CUET-UG results announced, 22k candidates score 100 percentile

New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The National Testing Agency on Saturday declared the results for the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG), which showed that over 22,000 candidates scored 100 percentile. The maximum top scorers were in English, followed by Biology and Economics. Over 11.11 lakh candidates had appeared for the second edition of the entrance […]
Chief Justice visits Bandipora, inspects district court complex, interacts with judicial officers, Bar

BANDIPORA, JULY 15: Chief Justice High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, today visited district Bandipora and reviewed the functioning of the District Court here. The Chief Justice also interacted with the bar members, Judicial officers and inspected the under-construction district court complex besides paid a visit to Childcare Institutions […]
J&K stall in TTF-2023 at Kolkata draws huge crowds

KOLKATTA, JULY 15: The J&K stall at the Travel and Tourism Fair(TTF)-2023, Kolkata is drawing huge crowds of travel enthusiasts interested in tourism products and services, the UT of Jammu and Kashmir is offering. The J&K Tourism department is participating in three day travel fest as feature State/UT. Among the notables who visited the J&K […]
No outsider being given land under PMAY in JK: Lt Guv Manoj Sinha

Baramulla, July 15: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday said that no outsider was being given land under Pradhan Mantri’s Awas Yojna (PMAY) and those who grabbed state land illegally should stop misleading people. Addressing a function at Dak Bunglow, Baramulla district of north Kashmir, the LG said that many people came to […]
20-year-old youth dies of electrocution in south Kashmir

Kulgam, July 15: A 20-year-old youth died due to electric shock in Batpora Nowbal area of Qaimoh in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. An official said that Mohsin Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Ahad Bhat of Batpora Nowbal received electric shock last evening when he was repairing some gadget at his home. He said soon after […]
MeT forecasts cloudy weather with light spell of rain

Srinagar, July 15: The weather office here has forecast generally cloudy skies with possibility of a spell of rain at some places of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. A meteorological department official here said that from 16-20, mainly dry weather was expected during most part of the day but a brief spell of rain/thundershower at […]
Amarnath Yatra: Over 7,000 pilgrims leave for twin base camps from Jammu

Jammu, Jul 15 (PTI) A fresh batch of over 7,000 pilgrims left Jammu city early Saturday for the twin base camps in the Valley to join the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, officials said. The 62-day annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas commenced from the twin tracks — […]
India records 54 new Covid infections, count of active cases now 1,408

New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) India has recorded a single-day rise of 54 new COVID-19 infections and the count of active cases now stands at 1,408, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll due to the disease has increased to 5,31,914 and the tally of the infections is at 4.49 […]
Hartals a thing of past in JK: Lt Guv

Says UT now known as hotspot for tourism, developmentĀ
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir used to be a hotspot of terrorists, but now it is known as a hub of tourism and development activities as shutdowns are a thing of the past and every day is normal now, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said here on Friday. “Jammu and Kashmir used to be the hotspot of […]
Former chief secretary B R Sharma appointed J-K’s SEC
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday appointed retired IAS officer Braj Raj Sharma as the State Election Commissioner (SEC). In an order, commissioner secretary, General Administration Department, Sanjeev Verma, said the appointment of the SEC shall take effect from the date he assumes charge. Sharma served as Chief Secretary of J-K […]