Amazon Great Indian Festival 2025 breaks all records with 276 Cr customer visits
Srinagar: The Amazon Great Indian Festival 2025 has transformed how India celebrates and shops during the festive season. This year, Amazon India recorded over276 crore customer visits, with 70%coming from tier 2 and 3 cities, shopping for everything from smartphones and smart TVs to sarees, festive décor, beauty products, and everyday essentials, a statement issued […]
World Trauma Day : SKIMS reaffirms its expanding role beyond healthcare services
Srinagar: The Department of Neurosurgery, SKIMS, in collaboration with the Department of Emergency Medicine, organized a pioneering one-day conference to mark World Trauma Day on the theme “Every Second Counts.” The event aimed to raise awareness about the increasing global trauma burden, with special focus on the rising incidence of trauma in Jammu and Kashmir. […]
PSAJK delegation calls on Justice (Retd.) Sunil Hali
Srinagar: A delegation of the Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) led by its President Nazrul Islam Baba accompanied by other senior members met Justice (Retd.) Sunil Hali, Chairman, FFRC, at his office chamber located in the Old Assembly Complex, Lal Chowk, Srinagar, a statement issued by the association said Friday. The meeting […]
Police arrests nineteen long-time absconders
Srinagar: In a major breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to track down fugitives, Jammu and Kashmir Police have apprehended nineteen (19) long-time absconders from districts of Kulgam, Anantnag, Shopian, Ganderbal and Awantipora. These individuals had been evading arrest for years, some for over three decades in connection with serious criminal cases, a police spokesman said […]
The increase in temperatures
Given the experiences of past several years, the world it seems is heading towards witnessing increase in the number of hot days during a year. As of now the world is on track to add nearly two months of dangerous superhot days each year by the end of the century, with poorer small nations hit […]
Celebrate the Festival of Lights but be cautious as well
Dr. Mahipal Singh Sachdev Diwali, the festival of lights, brings joy, celebration, and togetherness. But amidst the festive sparkle, it also brings a surge in eye injuries and vision-related emergencies. Every year, hospitals across India witness a significant rise in patients reporting eye burns, foreign body injuries, infections, and allergic reactions due to firecrackers and […]
Govt orders probe into September 24 violence in Leh by retired Supreme Court judge
New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday ordered a probe into the September 24 violence in Leh by retired Supreme Court judge B S Chauhan to find out the circumstances leading to the serious law and order situation, police action and the resultant death of four persons. According to […]
Three pilgrims from Odisha killed in road accident at Katra
Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (PTI) At least three pilgrims from Odisha died in a road accident near Katra in Jammu and Kashmir while traveling to Maa Vaishnodevi temple, the state government said in a press release on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Bichitra Kumar Sahu, Yogindra Matari and Kabita Sahu, all from Subarnapur district. […]
Portion of protection wall caves in on Jammu–Srinagar highway, traffic disrupted
Banihal (Ramban), Oct 17 (PTI) A portion of a protection wall along the Jammu–Srinagar national highway collapsed in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, disrupting vehicular movement, officials said on Friday. Around 40 metres of the wall along with the adjoining Sawni panchayat link road, caved in on Thursday night. Project Director of the National […]
India’s logistics cost to reduce to single digit by December: Gadkari
NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (PTI): Logistics cost in India will come down to single digit by December this year, helped by rapid expansion of expressways and economic corridors, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. Addressing ASSOCHAM Annual Conference 2025, Gadkari further said a recent report prepared by IIT Chennai, IIT Kanpur and IIM Bangalore […]