Temp increases across JK amid dry weather forecast
Srinagar: Amid forecast for “generally cloudy with dry weather”, the minimum temperature recorded an increase in Jammu and Kashmir barring Srinagar and Kupwara on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 5.1°C against 5.3°C on the previous night and it was 1.4°C above normal for the summer capital. Qazigund, […]
NIA raids multiple locations in JK, Punjab
Srinagar: The National investigation Agency on Wednesday said it conducted searches at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab in a militancy related case. According to a statement issued here the probe agency said that in June 2022, NIA had registered a suo-moto case against OGWs and cadres of various proscribed outfits and their […]
Will bring in law to protect land and job rights if voted to power: Azad
Srinagar: The Democratic Progress Azad Party (DPAP) will bring a law to protect land and job rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir if voted to power, its chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Wednesday. The former J-K chief minister, who was addressing a public rally in the Zaloora area of Sopore in north […]
LeT terror associate held alongwith ammunition in Baramulla: Police
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a terror associate of Lashkar-i-Toiba oufit along with ammunition in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police spokesman said that a joint forces of Baramulla Police, Army 29 RR and 2 Bn SSB during naka checking at Singhpora Pattan noticed a person wearing Pheran (Gown) coming from Matipora […]
JKSSB to hold deferred exams soon: Lt Guv
Says budget for J&K praiseworthy
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) will conduct the deferred computer-based written tests (CBT) soon, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Wednesday, reiterating that transparent and merit-based selection is the top most priority of his administration. He also welcomed the Rs 1.18 lakh crore budget announced by the Centre for Jammu and […]
Offbeat tourist destinations identified for promotion in JK
Jammu: Seventy-five offbeat tourist destinations, including Nathatop, Basholi and Machail, have been identified for tourism promotion in Jammu and Kashmir this year, officials said Wednesday. Joint Director, Tourism, Jammu, Sunaina Sharma said while 37 of these offbeat destinations are located in Jammu region, the rest are in Kashmir valley. Basholi, Baraderi, Dudu, Basantgarh, Darhal, Mandi, […]
Five CRPF personnel injured in road mishap
Jammu: Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured when their vehicle was hit by a truck along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district on Wednesday, police officials said. The CRPF personnel were on patrolling duty when the Jammu-bound truck hit their vehicle from behind at Mand near Tikri around 6.50 am, the […]
Muslims help perform last rites of Kashmiri Pandit
Pulwama: The local Muslims in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district helped in performing the last rites of a 70-year-old Kashmiri Pandit, who died on Tuesday. Setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood, the local Muslims in Batapora Wahibugh village of Newa hamlet in South Kashmir’s Pulwama came together to help perform the last rites of […]
KU issues admission notification for PG, other programmes
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Wednesday issued a detailed notification for Kashmir University Entrance Test (KUET) for admission to various PG, professional and other programmes for the academic session 2023, a university spokesman said. Vice-Chancellor Prof Nilofer Khan had earlier this month reviewed the varsity’s preparedness for the KUET and instructed timely issuance of […]
Police SI recruitment scam: Bail application of accused BSF officer rejected for fifth time
Jammu: The bail application of a BSF officer, the main accused in the police sub-inspector recruitment scam case, was again rejected by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday, the fifth since his arrest by the CBI in the matter in October last year. Justice Sanjay Dhar, while rejecting the bail application of Border […]
