with Sebi this month to raise funds up to Rs 1,000 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO), people familiar with the development said on Tuesday. The proposed IPO is expected to comprise a fresh issue of shares and an Offer for Sale (OFS) by existing shareholders, they added. JM Financial and [] The post FirstCry-

NEW DELHI, Jun 9: The Congress on Tuesday hit out at the government over its reduction of the number of subsidised refills of LPG gas cylinders under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and alleged that it only sheds crocodile tears on the plight of women while being intoxicated on power. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the reality of the Modi governments poverty-reduction campaign is that first, the right to work under MGNREGA was snatched away from the poor and now, [] The post Modi G

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Excelsior Correspondent DODA, June 8: To accelerate developmental activities in the district, District Development Commissioner Doda, Krishan Lal today chaired a review meeting on Capex works. During the meeting, officers from various departments presented detailed updates on the ongoing developmental projects across the district. They apprised the District Development Commissioner of the status of pending works and the bottlenecks hindering their timely execution. The meeting reviewed projects

Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, June 8: J&K BJP All Cells Incharge Ved Sharma inaugurated the second round of an ongoing cricket tournament at MAM Stadium, Jammu. The tournament is being jointly organised by Dogra Sports Club and Ridhima Sports Club with the aim of promoting sportsmanship, healthy competition and youth engagement through sporting activities. According to a press release, the tournament has witnessed participation from several local cricket teams, with a total of 12 innings

NEW DELHI, June 8: The Enforcement Directorate has started probing a case involving the alleged purchase of 5,300 SIM cards in the country, which were used in Cambodia by a Malaysian national-led gang to perpetrate cyber frauds across India, duping people for hundreds of crores of rupees. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp The central agency had raided 7 premises in Rajasthans Kishangarh (Ajmer), Nagaur and Jodhpur apart from Ludhiana in Punjab on June 5, leading to the identificatio

KOLKATA, June 8: The crisis engulfing the TMC deepened on Monday as 20 Lok Sabha MPs, led by Chief Whip Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, have decided to write to Speaker Om Birla declaring support for the BJP-led NDA, triggering a split in the partys parliamentary unit and dealing a severe blow to Mamata Banerjees authority after the partys Assembly poll debacle. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp The development comes barely days after the TMC leadership suffered a setback in [] The post 20 T

NEW DELHI, June 8: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea filed by a student from Saudi Arabia seeking directions to the Central Board of Secondary Education to declare his Class 12 improvement examination result. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp A bench comprising Justices Manmohan and Vijay Bishnoi issued notice to the CBSE and its regional officer on the plea filed by the student. This is about the career of a child, he will miss [] The post SC notice to CBSE on ex

SRINAGAR, Jun 8: PDP MLA from Pulwama on Monday joined local farmers in paddy transplantation as a mark of protest against the Jammu and Kashmir governments attempts to evict the land tillers. Waheed Ur Rehman Para drove a tractor as he ploughed a paddy field and later joined the farmers in sowing paddy saplings. The authorities had destroyed the saplings and threatened the farmers with the Public Safety Act (PSA) if they cultivate the land again. So I joined the [] The post Pulwama PDP MLA Join

NEW DELHI, June 8: JAKSON Engineers Ltd (JEL), a part of JAKSON Group, on Monday announced the appointment of Alexey Ustinov to its Board as an Independent Director. Ustinov brings more than three decades of international leadership experience in sustainable energy systems, electrification, industrial engineering and business transformation, a company statement said. Ustinov has held senior leadership roles with leading global energy and engineering organisations, including Siemens Energy and Cu

NEW DELHI, June 8:Emerging as a market leader in quick commerce is purely a matter of time for Amazon, its Country Head Samir Kumar said, as the e-commerce giant bets on Prime program and widest assortment to outpace rivals in one of the most closely watched battlegrounds of Indias consumer internet landscape. Amazon sees quick commerce as a speed equation within the broader online retail market, said Kumar, dismissing the notion that rising Q-commerce adoption in India is cannibalising the [] T

RAJOURI/JAMMU, Jun 8: At least 15 passengers were injured when a bus overturned on a highway near Rajouri town in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. The bus was on its way from Rajouri to Manjakote when the accident took place at Tandwal, they said. Local shifted the injured passengers to the Government Medical College (GMC)-Associated Hospital, Rajouri. The post Bus Overturns In J&Ks Rajouri, 15 Passengers Injured appeared first on Daily Excelsior .

