Sgr among four places record scorching heat wave
MeT predicts spells of intermittent light to moderate rain for next 5 days Srinagar: The thundershowers and heavy rains on Monday across Jammu and Kashmir failed to bring respite from the scorching heat as most parts of Kashmir here have recorded heat wave on Wednesday with Srinagar recording a maximum temperature of 35.1 degree Celsius. […]
Prolonged dry spell: Kashmir on brink of agricultural drought, say officials
Srinagar: The Kashmir Valley is grappling with a prolonged dry spell, leaving farmers in dire straits as they struggle to save their yearly crops. The Agriculture Department of Kashmir has warned that an official declaration of ‘agricultural drought’ may be imminent if rain does not arrive by next week. Director of Agriculture Kashmir, Choudhary Mohammad […]
Srinagar airport to get automated vehicle parking system: Officials
Srinagar: The Srinagar international airport is all set to get advanced automated parking system as the Airports Authority of India is implementing the initiative across the country. Srinagar airport director Javed Anjum said that the AAI is coming up with an advanced automated parking system, specially designed to enhance parking experience of passengers and visitors, […]
Death toll in Kerala landslides rises to 167; 191 still missing
Wayanad (Kerala): The death toll in the devastating landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district rose to 167 on Wednesday, while 191 were missing even as the rescue teams intensified efforts to find survivors trapped under the debris on the second day of the search operations. Tiny makeshift bridges were erected over swollen rivers and excavators were […]
Policy on delineation of Gair Mumkin Khads reviewed
Policy aimed at segregating khads which do not form water course SRINAGAR: In a significant move, the Administrative Council which met here under chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha approved the revised policy for delineation of lands recorded as Gair Mumkin Khads in revenue records, an official spokesman said Wednesday. The policy is aimed […]
Govt introduces bill to replace 90-year-old Aircraft Act
Move aims to improve ease of doing biz New Delhi: To further improve the ease of doing business in the aviation space, the government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to replace the 90-year-old Aircraft Act. The Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill 2024 seeks to remove redundancies and replace the Aircraft Act, 1934 […]
Eastern Ladakh standoff: India, China hold diplomatic talks
New Delhi: India and China on Wednesday held “constructive and forward-looking” diplomatic talks to resolve the lingering border standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The talks were held in Delhi under the framework of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC). The Ministry of External Affairs […]
Work to be completed by end of 2026 on Jmu-Sgr highway
Jammu: Even though the commuting on Jammu-Srinagar national highway (NH-44) has improved a lot with completion of work on several tunnels and four-lane portions but people will have to wait till end of the year 2026 when the work on the highway will be completed. With every passing day the road connectivity is being improved […]
34th Amarnath Yatra batch leaves from Jammu camp
Jammu: A fresh batch of over 1,600 pilgrims on Wednesday early morning left from the Jammu base camp for the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security, officials said. This year’s yatra has already crossed the 4.5 lakh-mark of last year, with over 4.7 lakh pilgrims so far paying obeisance at […]
Safety audit of coaching centres in Srinagar ordered
Srinagar: The authorities have ordered a safety audit of all coaching centres operating in Srinagar, days after three civil services aspirants died due to flooding of an institute building basement in central Delhi following heavy rain, officials said on Wednesday. All private coaching institutes have been directed to cooperate with the inspection teams and adhere […]
