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Budgam, Jul 15: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir (SKUAST-K), under the All India Coordinated Research Project (ICAR-AICRP) on Poultry Breeding, organized an awareness-cum-distribution program for tribal farmers at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Budgam, under the DAPST (Tribal Sub-Plan). The initiative aimed to promote scientific backyard poultry farming as a sustainable livelihood option and to encourage the production and consumption of safe, residue-free organic eggs.Prof. Rehana Habib Kanth, Director Research, SKUAST-K, attended the program as the Chief Guest. She highlighted the potential of backyard poultry to enhance nutritional security, generate supplementary income, and strengthen rural livelihoods.Stressing the rising demand…

City cyclist Harshveer Singh Sekhon has been selected in India’s six-member cycling contingent for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2. The announcement by the Cycling Federation of India marks another major milestone in the athlete’s remarkable sporting journey.Harshveer Singh Sekhon represented India at the 2018 Asian Games and won a silver medal at the Asian Skating Championships. (HT File)An alumnus of DAV Public School, Harshveer initially excelled in roller skating after taking up the sport in 2004. He represented India at the 2018 Asian Games and won a silver medal…

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have issued a sweeping order to all educational institutions to review books for “inappropriate and objectionable” content, in a move that has sparked a debate over who gets to shape the region’s history in classrooms.The order, issued last week, directs schools, colleges, universities and coaching centres to screen all published material on their premises – including research papers and academic theses – for content that could violate “religious sentiments, laws, educational values and established norms”. They must also report books deemed objectionable to the authorities.Authorities insist the directive is not about restricting reading but removing material…

A car collided with a stationary dumper near Rajapur, claiming four lives MUMBAI: Four people, including a newly married woman and her 15-year-old nephew, died after the car they were travelling in collided with a stationary dumper near Rajapur on the Goa-Mumbai Highway.The accident took place at 6. 45am on Wednesday.The family of four, including Anas Qureshi, 35, his wife Fiza, 25, his mother Yasmeen, 70, and nephew Irfan, 15, were returning from Goa after spending a few days there as part of a family vacation.Qureshi and Fiza got married 20 days ago and planned to go to Goa.They also…

New Delhi: A 27-year-old woman from Manipur has alleged that a bike taxi rider associated with a cab aggregator assaulted and abused her during a ride in May. Police registered a case this month and have bound down the rider, Sushil Kumar (24), claiming the dispute stemmed from an argument over speeding and the fare. The rider allegedly made unnecessary stops to buy tobacco, repeatedly spat, some of which landed on her feet, and drove slowly. When she objected, he allegedly dropped her before her destination, abused her, slapped her, and left without collecting the fare. She also alleged that…

Karnataka HC stays ED action against embassy group Chairman; PMLA proceedings kept in abeyance BENGALURU: Karnataka HC on Wednesday awarded Rs 5 lakh compensation, to be paid in four weeks, to a Kodagu homestay owner, ruling that his arrest in a rape case filed by an American woman guest was illegal.The court said allegations against him were prima facie incongruous as he was not present at the scene of the alleged crime. Palecanda Ponnappa alias Vishal, owner of Devi Villa Homestay in Kutta, challenged his April 18, 2026, arrest and detention until May 2. His petition sought quashing the FIR…

File photo used for representational purpose. HYDERABAD: A 28-year-old man was arrested for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in Kukatpally Housing Board Colony (KPHB). Although the incident occurred on Sunday, it only came to light on Wednesday.Police said that the accused had lured the girl to his house and sexually abused her. When the girl later arrived home and informed her parents, they approached the police, who registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.The accused was taken into custody and questioned. The police arrested the accused on Sunday night.(The victim’s identity has not been…

Chennai: Madras high court has issued notices to the state and Union govts on Wednesday, seeking their response on whether shrimp hatcheries located along the coast are required to comply with coastal regulation zone (CRZ) notifications issued by the Centre.The first bench of Chief Justice S A Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan took up the issue suo motu, after a division bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice C Kumarappan, in its June order, held that National Green Tribunal (NGT) lacked jurisdiction over coastal aquaculture units, saying that shrimp hatcheries could not operate in CRZ areas without obtaining approvals…

Barrier-free gardens have been planned across all 17 municipal corporations, complete with wheelchair-friendly pathways Gandhinagar: The state urban development department has issued a govt resolution to create facilities in public parks accessible to persons with disabilities. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the department has rolled out an accessible garden scheme that mandates the creation of sensory-rich, barrier-free gardens across all 17 municipal corporations, complete with wheelchair-friendly pathways, tactile paving and dedicated recreational spaces for people with disabilities.The GR lays down rules for developing ‘accessible sensory gardens’ under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhya Mantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana. The scheme, for which budgetary provision…

Prayagraj: Tension prevailed on Collectorate Road on Wednesday as a section of lawyers staged a protest against policemen posted at George Town police station, alleging inaction on a complaint filed by a woman lawyer and registration of false cases against advocates.The protesting lawyers burnt tyres and tubes on the road and demanded the registration of an FIR on the woman’s complaint. They also sought the removal of the George Town SHO.Lawyers alleged that the police failed to act on the woman advocate’s complaint of harassment. They further accused the same policemen of lodging fabricated cases against some lawyers in connection…