Khelo India Water Sports Festival
Dragon Boats set to create waves in Dal Lake Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Dragon Boat Association received a boost ahead of the Khelo India Water Sports Festival, with the Delhi Dragon Boat Association providing three dragon boats, of latest model, for the Khelo India Water Sports Festival at Dal Lake in Srinagar Kashmir from […]
Lt Guv meets the Khelo India Water Sports Festival Mascot
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday met the Mascot of Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025. The Lieutenant Governor extended his best wishes to the Sports Authority of India (SAI), J&K Sports Council, and all the participating players and officials of the 3-day Khelo India Water Sports Festival, scheduled to be held from August 21 […]
Traffic police conducts special drive against traffic violators
Qazigund: The traffic police conducted a special drive against traffic violators south Kashmir’s in Qazigund area, a police spokesman said Tuesday. He said that the special drive was conducted by Dysp Traffic Mohammad Aslam and his team. Many passengers’ vehicles were seized as they were found running without proper documents and many others challaned for […]
Chief Minister sanctions financial assistance for victims of Badhaal tragedy
SRINAGAR, AUG 19: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah sanctioned and released a grant of ₹30 lakh out of the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in favour of the Next of Kin (NoK) of the deceased victims of the Badhaal tragedy. In December 2024, the village of Badhaal in Rajouri district witnessed a tragic incident in which 17 […]
CS favours adoption of online systems for RR updation and DPCs
SRINAGAR, AUG 19: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is set to introduce a major governance reform aimed at digitizing and streamlining the updation of Recruitment Rules (RRs) and the timely conduct of Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) across all government departments. The initiative took shape during a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, and […]
Properties of two terrorists attached in Anantnag, Baramulla
SRINAGAR, Aug 19 (PTI): Properties of two active terrorists were attached in Anantnag and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. In Anantnag, the police attached the land belonging to active terrorist Adil Hussain Thoker, while an orchard of designated terrorist Asif Maqbool Dar, who is presently operating from across the border, […]
Schools remain shut in Jammu due to inclement weather
JAMMU, Aug 19 (PTI): Schools remained shut for the second consecutive day on Tuesday across Jammu because of inclement weather, officials said. Rain has in several places in the region, triggered flash floods in rivers and landslides, obstructing many roads. Since last week, 71 people have died and 122 suffered injuries in three separate cloudbursts […]
Cloudburst occurrences: Expert team to identify all vulnerable places, says CM Omar
Srinagar, Aug 19: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that the government is mulling to form a team of experts to identify all vulnerable places across Jammu & Kashmir and also suggest measures to prevent loss of lives in future. The statement comes days after cloudburst claimed over 60 lives in the Kishtwar district […]
Kishtwar cloudburst: Death toll climbs to 64 after woman’s body recovered
Chisoti (JK), Aug 19 (PTI) Body of a woman was recovered in this cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, taking the death toll to 64, officials said, as the extensive rescue and relief operation entered the sixth day on Tuesday. The decomposed body was sighted downstream and subsequently recovered by the rescuers this […]
Ganderbal minor’s murder case: Police arrests elder sister for murdering her sibling
Srinagar, Aug 19): Less than 48 hours after body of 14-year-old girl was recovered on Batsar- Sehpora road in Ganderbal, police has arrested her sister for the death in the central Kashmir district. Addressing a presser, SSP Ganderbal Khalil Poswal said that the 22-year-old girl (sister of deceased) has been arrested in connection with the […]