Traffic movement suspended on Jmu-Sgr highway
Amarnath yatri convoy stopped at Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: A fresh batch of over 3,000 Amarnath pilgrims left a base camp here for Kashmir on Saturday but their convoy was stopped in Ramban after authorities closed the Jammu-Srinagar national highway following heavy rains and landslides. Landslides due to rains have been reported from Mehar and Dalwas areas along the 270-km highway, the only […]
Cloudburst triggers flash floods in Ladakh, no loss of life reported
Srinagar: A cloudburst triggered flash floods in the Union Territory of Ladakh, causing debris to flow into the main market area and throwing life out of gear, but there are no reports of any loss of life, officials said on Saturday. The cloudburst hit the Gangles area of the Union territory late Friday night and […]
India has shown leadership in climate action: PM Modi
Says country making great efforts in green growth, energy transition
Panaji: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has shown leadership in climate action and the country is moving ahead strongly on its climate commitments by making great efforts in green growth and energy transition. Addressing via video link the G20 Energy Ministers’ Meeting, which is currently underway in Goa, he also said that […]
Lt Guv visits Nunwan, Chandanwari base camps
Interacts with officers, pilgrims, reviews arrangements for queue management
PAHALGAM: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited Nunwan and Chandanwari Base camps, Saturday. At the Nunwan Base Camp, the Lt Governor interacted with the pilgrims and reviewed arrangements for queue management. In a review meeting held with the senior officers at the base camp, the Lt Governor discussed measures taken for comfortable stay, food, healthcare, connectivity, […]
Around 6,000 gazetted, non-gazetted posts vacant in JK’s health dept
Srinagar: There are around 6,000 gazetted and non-gazetted posts lying vacant in the health department in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the status report filed by the Deputy Secretary to Government, Health and Medical Education Department, dated May 29, 2023 around 2,700 vacancies are in the Kashmir division while there are […]
Centralised security control centre for 66 airports under CISF cover inaugurated
‘Centre will monitor all threats and social media chatter’
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday inaugurated a centralised aviation security control centre here that will monitor all threats and social media chatter for the 66 civil airports currently under the CISF’s security cover. The aviation security control centre (ASCC) will access “24×7 real-time data monitoring and trend analysis of passengers and […]
‘Langar’ services at base camps prove means of sustenance for yatris
Baltal (Sonamarg): Many social and religious organisations from across the country have set up ‘langar’ (community kitchen) services for pilgrims of the annual Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, thus becoming a means of sustenance for the yatris. Such services can be witnessed at every base camp of the Yatra – on both Baltal as […]
Hangul breeding centre in Tral made functional after over a decade
Tral (Pulwama): The Department of Wildlife Protection here has restarted its ambitious project of ex-situ breeding and conservation of Hangul or Kashmiri Stag, a critically endangered species, by reopening Jammu and Kashmir’s lone breeding centre after over a decade, officials said on Saturday. The Hangul Conservation Breeding Centre at Shikargah in Tral area here was […]
Jammu crime branch arrests absconding fraudsters from Haryana, Maharashtra
Jammu: Two fraudsters, accused of duping dozens of educated youth on the pretext of providing jobs, were arrested from Haryana and Maharashtra after a long hunt, an official of the Crime Branch, Jammu said here on Saturday. Satvinder Singh and Rajeev Bharanatti were arrested by two special teams of Crime Branch, Jammu from their home […]
Security breach: Delhi Prisons suspends 4 officials over Yasin Malik’s SC appearance
New Delhi: The Department of Delhi Prisons has suspended four officials, including a deputy superintendent, in connection with the physical appearance of jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik in Supreme Court, a statement said on Saturday. The presence of Malik, serving life term in Tihar jail, in a packed courtroom created a flutter in the apex […]
