India home to second largest population of Muslims in world: Prez Murmu
New Delhi: India, as a multi-cultural and multi-religious society, celebrates unity in diversity and its over 200 million Muslims make the country the second largest population of the community in the world, President Droupadi Murmu said on Wednesday. Welcoming Muslim World League Secretary General Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, who had called on the president at […]
Lt Guv chairs J&K Higher Education Council meeting
Discusses multidisciplinary education, ecosystem for research and innovation
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired the meeting of J&K Higher Education Council at Raj Bhawan, Wednesday. The meeting deliberated on a range of themes like multidisciplinary education, ecosystem for research and innovation, Indian philosophy and languages, and project based learning mode, combined with needs and challenges of society. Prof. Dinesh Singh, Vice Chairman, J&K […]
AT&C losses go down in Kashmir: Govt
Says work on Rs 800 Cr project under RDSS scheme going on
Srinagar: The government on Wednesday said that the installation of smart meters have successfully assisted in reducing the Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the illegal hooking by the consumers have almost come to an end in the areas where the smart meters have been installed. Managing Director, Kashmir […]
India’s defence system, forces backed by strong govt: Anurag Thakur
Srinagar: India is one of the most powerful countries and its defence forces and system are backed by a strong government, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday. On the last day of his two-day visit to Ladakh, the minister for information and broadcasting, interacted with personnel of the army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police […]
Amid tight security, 10th batch of over 7,800 pilgrims leave for cave shrine
Jammu: The 10th batch of over 7,800 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left the Jammu base camp in the early hours of Wednesday for the twin base camps in Kashmir amid tight security arrangements, officials said. The yatra resumed from the Jammu base camp on Tuesday afternoon after remaining suspended for three days in view of the […]
American devotees of Lord Shiva pay obeisance at Amarnath cave
Srinagar: Two Americans from California have perhaps become the first foreign pilgrims to undertake the Amarnath Yatra to the holy cave shrine of Lord Shiva in the south Kashmir Himalayas. In a video released by the Department of Information and Public Relations of the Jammu and Kashmir administration, the two men, who have not been […]
India votes in favour of UNHRC resolution rejecting acts of desecration of Quran
United Nations/Geneva: India on Wednesday voted in favour of a draft resolution tabled in the UN Human Rights Council that condemns and strongly rejects recent “public and premeditated” acts of desecration of the Holy Quran. The Geneva-based 47-member UN Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution Countering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or […]
MeT predicts ‘isolated’ light rain in JK
Srinagar: The weather department here on Wednesday forecast mainly dry weather with possibility of isolated light rain and thunderstorm till July 14 even the minimum temperature recorded increase and decrease at other places in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here said that “intermittent light to moderate rain” was expected at many places of […]
CS chairs 94th BoD Meeting of JKTDC
Directs upscaling of properties to promote tourist destinations
SRINAGAR: In its 94th Board of Directors (BoD) meeting of the J&K Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC), Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Wednesday directed the officers of Tourism Department to take all necessary measures to promote destinations other than Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Patnitop as attractive tourist spots and improve facilities for stay at these locations. […]
Govt orders creation of Department of Public Grievances
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday accorded sanction to the creation of Public Grievances department in the Union Territory. According to an order, in pursuance of Entry 15 of the Second Schedule of Transaction of Business of the Government of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir Rules, notified vide Government Order No. 811-JK(GAD) of […]
