Father, son duo among four people killed in road mishaps across JK
Srinagar: A father and his son were among the four people killed in separate road mishaps in Kishtwar, Rajouri and Budgam districts, officials said Friday. They said that a father son do were killed while two others sustained injuries after a tipper vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge near Gulabgarh […]
LA Committee on Environment Visits Achan Waste Management Site
Reviews Scientific Waste Management Initiatives Srinagar: In a significant move towards strengthening environmental governance and promoting sustainable municipal solid waste management, the Committee on Environment of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly Friday visited the Achan Waste Management Site at Idgah, Srinagar, to review the functioning of the city’s primary waste processing facility. The high-level […]
Six CRPF personnel injured in accident in Ganderbal
Srinagar: Six CRPF personnel were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident near the Sonamarg tunnel in Ganderbal district on Friday, officials said. A CRPF vehicle skidded off the road near the Sonamarg tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway in the central Kashmir district, the officials said, adding that six […]
Amarnath Yatra: DIG reviews security, coordination among security agencies in Jammu
Jammu: Deputy Inspector General of Police Shridhar Patil reviewed security arrangements, preparedness and coordination among security agencies deployed for the ongoing annual Amarnath yatra in Jammu, officials said. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Thursday. The 57-day […]
Commissioner SMC holds high-level review to Fast-Track CAPEX Works
Directs for timely tendering SRINAGAR: In a significant move to accelerate infrastructure development and ensure the timely execution of public works, Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Faz Lul Haseeb, Friday chaired a high-level review meeting to comprehensively assess the tendering status of Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) works across the city. The meeting was attended by the […]
KPDCL announces Power Shutdown
SRINAGAR: Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL has informed that the Shutdown of 33 KV Budgam lchgam line will be observed due to which power supply to Barwah, Ichgam,ichkoot, Choon, Kanir, Hushur, Zuhamma, Hanjora, Dadompora and Adjoining Areas will be affected from 08 AM to 02 PM on 06 July 2026. Similarly, shutdown of 33 kV Nowbugh […]
PM Modi’s message reflects his cares, love for Kashmir
The beginning of the Amarnath yatra this year bagan on a very touching note. Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a heartfelt message to the pilgrims this year which of course goes beyond ritual greetings. The message proved a window into how Narendra Modi views Kashmir: not as a distant security challenge, but as a living […]
Oceans are getting hotter and El Niño is making things worse
Matthew England, Alex Sen Gupta and Alistair Hobday The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June, pushing past records set during the 2023–24 El Niño years. Right now, the average sea surface temperature is just under 21°C across the world’s tropical and temperate oceans. Before widespread industrialisation in 1870, the temperature was about […]
The Lost Touch
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Cabinet Reshuffle Buzz Grows in J&K, New Faces in Omar-Government Soon
Tanvir Sadiq, Altaf Kaloo and Salman Sagar emerge as probable entrants as NC weighs political balancing Change in Deputy Chief Minister’s post under discussion amid discontent among legislators over fund allocation Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: Speculation over a major cabinet reshuffle in the Omar Abdullah-led government has gathered momentum in Jammu and Kashmir, with senior […]