Jammu-Srinagar highway closed amid shooting stones, slide in Banihal
Srinagar, Feb 1: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, has been closed again due to shooting stones and stone-slide in Ramban district. The traffic department said that thoroughfare was blocked due to shooting stones at Rampadi in Banihal area of the district early on Wednesday morning. Sources said […]
Mercury drops at few places in JK, minus 8.9°C recorded in Pahalgam
Srinagar, Feb 1: Amid forecast for mainly dry weather in next 24 hours, the minimum temperature recorded a drop in some places in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday with Pahalgam recording a low of minus 8.9°C. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 0.4°C against 0.0°C on the previous night. […]
Sitharaman takes tablet in red pouch to Parliament to present paperless Budget
New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional ‘bahi-khata’ style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present Union Budget 2023-24 in a paperless format just like the previous two years. She posed for the traditional ‘briefcase’ picture outside her office along with […]
India, US are ready to break down barriers to closer technology and defence cooperation: Experts
Washington, Feb 1 (PTI) The launch of the India-US initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his American counterpart Jake Sullivan is an important signal that the two countries are ready to break down barriers, foster ties in technology and bolster defence cooperation, experts said. Sullivan and Doval […]
KU postpones MBBS, LLB, BA LLB exams scheduled for tomorrow
Srinagar, Jan 31: The University of Kashmir on Tuesday postponed the examinations of MBBS, LLB and BA LLB which were scheduled to be held on February 1, 2023 (Wednesday). Controller of Examinations Dr Majid Zaman said that students from snow-bound areas of Kashmir requested for postponement citing inaccessibility due to heavy snowfall. “Fresh dates for […]
52 kanals state land retrieved in Sgr’s MA Road, Karan Nagar
Srinagar, Jan 31: The authorities on Tuesday retrieved 52 kanals state land in Srinagar, officials said. Tehsildar South Moin Kakroo when contacted said that 40 kanals state land illegally occupied by Nedous Hotel owner has been retrieved at M A Road here while 12 kanals state land was retrieved at Karan Nagar. He added that […]
Traffic partially restored on Srinagar-Jammu highway
Ramban, Jan 31: The traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu national highway resumed partially, which was suspended on Monday due to landslides, shooting stones and snowfall, officials said here on Tuesday. An official said that however, no new traffic was allowed on the highway. He said stranded vehicles were being allowed to move after road was cleared. […]
Admin recovers govt land ‘illegally encroached by former CM’s kin, two ministers
Anantnag Jan 31: District Administration Anantnag on Tuesday held massive anti-encroachment drive against Peerzada Mohammad Syed, former chief Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress and Ex Minister, Syed Farooq Andrabi, former legislator from Dooru and Ex MoS and heirs of former Chief minister Syed Mir Qasim, at Dooru, an official spokesman said. At Ara Khoshipora, 1 kanal […]
WHO says Covid-19 remains ‘global health emergency’
United Nations/Geneva, Jan 31 (PTI) The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be a “global health emergency” and the deadly virus will remain a “permanently established pathogen” in humans and animals for the foreseeable future, according to the World Health Organisation. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that as the world enters the fourth year […]
Prez focuses on govt’s devt thrust in address to Parliament, says it has worked for all without discrimination
New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) Laying out the government’s vision for building a developed India in the next five years, President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday underlined its thrust on ‘virasat’ (heritage) as well as ‘vikas’ (development) and said it has worked for all without any discrimination. In her first address to the joint sitting of […]