J&K simmers as heatwave intensifies
Jammu reports 44.4°C, Sgr swelters at 33.9°C Srinagar: As the intense heatwave continued across Jammu and Kashmir, the region’s winter capital, Jammu, has figured among the top hottest spots across the globe. Jammu ranked the 68th hottest spot in the world at 44.4°C, which was the season’s hottest day in the region. Jammu and Kashmir […]
‘Bulbul’ who sang his heart out falls silent
Ustad Ghulam Nabi Shah took Kashmiri music to new heights SRINAGAR: The ‘Bulbul’ of Kashmiri music and art fell silent on Wednesday. Ustad Ghulam Nabi Shah, famously known as Hamli Bulbul, who rendered more than three decades to the Information Department and took Kashmiri music to new heights nationally breathed his last at his […]
Solid waste management should be a priority
Jammu and Srinagar cities have witnessed tremendous change in almost all sectors as the twin cities have put special emphasis on up-gradation of infrastructure and betterment of services provided to the people. The twin smart city projects implemented here not only stresses on improving the infrastructure in every part of the city but it also […]
Turning over a new leaf
By: K S S Pillai It was about four o’clock one evening in November 1968 that I detrained at Navsari in Gujarat. I was apprehensive about turning over a new leaf in my life. English literature was my favourite subject, and I liked to work as a college teacher. However, I was unsure about the […]
CS reviews functioning of J&K RERA
Emphasises strengthening of institutional mechanism to safeguard public interests SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Wednesday reviewed the functioning of the Jammu and Kashmir Real Estate Regulatory Authority (JKRERA) during a detailed presentation made by its Chairman, Satish Chandra. Present in the meeting were Commissioner Secretary, H&UDD; Member, RERA; Commissioner, SMC/JMC; Director, ULB, Kashmir/Jammu; MD, Housing […]
Drastic Climate change has made huge impact
By: Narayanan Kizhumundayur In the tapestry of human life, routine holds a silent yet vital place. From the rising of the sun to the onset of night, we have built our personal, social, and economic rhythms around the reliable patterns of nature. Seasons flowed one into another with gentle predictability, monsoons brought their nourishing rains, […]
