Infrastructural needs of courts: Executive, judiciary agree to set up state-level body

New Delhi: The executive and the judiciary on Saturday agreed to set up state-level bodies to cater to the infrastructural needs of courts across the country. At a joint conference of chief ministers and chief justices of High Courts, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said the CMs were largely of the view that […]

Jammu records marginal dip in mercury

Maximum settles at 40.4 degrees C

Jammu: Jammu city recorded the maximum temperature of 40.4 degrees Celsius on Saturday, slightly lower than the season’s high of 41 degrees the previous day, officials said. The day temperature in Jammu city was 4.8 notches above average during this part of the season, a spokesperson of the Meteorological department said. The winter capital city […]

No respite from heat for northwest, central India in May: IMD

New Delhi: Northwest and central India recorded the highest average maximum temperatures in April since 1900 as there would be no respite for the region in May, the weather office said on Saturday. Releasing the monthly outlook for temperature and rainfall for May, India Meteorological Department Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said most parts of the […]

Major forest fire reported in Reasi: Officials

Say effort afoot to control the situation

Jammu: Efforts are on to put off a major fire in the forest area of Thakrakote in Reasi district, an official said on Saturday. The fire in the compartment number 40 and 41 of Sailanjan forest area of Thakrakote broke out on April 26, causing huge loss to biodiversity and local communities which thrive on […]