Day time temperature to slide as JK expects downpour
Srinagar: While night temperatures recorded an increase, the weatherman on Tuesday said that the mercury was likely to drop by 4-5°C during the day under the influence of a feeble Western Disturbance in Jammu and Kashmir. “A feeble Western Disturbance is most likely to cause light to moderate rain/snow(over higher reaches) during 12th(Night) -14th at […]
Jammu records season’s hottest night
Jammu: The Jammu city recorded the season’s hottest night, while the day temperature marked a slight dip on Tuesday to settle at 38.9 degrees Celsius, an official of the meteorological department said. From 22.9 degrees Celsius the previous night, the minimum temperature in the city jumped to 26.6 degrees which is 7.4 notches above normal, […]
Police to purchase over 20K bulletproof jackets, headgear
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is all set to purchase over 20,000 bulletproof jackets and headgear as a security measure for their cops in the union territory. Police headquarters have recently floated six e-tenders for the purchase of various items including bulletproof jackets, headgear (patkas), vehicles, glasses and podiums, officials said. E-tenders have been floated to […]
Maintain extreme vigil along LoC: Army Commander to troops
Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday asked the soldiers posted along the Line of Control to remain vigilant and maintain the sanctity of the ceasefire line, a defence spokesman said here. “Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, on the final day of his visit to Kashmir Valley, spent the morning hours interacting with […]
2016 Pathankot air base attack : Govt declares Pakistani handler as designated ‘terrorist’
New Delhi: Ali Kashif Jan, the Pakistani handler of the 2016 terror attack on Pathankot air base, has been designated as a terrorist by the government. Jan alias Jan Ali Kashif is the third terrorist to have been designated as a terrorist by the central government in last five days. The Union home ministry said […]
Scientists in South Africa detect two new Omicron subvariants
Johannesburg: South African scientists have detected two new sublineages of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. According to Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response & innovation, South Africa, the lineages have been named BA.4 and BA.5. However, he said, the detection was no cause for alarm and […]
Ex-Dy CM’s bungalow : CIC directs CBI to apprise RTI applicant of current status of complaint
New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the CBI in Jammu to provide a revised reply within 15 days to an RTI applicant who had sought to know the status of his complaint seeking registration of an FIR against former J-K deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh and others over alleged illegal construction of […]
UN membership: US reaffirms support for India seeking place in reformed UNSC, NSG
Washington: The Biden administration has reaffirmed its commitment to support India’s permanent membership in a reformed UN Security Council and New Delhi’s entry to the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group. The US also praised India for its significant contributions as a member of the 15-membered apex decision making body of the UN. In a joint statement issued […]
Triumph : Tral village gets to see the glow of eclectic bulb after 70 years
Locals thank administration, requests them to provide other facilities
Tral: For the residents of Gujjer Basti of Bajwani village, a small hamlet located on the hilly terrain of Tral today was a special day. The residents could not believe their eyes as the tiny hamlet got connected to the world of electric wires for the first time. This tiny village had over the past […]
Woman held for mercilessly beating her toddler
Jammu: A chilling video of a woman mercilessly beating her nine-month-old baby in Samba district went viral on social media, thereby prompting police to arrest her. The netizens demanded police action against the woman for the brutality, officials said. In the heart-wrenching video, apparently shot by a relative, the woman was purportedly seen thrashing, slapping […]
