VP Kamala Harris to travel to Poland and Romania

Washington, Mar 5 (PTI) Amid an escalating Ukrainian crisis, US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Poland and Romania next week to unite her European allies against Russian aggression. Her visit will demonstrate the strength and unity of the NATO Alliance and U.S. support for NATO’s eastern flank allies in the face of Russian […]
PM made Kashmir ‘crown of India’ by revoking Art 370: Amit Shah

Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made Kashmir the “crown of India” after revoking Article 370. Addressing an election rally in Jakhania, Ghazipur, Shah said, “Akhilesh Yadav said that there’ll be a bloodbath if Article 370 is revoked… We revoked it, nobody even pelted a […]
‘Mobile Governance’: CS launches e-services on mobile platform in JK
JAMMU: Ushering an era of mobile governance in J&K, the Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Friday launched 25 e-services on the UMANG platform. The UMANG unified mobile application for new age governance is a multi-lingual mobile platform for providing ‘any time-anywhere governance’. Speaking on the occasion Chief Secretary said that in sync with the […]
Friday prayers resume at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid
Srinagar: Congregational prayers were held at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar’s old city area on Friday for the first time in 31 weeks as the number of Covid cases in Jammu and Kashmir showed a rapid decline. Hundreds assembled at the mosque in the morning for the weekly Friday prayers after over seven months, officials […]
Fire destroys valley’s lone Bone and Joint hospital, Patients being evacuated to safer places: Officials
Srinagar: Panic gripped patients and attendants as fire continued to rage in the lone Bone and Joint Hospital in Barzulla in Srinagar, officials said. Reports said that the flames have spread in the three-storeyed building, plunging the whole hospital administration besides patients and attendants into panic. So far three wards which include; Trauma, Recovery and […]
JK reports 33 fresh covid-19 cases, one fatality
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 33 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was one death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said 15 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 18 Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 453167. Giving district wise details, the […]
Mehraj-ul-Alam: Thousands of devotees throng Hazratbal
Srinagar: With improved weather conditions, tens and thousands of people thronged shrines and Masjids as Friday following Mehraj-ul-Alam was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across the Kashmir Valley. The biggest congregation was held at Dargah Hazratbal here where thousands of devotees converged to have a glimpse of the holy relic of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). […]
PDD to strengthen demand side management of electricity: CS
Department to expedite regularization of electricity connections
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Friday chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the Power Development Department and power scenario in Jammu and Kashmir. The Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Managing Directors, Jammu/Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, Chief Engineers, and other senior officers of the Department attended the meeting. It was informed […]
Weather improves after fresh snowfall in Gulmarg, Pahalgam
Srinagar: Weather improved in Kashmir Valley even as Gulmarg and Pahalgam resorts received fresh snowfall on Friday morning. With overnight cloud cover, the night temperature hovered around above freezing point across Kashmir valley except Gulmarg. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, had 4.3mm of rainfall in last 24 hours […]
Militant arrested during shootout at Handwara : Three LeT associates held in Shopian
Handwara/Shopian: A militant was arrested after he was injured during an encounter that took place at Langate area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district while search for another militant was started in the area, officials said on Saturday. They said that three LeT associates were arrested in south Kashmir’s Shopian. The officials said that […]