Respite: Minimum temp rises by several degrees in JK

MeT says snowfall likely during the next few days
Srinagar: The minimum temperature across Kashmir rose by several degrees, comforting people from intense cold ahead of a possible wet weather spell that may last a few days beginning Saturday, the weather department said. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.4 degrees Celsius on Friday night up by over four degrees from minus 5.5 degrees […]
Most of the KP employees have returned to work in Valley: Official
Srinagar: A majority of Kashmiri Pandit employees, who had struck work following the killing of Rahul Bhat by terrorists, last year, have returned to work, a senior official of the administration said here. “I reject this notion that all Kashmiri Pandit employees are protesting in Jammu. A majority of these employees have already joined their […]
Govt bans PAFF, a proxy of JeM
Declares LeT man, Saudi based medico as terrorists
New Delhi/Srinagar: The Centre has banned the People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), a proxy outfit of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, for its involvement in terror acts in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere. The Union Home Ministry on Friday also designated Arbaz Ahmad Mir, a Lashkar-e-Taiba member, as an individual terrorist under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful […]
Tentative dates for annual regular exams of Classes 10th to 12th announced
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) Saturday announced tentative date sheets for annual regular examination of classes 10th to 12th commencing from March-4 for soft zone and April-08 for hard zones. This is for the first time that students of Jammu and Kashmir will appear in the annual regular board examination […]
G20 Summit: Chair of W20 India calls on Lt Guv Manoj Sinha
Jammu: Chair of W20 (Women-20) India Dr Sandhya Purecha on Saturday met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan here and shared the vision and goals of the official G20 engagement group on gender equality, an official spokesman said. The Lt Governor assured cooperation and support of the Union Territory administration to the W20 […]
LG visits GMC hospital, inquires about those injured in terror attacks
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday visited Government Medical College (GMC) hospital here to inquire about the health of civilians injured in terror attacks in Rajouri district, officials said. Sinha also met with the family members of the injured and assured them of all possible assistance, an official spokesman said. He said Principal, GMC […]
China suspends social media accounts of COVID policy critics

Beijing: China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to further open up. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars and medical workers and issued temporary […]
Peeing episode: Accused arrested, Air India CEO apologises for incident
New Delhi/Bengaluru: The man who allegedly urinated on a woman co-passenger on an Air India flight was arrested Saturday while the carrier’s CEO issued an apology over handling of the incident and said four cabin crew and a pilot have been de-rostered and the policy of serving alcohol on flights is being reviewed. Delhi Police […]
Exodus of leaders: Don’t worry about leaders till voters are with me, says Azad
Srinagar: Democratic Azad Party (DAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said he does not worry about leaders leaving his party till voters are with him. His remarks come after several of his colleagues left the DAP and switched back to the Congress. Azad said he has come to Jammu and Kashmir after seeing miseries […]
A week after: Fear quite visible in terror-hit Dhangri village
People reminded of 1999 Bal Jarallan massacre
Rajouri/Jammu: The recent terror attack in Dhangri village of Rajouri not only created a fear psychosis among the people particularly the minority community, but also opened the wounds of Bal Jarallan massacre that had taken place over two decades ago. Bal Jarallan is a village four kms ahead of Dhangri, the scene of deadly terrorist […]