DHSK urges caution amid cold wave conditions in Kashmir, issues safety guidelines
Srinagar, Dec 21: With Kashmir gripped by a harsh cold wave amid frighteningly plummeting temperatures, the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) has issued a detailed advisory to safeguard the public, particularly high-risk groups, during the winter season. The advisory outlines potential health risks, symptoms to watch for, and measures to mitigate the impact of […]
PM’s life-size cut-out adorned with ‘pheran’ in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, Dec 21 (PTI): A life-size cut-out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on display in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk was adorned with a ‘pheran’ – a traditional Kashmiri cloak – on International Pheran Day on Saturday. A local poet from Budgam district in central Kashmir, Jamal Ali Karbalai, alias Jamal Budgami, draped a beige pheran over […]
PM-USHA: Centre sanctions 9 projects worth Rs 85 cr for J&K Universities, Colleges
JAMMU, DEC 21: The Union Ministry for Education, has approved projects worth Rs 85 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) for nine higher education institutions in Jammu & Kashmir. The decision, taken during the third Project Approval Board (PAB) meeting announced on December 20, 2024, underscores the government’s commitment towards transforming higher […]
GST Council postpones decision on slashing tax on life, health insurance
Jaisalmer, Dec 21 (PTI) The GST Council on Saturday postponed a decision on cutting tax rate on life and health insurance premiums, officials said. The 55th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state counterparts, decided that some more technicalities needed to be ironed out and tasked the […]
Man working at fuel station found dead in Anantnag
Srinagar, Dec 21: A 29-year-old man was found dead on Saturday in Sangam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Officials said that the man working at Sangam petrol pump was found dead in his room at Petrol pump. The deceased has been identified as Kifayatullah Khanday (29) son of Kasim Ali Khanday resident of Doda. […]
Lt Guv congratulates University of Jammu for achieving A++ Grade by NAAC
Jammu, Dec 21: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday extended his heartiest congratulations to the Vice Chancellor, faculty, staff, scholars and students of University of Jammu for attaining the coveted A++ Grade from NAAC, securing an exceptional score of 3.72. In a social media post, the Lieutenant Governor said the outstanding accomplishment of the University of […]
Make meditation a part of life: PM Modi
NEW DELHI, Dec 21 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called upon people to make mediation a part of their lives, saying it is a powerful way to bring peace and harmony to one’s life. In a post on X to mark the World Meditation Day, he said apps and guided videos can be […]
Parliament scuffle: Crime Branch to probe case against Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI, Dec 21 (PTI): Delhi Police’s Crime Branch will investigate the case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in connection with a scuffle on the Parliament premises, which left two BJP MPs injured a day earlier. On Thursday, an FIR was registered against Gandhi at Parliament Street Police following a BJP’s complaint, accusing him of […]
Sgr records coldest night in Dec at minus 8.5 degree Celsius, 3rd lowest in a century
Srinagar, Dec 21: Chillai-Kalan, a 40-day harshest winter period, commenced with an intense cold wave conditions as Srinagar has recorded the coldest night of December in the last over two decades. After 1990, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the coldest night in the month of December at minus 8.5 degree Celsius, […]
Kashmir shivers ahead of ‘Chillai-Kalan’
Srinagar records coldest night of season Srinagar: A day before the harshest winter period in Kashmir, ‘ChillaiKalan’, temperature plunged several degrees below freezing point across the valley, with Srinagar witnessing its coldest night of the season so far, officials said on Friday. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 6.2 degrees Celsius, slightly down from […]
