CS Chairs 4th SEC meeting of DMRR&R
Pushes for institutionalized and time-bound disaster relief mechanism JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Monday underscored the need for timely and effective relief to disaster-affected families while chairing the 4th meeting of the State Executive Committee (SEC) of the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction (DMRR&R). Emphasizing the vulnerability of disaster-hit communities in Jammu […]
Casual employees, daily wagers seek regularisation of services; Stage protest in Srinagar
Srinagar: A large number of daily wagers and contractual employees took out a protest march here on Monday to demand regularisation of their services in the Jammu and Kashmir government. The protesters marched from Nawa-i-Subah complex to TRC crossing, raising slogans in support of their demand for regularisation of their services in the government. The […]
Ex-IGP Mohammad Ashraf Bedar dies at the age of 80
Srinagar: Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Ashraf Bedar, who is the uncle of National Conference MLA from Pattan, Javaid Riyaz, died here on Monday.Bedar breathed his last at the age of 80 in his Peerbagh residence here, family sources said. He is survived by his wife and three daughters, they said. Bedar served […]
Kakapora residents demand resumption of work on Waqf Board shopping complex
Pulwama: The Residents of Kakapora in Pulwama district have expressed disappointment over the prolonged delay in the construction of a proposed shopping complex at the shrine premises of Hazrat Mehda Baba Rishi, a project that was expected to bring much-needed employment opportunities to the area. The foundation stone of the commercial complex was laid in […]
Police seizes illegal timber in Baramulla
Srinagar: Police successfully seized a consignment of illicitTimber in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that police received reliable information regarding illegal smuggling of forest timber in the Goigam area. Acting swiftly on the input, a police team was deputed to the spot for verification and search. During the search operation, […]
Annular Solar Eclipse on February 17
Eclipse won’t be visible in Kashmir: MeT Srinagar: The Meteorological Department in Srinagar on Monday said that the annular solar eclipse scheduled for February 17, 2026, will not be visible from Kashmir. The MeT office said the eclipse will be visible in the southern hemisphere beginning at 4:26 PM on February 17, 2026, and will […]
Man killed in road mishap at Poonch
Jammu: A man was killed after his vehicle met with an accident in the Mandi area of Chikrara in Poonch district on Monday. Officials said that a Maruti Wagnon-R bearing registration number JK12B-6143 lost control near Chikrara, resulting in an accident. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Mohammad Zubair, son of Nazir Hussain, a […]
LG pays tributes to CRPF jawans
Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday paid tributes to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in a terror attack on their convoy in Pulwama district on this day in 2019. “Humble tributes to the valiant martyrs who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty during the dastardly terrorist attack in Pulwama […]
Hope new Bangladesh govt improves ties with India: CM Omar
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday expressed hope that the new government in Bangladesh will improve relations with India, and said having stable neighbour’s benefits our country. He also said the India-US trade deal will adversely affect the Union Territory. “The more stable our neighbouring countries are, the more it benefits us. No one […]