NEW DELHI, June 8: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Monday said it has secured a 10-year marine services contract for Argentinas first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export, marking its entry into South America and expanding its international marine services footprint. The company in a statement said the contract has been awarded to APSEZs step-down subsidiary, Adani Harbour International FZCO, through a consortium with Argentina-based Meridian Group, following a global competit

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Excelsior Correspondent RAMBAN, June 7: In vibrant celebration of culture, heritage and tourism, the Directorate of Tourism Jammu, in collaboration with the District Administration Ramban, organized one-day Gool Mela at the picturesque Narsingha area amidst the lush green meadows of Gool Sub-Division. The cultural festival witnessed an overwhelming response, with more than ten thousand people thronging the venue from across Ramban and Reasi districts . The mela transformed the scenic destination

WASHINGTON, Jun 7: The 12th International Day of Yoga (IDY) will be celebrated at iconic venues across the US, from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Times Square in New York, and the Navy Pier in Chicago. Yoga enthusiasts are also set to stretch their limbs and engage in deep breathing to improve flexibility and well-being at Hillsboro, a hub for semiconductor and electronics industries in Oregon, and at the Shrinathji Haveli a temple in Irvine, South California, known for [] The post Intern

NEW DELHI, Jun 7 : Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday outlined a collaborative blueprint for making India into a developed country by 2047, emphasising that economic development needs to be inclusive. Addressing an event of the Maheshwari community here, Birla emphasised that entrepreneurship and nation-building must progress hand in hand to ensure that economic growth is both inclusive and sustainable. According to the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the speaker asserted that development is meaningful

Floriculture Deptt creates reuse-themed public space Nawshaba Iqbal SRINAGAR, June 7: A waste-to-wonder garden featuring installations made from discarded tyres, fallen trees and old vehicles is coming up at Polo Ground Park here, with the Floriculture Department aiming to turn waste into a public attraction promoting sustainability and reuse. The project, being developed by the department, aims to convert garden waste into attractive public features and create awareness about sustainable practi

Saga of GOPs chequered history Anil Anand a.anil.anand@gmail.com Picking up from what one had written months back in this column on the endangered but truly-portrayed Nehruvian model, based on plurality, secularism and multiculturalism, in demoted and disintegrated erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the developing circumstances warrant further delving into the matter. There is a circumstantial transition, from then to now, with shifting of roles from the Narendra Modi Government authoring the

NEW DELHI, June 7: Authorities in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) have stepped up security measures ahead of a region-wide shutdown called for June 9 by the Awami Action Committee (AAC), amid growing unrest over inflation, governance issues and political grievances. Pakistani Army personnel, Punjab Police and Rangers have been deployed across the region. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Awami Action Committee activists held a demonstration in Rawalakot on Sunday afternoon, r

NEW DELHI, Jun 7: A Parliamentary panel has asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) to define what constitutes a paper leak in its definition and whether any paper leaks have occurred in exams it conducted since 2018, sources said. The panels questionnaire follows NTA officials appearance before it last week, where they contended that there was no paper leak from their system, claiming that some questions from a guess paper were in circulation, sources said. The Parliamentary Committee for Educa

