Div Com, IGP, DC, SSP Sgr, join Muharram procession at Lal Chowk; Serve water to mourners

Srinagar, Jul 4: With a symbolic gesture of unity and service, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Inspector General of Police ((IGP) Kashmir, V K Birdhi, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr. Akshay Labroo, and SSP Srinagar Dr Sundeep Chakarvourti on Friday joined the traditional 8th Muharram procession at Lal Chowk Srinagar, where they served water to […]
Amarnath Yatra: 6,400 pilgrims leave Jammu base camp for Kashmir

Jammu, Jul 4 (PTI) The third batch of over 6,400 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu in two separate convoys on Friday to join the annual Amarnath pilgrimage in the Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. About 14,000 pilgrims have prayed at the 3,880 metre-high cave shrine since Thursday when the 38-day annual yatra […]
Admin allows 8th Muharram procession for 3rd consecutive year

Srinagar, Jul 4: For the third consecutive year, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday allowed the 8th Muharram procession along its traditional route—from Guru Bazar to Dalgate, in which thousands of mourners participated amid heightened security and volunteer support. The pre-dawn procession began at 5:00 AM from Guru Bazar and passed through Budshah Kadal […]
Centre to set up Clean Plant facility in Kashmir

Move aimed to provide disease-resistant plants to horticulturists Srinagar: The central government will establish a Clean Plant Centre for Rs 150 crore under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture scheme to provide disease-resistant plants to the horticulturists in Kashmir, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on Thursday. Addressing a press conference here, […]
Amarnath Yatra begins as pilgrims set out for cave shrine
Srinagar: The first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims set off Thursday from the Baltal and Nunwan base camps towards the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The yatra started early in the morning from the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route and the 14-km Baltal route. Pilgrims left from the Nunwan base camp […]
Over 12,000 pilgrims have darshan of naturally formed ice ‘Shivling’
Srinagar: Over 12,000 pilgrims had darshan of the naturally formed ice ‘Shivling’ in the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas on the first day of the pilgrimage on Thursday, officials said. “A total of 12,348 pilgrims paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre high cave shrine on the first day of the pilgrimage,” they […]
Monsoon Session: Reduce disruptions in House, LS Speaker Birla to Parliamentarians
Gurugram: Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday urged all political parties to reduce disruptions in House proceedings and asserted it is time to change past practices. Addressing the national level conference of Urban Local Bodies here, Birla said that people would teach a lesson to political parties […]
JK will emerge as key growth engine in India’s journey: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said Jammu and Kashmir will emerge as a key growth engine in India’s journey. Highlighting Jammu and Kashmir’s continued importance in national priorities, he said the recent milestone projects like the Chenab bridge, the Lithium discovery and the purple revolution of lavender farming is empowering youth entrepreneurs […]
JK to witness relief from heatwave
MeT predicts ‘heavy rainfall’ on July 6 Srinagar: With no let up in the heatwave conditions, Jammu and Kashmir is all set to witness a major relief with the weatherman predicting heavy rainfall on July 6. The local Meteorological department (MeT) said that Srinagar, the summer capital of the region recorded the maximum temperature […]
Shivraj Chouhan, CM Omar review Agri, Rural Development progress in JK
Centre, JK Govt join hands to accelerate growth in farm, rural sectors SRINAGAR: In a significant move to strengthen Jammu & Kashmir’s agriculture and rural development landscape, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday co-chaired a high-level review meeting […]