J&K Tourism wins best adventure tourism destination award

SRINAGAR: The India Today Tourism Survey has chosen J&K Tourism for best adventure tourism destination award. The awards were given away at New Delhi by Union Minister of State for Culture & Parliamentary Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal yesterday at a glittering function after the results of the survey were announced, an official spokesman said. The […]

Record surge in tourism in JK: Union Minister Reddy

Says some politicians also enjoying in Valley now

New Delhi: After a “record surge” in tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, some politicians are also having a leisure time in the Valley and other parts of the Union Territory, Union minister G Kishan Reddy has said. He, however, did not name anyone. Recently, videos of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi skiing in Gulmarg in north […]

Lithium discovery important for India’s EV push: Experts

Caution that mining should be done carefully

New Delhi: The discovery of lithium in Jammu and Kashmir is significant for India’s push towards electric vehicles but any environmental gains could be negated if it is not mined carefully, say experts, citing risks such as air pollution and soil degradation in the fragile Himalayan region. The Geological Survey of India recently identified a […]

Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case: JKLF chief Yasin Malik appears before court in via video-conferencing

Jammu: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik appeared via video-conferencing before a special court here on Friday and an eyewitness identified him in the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, the daughter of then Union home minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The eyewitness corroborated that he had gone to Sopore in Baramulla district of north […]

  Jammu-Srinagar NH closed for repair, maintenance

Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed to vehicular traffic for repair and maintenance work, officials said on Friday. The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday announced the suspension of vehicular traffic on the highway on February 24, March 3 and 10 for repair and maintenance. “The highway will remain closed for the day […]

PM Modi flags high debt in developing nations

Asks G20 to focus on most vulnerable citizens

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged the threat of unsustainable debt facing some developing nations as he called upon the Group of 20 (G20) nations to focus on the world’s most vulnerable citizens. Trust in international financial institutions has eroded partly because they have been slow to reform themselves, he said in a […]

Make all arrangements for Amarnath yatra before mid-June: CS to Officials

Avoid all disaster prone areas for establishing any utility

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta impressed upon all the line departments including the Shrine Board to prepare well ahead of commencement of yatra for its successful conduct this year. The CS was chairing 12th High Level Committee (HLC) meeting of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) which was attended by the senior officers in […]

  International students can apply for US visa a year in advance: State Department

Washington: In a much-needed relief for foreign students looking to study in the US, the Biden administration has announced they can now apply for a visa up to a year before their academic term begins. The State Department, however, said that international students will not be allowed to enter the country on a student visa […]