Advisory issued in Kashmir as temperatures soar in Valley
SRINAGAR, May 24 (PTI): Authorities in Kashmir issued an advisory on Friday amid soaring temperatures in the Valley, with Srinagar recording its hottest May day in 13 years. The maximum temperature in Srinagar on Thursday was recorded at 32.2 degrees Celsius — the same as on May 25, 2013. On May 20, 2011, Srinagar had […]
Sat phones, special runners and more… all in place for polls in Anantnag-Rajouri
Anantnag/Rajouri (JK), May 24 (PTI) With the threat of cross-border shelling in some border areas and satellite phones and special runners in place to deal with contingencies, all is in readiness for elections in the controversially redrawn Anantnag-Rajouri constituency from where PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti is contesting. Contesting against Mehbooba Mufti, working to revive her […]
Two CRPF personnel injured in road mishap at Poonch
Srinagar, May 24: At least two CRPF personnel suffered injuries after a vehicle ferrying them met with an accident in Poonch on Friday afternoon, said an official. The official said that a civil bus bearing registration number JK02A 4899 carrying CRPF personnel, on way from Saujiyan Mandi to Poonch to collect an Electronic-Voting-Machine (EVM), slipped […]
ACB files two cases against revenue official for committing fraud, misusing official position
Srinagar, May 24: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) J&K on Friday said to have registered two FIRs against Girdawar for disproportionate assets and for illegal and fraudulent mutation in revenue record. A spokesman in a statement issued here said that Anti corruption Bureau conducted verification into the allegations of accumulation of Disproportionate Assets (DA) through corrupt […]
Five detained after clashes between 2 families in Jammu
Jammu, May 24 (PTI) Five individuals were detained after a clash between two families resulted in minor injuries to two persons and gunfire on the outskirts of the Jammu city on Thursday evening, officials said. The incident took place between the families of Mohammad Siraj and Dil Mohammad over a vehicle parked in front of […]
Heatwave to continue for five more days in J&K: MeT
Srinagar, May 24: The weatherman on Friday urged people, especially vulnerable sections, to avoid heat exposure and drink a lot of fluid even as it predicted heatwave to continue for next five days in Jammu and Kashmir. “Heat wave over plains of Jammu & Kashmir Divisions is likely to continue during next 5 days,” a […]
Father-son duo crushed to death by truck in Kathua
Kathua/Jammu, May 23 (PTI) A man and his son were killed when a truck hit them in here on Thursday, officials said. Residents of the Korepunnu village blocked the border road and held a protest against the duo’s death. The duo were on their way to their house at the Nagari village, when a fast-driven […]
No respite from heat wave in large parts of India, Barmer sizzles at 48.8 degrees C
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI) Large parts of India sweltered under a heat wave for the seventh day on the trot on Thursday, with the mercury soaring to 48.8 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan’s Barmer, the highest temperature recorded in the country this year so far. Official data showed that at least 16 places in Punjab, […]
Mega Cleanliness Drive conducted at International Tourist Destination Gulmarg
GULMARG, MAY 23: In a significant initiative to preserve the natural beauty and cleanliness of international tourist destination Gulmarg, a mega cleanliness drive was today conducted at the scenic locations of Kangdori and Afarwat. This effort was a collaborative endeavour by the Gulmarg Development Authority and the J&K Cable Car Corporation. The drive commenced at […]
LS Polls 2024: Over 18.36 lakh voters to decide fate of 20 candidates in Anantnag- Rajouri PC
SRINAGAR, MAY 23: The fate of 20 candidates will be decided by over 18.36 lakh voters of 03 Anantnag- Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in the last phase of Lok Sabha elections for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to be held on May 25. According to the figures provided by the office of the […]