Kashmiri CUET students demand exam centers in Kashmir

Pulwama: Candidates from different districts of Kashmir are distressed as the National Testing Agency (NTA) has directed them to appear for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) outside Kashmir. Candidates from different areas of Kashmir said that they have already given their two papers of CUET in Kashmir but now they have been asked to […]
MeT forecasts ‘dry and hot’ weather as mercury soars in JK

Srinagar, May 22: The weatherman on Wednesday forecast mainly dry and hot weather over Jammu and Kashmir during next few days. A meteorological department official here said that while there is no significant weather activity expected till May 28, “heat wave” is expected over plains of Jammu Division. Meanwhile, night temperature continued to witness the […]
Man dies, two others injured after geyser blasts in Budgam village

Srinagar, May 22: Tragedy struck early this morning in the village of Narkara, Budgam, when a geyser explosion at a local house resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries. The incident occurred at the home of Manzoor Ahmad Dar, son of Abdul Gani Dar. An official said that the explosion caused significant structural damage to […]
Anyone aiding people who seek to disrupt peace will face law: DGP

Jammu, May 22 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police R R Swain issued a stern warning saying that anyone found aiding those who seek to disrupt peace and development will face strict legal consequences. DGP Swain, who held a security review of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and Shiv Khori temple in Reasi, emphasised […]
JK all set to experience increased temperature

MeT predicts rise in temp for next one week Srinagar: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir and Qazigund, the gateway of Kashmir have recorded a heat wave on Tuesday while the weatherman here has predicted increase in the maximum temperature for the next one week, saying that the most areas of J&K are […]
No sign of respite from sweltering heat in swathes of India
New Delhi: A blistering heat wave swept through large parts of India for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, affecting health and livelihoods. There is no relief predicted in the affected areas — Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and northwest Madhya Pradesh — during the next five days. The Met Office has issued […]
JeI played clandestine role in mobilising voters: Officials
Record turnout in Baramulla LS poll Baramulla: The record voter turnout in north Kashmir’s Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency post abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 can be attributed to various factors including the proscribed Jamaat-e-Islami group’s announcement to take the electoral plunge if the ban on it was lifted by the government, highly placed officials […]
Special tribunal dismisses appeal of BJP leader’s wife against demolition of bungalow
Jammu: A special tribunal in Jammu has dismissed an appeal by a senior BJP leader’s wife against the demolition of her illegally constructed palatial bungalow here and imposed Rs 10 lakh as costs on her for “serious misconduct involving criminal contempt of court and perjury”. Former deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Nirmal Singh […]
Lt Guv chairs J&K Higher Education Council meeting
Discusses comprehensive and holistic transformation of education sector in J&K SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday chaired the meeting of J&K Higher Education Council, at Raj Bhawan. The meeting was attended by Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lt Governor; Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Prof. Dinesh Singh, Vice Chairman, J&K Higher Education Council; Alok Kumar, Principal […]
BJP holds protest in Srinagar against killing of ex-sarpanch
Srinagar: The BJP Srinagar unit held a protest on Tuesday against the administration of the Shopian district over the killing of former sarpanch Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh by terrorists in the south Kashmir district two days ago. Led by district BJP president Ashok Bhat, the party workers protested against the Shopian district administration at Jawahar Nagar […]