JAMMU, Jun 7: In a major administrative shuffle, the Government of Jammu and Kashmirs Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj has ordered the immediate transfer and adjustment of 34 In-charge Assistant Executive Engineers (AEEs). According to Government order, these changes follow the integration of officers from the Public Works (R&B) Department into the Rural Engineering Wing (REW). As part of the directive, three long-serving AEEsNoor Mohammad Magray, Ghulam Hassan Wagay, and Sonia N

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JAMMU, Jun 7: The White Knight Corps has expressed grief over the death of Lieutenant Beereshwar Goswami, who lost his life while undertaking operational duties during an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmirs Rajouri district. The officer died after slipping in a mountainous area and falling into a deep gorge during an anti-terror operation in Rajouri district on Saturday evening. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General P K Mishra, and all ranks paid

Harsha Kakar kakarharsha@gmail.com Tensions in SE Asia were visible at the Shangri La dialogue in Singapore last month. SE Asia has witnessed increased defence spending solely due to challenges from a resurgent China. India is not the only country facing threats from China but all its neighbours. SE Asias three main nations, Japan, South Korea and Philippines are alliance partners of the US, which, while responsible for their security, is insisting that they enhance their defence expenditures. P

Vishal Sharma Schools had closed for the day and big yellow coloured school buses and mini vans have begun transporting school kids back home. Sundernagar had been quiet and seemed weirdly uninhabited just half an hour ago in the scorching May heat. But within no time, the peak hour traffic returned to the main street of the city, creating so much hurry-scurry that it was difficult to believe that it was the same city which was so relaxed and quiet [] The post Just Deserts appeared first on Dail

Narvijay Yadav narvijayindia@gmail.com Amid soaring temperatures and overloaded minds, the Ganga offers a timeless philosophy of flow, emotional balance, silence, softness and psychological renewal for modern life. As North India battles temperatures touching 45 degrees and above, many people are feeling mentally overheated too. Stress, emotional fatigue, digital overload, uncertainty and constant pressure have quietly exhausted the modern mind. During such times, perhaps we need more than cold

T N Ashok There was a time when Indian cricket moved at the rhythm of five-day Test matches white uniforms, red balls, patient batting, and slow-burning legends. Then came coloured clothing and One-Day Internationals, followed by the explosion of white-ball T20 cricket that changed everything forever. Stadiums became louder, cricket became faster, and the Indian Premier League transformed into the biggest talent factory in the world. Today, Indian cricket no longer belongs only to the sons of m

More than 111 tons of cherry transported by rail Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, June 6: To further strengthen passenger safety and smooth train operations, Northern Railway, Jammu Division is undertaking a major technical upgrade at Bajalta, due to which some trains will remain cancelled or regulated from June 7 to June 11, 2026. An advanced Electronic Interlocking system will be commissioned at Bajalta station on the Jammu Tawi Udhampur section along with BPCL/IOCL/HPCLs CUF railway siding. Wi

Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, June 6: The Jammu and Kashmir Judicial Academy today commenced the pre-appointment Induction Training Programme for 39 newly selected Civil Judges (Junior Division). The programme was inaugurated by Justice Arun Palli, Judge, Supreme Court of India, in presence of Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Acting Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh; Justice Rajnesh Oswal, Judge, High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Chairperson, Governing Committee for J&K Judicial A

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UNITED NATIONS, June 6: India has slammed Pakistan for its unwarranted reference to Jammu and Kashmir at the UN, telling the current non-permanent member of the global body that it was a huge responsibility and not a forum for peddling biased and false narratives. The unwarranted reference by Pakistan to a matter strictly internal to India, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, has compelled me to respond, Indias Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish said on Frida

NEW DELHI, June 6: The All India Newspaper Editors Conference has urged the Centre and states to provide adequate protection to journalists and to reform Government advertising policies to ensure the survival of small and medium newspapers, warning that economic pressures and attacks on the press threaten grassroot journalism and democratic accountability. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp At its Annual General Meeting and Annual Conference held on Saturday at Tej Building, Bahadur