226 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave shrine from Jammu
Jammu, Aug 3 (PTI) A batch of 226 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Wednesday to pay obeisance at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The 43-day yatra commenced on June 30 from the twin base camps — traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag and […]
Minimum temp rises but stays below normal at most places across JK
Srinagar, Aug 3: Amid forecast for dry weather with possibility of isolated to scattered light rain and thunderstorm in next 24 hours, the minimum temperatures recorded rise but settled below normal in J&K barring Jammu and Katra on Wednesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 17.6°C against 17.5°C on the […]
Govt orders transfer, posting of five IPS officers in JK
Srinagar, Aug 03: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered transfer and postings of five IPS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order B. Srinivas, IPS (RR:90), Director General of Police, Prisons, J&K, holding additional charge of Director, Fire & Emergency Services, J&K, is transferred and posted as […]
India records 17,135 fresh COVID-19 cases, 47 fatalities
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) With 17,135 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s infection tally rose to 4,40,67,144, while the active cases have declined to 1,37,057, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 5,26,477 with 47 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]
Militancy funding case: SIA carries raids at Baramulla Kupwara, Poonch
Srinagar, Aug 03: State Investigation Agency of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday carried out raids at multiple places in Baramulla, Kupwara and Poonch districts in connection with a militancy funding case. Official sources said that SIA personnel with the assistance of police and paramilitary CRPF personnel carried out raids at Baramulla, Tragpora Rafiabad in […]
Over 7 crore pages of revenue records, 55,216 ‘Musavis’ digitised in JK
Srinagar, Aug 3 (PTI) About 7.70 crore pages of revenue records and 55,216 ‘Musavis’ (maps) have been digitised in Jammu and Kashmir as part of a flagship initiative to bring transparency and ease in obtaining land records, officials said. ‘Aapki Zameen Aapki Nigrani’ is one of the flagship programmes launched by the J-K administration to […]
Data protection: Need for precautions
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Privacy is one of the most urgent issues associated with information technology and digital media. People should protect their privacy, control their digital footprint and escalate the protection of privacy and data as priority. It serves as a timely reminder for organisations about the importance of correctly handling and safeguarding individuals’ personal […]
National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme
Subodh Yadav Groundwater resources are the lifeline of Indian agriculture and key to meeting the drinking water needs of a 1.35 billion strong population. It is a hidden treasure under our feet that can’t be seen but is of utmost importance in our lives. India is the largest extractors of groundwater resources. With increasing population […]
Maintaining brain health
Dr. Sachin Kandhari The human brain and spinal cord together make up the Central Nervous System, which regulates almost every element of our existence. Every single physical or mental activity—from speech to creativity, memory to messaging, breathing to balance, sleep to sensory processing, digestion to restraint—is begun and carried out by the brain. It goes […]
J-K records 741 new Covid cases
Srinagar, Aug 2 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir recorded 741 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the tally in the union territory to 4,65,904, officials said. A fresh death was also reported which pushed the toll to 4,773, they said. Of the new cases, 226 were recorded from the Jammu division and 515 from the Kashmir Valley, […]