Div Com Kashmir reviews arrangements for Mela Mata Kheer Bhawani
Directs departments to ensure comprehensive facilities for Devotees SRINAGAR: Ahead of the annual Mela Mata Kheer Bhawani, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, on Saturday chaired a high-level review meeting to assess preparedness and ensure seamless arrangements for devotees visiting the revered shrine at Tulmulla, Ganderbal, as well as other prominent temple sites at Tikker (Kupwara), […]
DG Rural Sanitation Assesses Sanitation Readiness on Pahalgam axis for SANJY-2026
Calls for Timely Completion of Sanitation Infrastructure, robust Waste Management Measures ANANTNAG: Director General, Rural Sanitation, Jammu & Kashmir, Anoo Malhotra, conducted a comprehensive review of sanitation preparedness on the Pahalgam axis in view of the forthcoming Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY) 2026. Chairing a review meeting with concerned officers at Pahalgam, the Director General […]
Implementation of 8th Pay Commission will mean upswing for the economy
Mohammad Hussain Khan The view that implementation of the 8th Pay Commission would be detrimental to the economy of Jammu & Kashmir presents only one side of the picture and fails to adequately recognize the positive economic and administrative consequences of a fair wage revision. Government employees are not merely recipients of salaries; they are […]
Life Is Not Just What Happens, but How Our Brain Frames It
Dr. Reyaz Ahmad Life appears to us as a smooth and continuous journey. We wake up, walk, speak, think, remember, react, and move through the world as if existence is flowing like a river. But a striking idea, presented in a Feynman-style science video, invites us to pause and think differently: what if life is […]
The Poet Who Turned Pain into Poetry
Wani Arfat The world of Urdu literature has been left in deep grief after the passing of the renowned poet Bashir Badr, a literary figure whose poetry transcended pages and became the voice of countless hearts across generations. He was not merely a poet who composed ghazals; he was an emotion in himself, a living […]
‘Nasha-Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhyaan’: Narco-terrorists based abroad will be hunted down, brought to Justice: LG Sinha
SRINAGAR: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said narco-terrorists — those sitting in neighbouring countries or operating inside the Union territory — will have to pay a “heavy price”, asserting that their days are numbered. Sinha led a ‘Nasha-Mukt Jammu Kashmir’ rally in Ganderbal district, and addressed a large gathering on the occasion. “Having visited […]
Cloudburst-hit Chisoti to get automatic weather station: Jitendra Singh
Jammu: Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday announced the establishment of an automatic weather station in the cloudburst-affected Chisoti area of Kishtwar district, a major step to strengthen weather forecasting and disaster preparedness in the region. Jammu and Kashmir’s Chisoti village, the gateway to the revered Machail Mata temple in Kishtwar district, was devastated […]
Jammu gets Region Meteorological Centre to boost weather forecasting, disaster preparedness
Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday formally declared the establishment of a new Regional Meteorological Centre at Jammu, marking a major step towards strengthening weather forecasting and disaster preparedness across Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh. The newly established MeT centre at Jammu will integrate weather observations with a state-of-the-art X-band Doppler Weather […]
NC will attend INDIA bloc’s meeting on June 8: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said his party will attend the meeting of the INDIA bloc in Delhi on June 8. “The meeting is going to taking place. Omar (Abdullah) or I, one of us will go. Obviously, we are part of that. We will be there,” Abdullah told reporters in Hazratbal […]
LG Sinha, CM Abdullah call for collective action on environmental protection
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday called for collective efforts to protect the environment, saying it is vital for a healthier planet for future generations. “On World Environment Day, let’s rededicate ourselves to the conservation of Mother Earth and preservation of nature’s delicate balance. Our collective efforts towards environmental protection are vital for the […]