Chill returns after fresh snowfall in upper reaches

Plains lashed by rains, weather to remain wet

Srinagar: Snowfall in upper reaches and rains in plains of the Kashmir Valley on Monday brought a fresh cold wave as the mercury slipped seven degrees below the normal temperature for this part of the year, officials said. Gulmarg tourist destination in north Kashmir received nearly two feet of fresh snow since Sunday night while […]

Girls bag top ranks in Class 12 results

Srinagar: Girls outshined boys by bagging most of the top ranks in the Class 12 board examinations in Kashmir as results declared on Monday showed that 80 percent students passed the exam, officials said. Out of 58,397 students who appeared in the examinations held last November, nearly 47,000 have passed. While the pass percentage of […]

Farooq pooh-poohs BJP over govt formation claim in JK

Jammu: A day after the BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit adopted a resolution to form the next government in the Union Territory, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday pooh-poohed the resolve and said “I will see how it is going to happen”. He also criticised the BJP for allegedly dubbing him and other leaders […]

DDC chairpersons placed equivalent to administrative secretaries

Salaries of Chairpersons, VC’s also decided

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday amended its warrant of precedence, placing chairpersons of the district development council’s equivalent to administrative secretaries and IGPs. According to the warrant of precedence, chairpersons of DDCs have been placed at serial number 26 in the protocol list. They have been placed equal to administrative secretaries, divisional […]