Kashmir valley reels under cold conditions, Srinagar shivers at minus 3.3 degrees
SRINAGAR, Jan 24 (PTI): The minimum temperature dropped in Kashmir on Friday as cold conditions tightened their grip on the valley, with the Meteorological Department predicting mostly dry weather until the end of the month, officials said. The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at minus 3.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday night, down from the previous […]
Ayurveda clinic sealed in in Srinagar’s Harwan, medicine samples taken for probe
Srinagar, Jan 24: The authorities on Friday seized a clinic in the Dara Harwan area of Srinagar over reports of quackery, officials said. An official said that samples of the medicines were also taken for investigation. The department of Paediatrics at government medical college Srinagar has raised concerns over rising cases of Acute Liver Failure […]
Ahead of R-day, ADG BSF reviews security along IB in Kathua
JAMMU, Jan 24 (PTI): Additional Director General of the BSF Satish S Khandare reviewed the security situation and troop deployment along the International Border in Kathua district, officials said on Friday. During the visit, he also discussed operational aspects with field commanders and interacted with troops. The BSF officer’s visit to the border areas comes […]
Opposition members suspended from Parliamentary panel on Waqf bill
New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) All opposition members of the parliamentary panel on the Waqf Amendment Bill were suspended for a day on Friday amid continuous protests and accusations against Chairman Jagdambika Pal of steam-rolling through the proceedings. The suspended members are Kalyan Banerjee, Mohammad Jawed, A Raja, Asaduddin Owaisi, Naseer Hussain, Mohibullah, Mohamed Abdullah, […]
JK’s Ekta Kumari set to lead NCC girls’ contingent at Republic Day parade in Delhi
Jammu, Jan 24 (PTI) NCC cadet Ekta Kumari is set to be the first from Jammu and Kashmir to lead the National Cadet Corps girls’ contingent at the Kartavya Path during the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on Sunday. Hailing from Akhnoor in Jammu district, Ekta is a leading cadet of the NCC’s First […]
Curbing drug menace: Habitual offenders involved won’t be spared: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 24: Inspector General of Police Kashmir, V K Birdi on Friday said that the fight against drug menace would be taken to its logical conclusion and habitual offenders involved in the drug trade won’t be spared. Replying to a query of a reporter about “big fishes” involved in drug trade remaining untouched, IGP […]
Wish to see J&K youth among top notch entrepreneurs: Lt Guv
Jammu, Jan 24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that the government is committed to ensure that the youth of J&K emerge as top-notch entrepreneurs in the country. Addressing BRICS Youth Council Entrepreneurship run-up event at IIM Jammu, LG Sinha highlighted the rapid industrial progress in Jammu and Kashmir. “Over the past few years […]
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to appear before Parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill on Friday
New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the religious head of Kashmir, will appear before the parliamentary panel on Waqf Amendment Bill on Friday to convey his reservations about the draft legislation. The Joint Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill, chaired by BJP leader Jagdambika Pal, also put off its deliberations on clause-by-clause consideration […]
Trump signs executive order to declassify JFK assassination files
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (PTI): US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to declassify files on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Asserting that the victims’ families and the American people deserve to know the truth about these assassinations, the […]
Our government gives top priority to sports development in J&K and Ladakh: PM Modi
LEH, Jan 23 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government’s top priority is to develop sports across the country, especially in Jammu and Kashmir and the union territory of Ladakh. In a message during the opening ceremony of the Khelo India Winter Games 2025 here, Modi reiterated the government’s commitment to spread […]