MeT predicts dry weather till Dec 4, Improvement in min temperature in Kashmir

Srinagar, Nov 29 (PTI) There was some improvement in the minimum temperature across Kashmir on Sunday, even as the meteorological department forecast light rain or snow at isolated places in the higher reaches of the Valley, officials said. Barring Qazigund — the gateway town to the valley — sub-zero night temperatures were experienced across Kashmir, […]
North India likely to have harsher winter: IMD
New Delhi: North India is likely to expect a harsher winter and the possibility of cold waves occurring could be more this season, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said on Sunday. The IMD, in its winter forecast for December to February, said below normal minimum temperatures are likely over north and central […]
471 new COVID cases, 5 deaths in J-K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 471 new coronavirus cases, pushing the tally to 10,9,854, while the death toll reached 1,685 with five more fatalities, officials said Of the fresh cases, 260 were reported from the Jammu division and 211 from the Kashmir division, they said. The officials said Jammu district recorded the highest […]
Elections no solution to Kashmir problem, hold dialogue with Pak: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said elections are no solution to the Kashmir problem and called for a dialogue between India and Pakistan to address the issue. She also accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of murdering the democracy in the name of District Development Council (DDC) polls as alliance candidates were […]
BJP releases manifesto in Urdu for DDC polls in Kashmir
Srinagar: The BJP on Sunday released its election manifesto in Urdu for the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) polls in Kashmir. Former MLC Vibhod Gupta released the manifesto in presence of senior party leaders from the Valley such as Sofi Yosuf and Darakhshan Abdrabi. The manifesto claims that while the BJP has unified the country […]
Deliberate attempts on to vitiate peaceful atmosphere in Jammu region: J-K Muslim activists
Jammu: Several Muslim activists, including a former bureaucrat, of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday alleged that “some elements” are making deliberate attempts to harm the communal harmony of the union territory’s Jammu region and sought the intervention of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. Though they did not identify the “elements” but claimed that their attempts intensified […]
DDC Polls: Phase one ends with 52 pc turnout, peaceful voting

Jammu/Srinagar: In the first electoral exercise in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370, nearly 52 percent voter turnout was recorded on Saturday in the staggered polls to district development councils. The first round of polling in the eight-phase maiden DDC elections passed off peacefully, except for a minor incident of stone-pelting in […]
JK believes in politics of ballot: Union Minister
Jammu: Union minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur said on Saturday the people of Jammu and Kashmir believe in the politics of ballot and not the politics of bullet , as a number of activists and panchayat members joined the BJP here. He said the people do not believe in the divisive politics propagated by […]
High voter turnout reflects democratic aspirations: Jitendra Singh
Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that high voter turnout in the first phase of polling for District Development Councils (DDCs) is indicative of the pent up democratic aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. What is important to note, he said, is that the polling in most of the districts in […]
Centenarian treks steep mountain path to vote
Bhalessa (Doda): A resident of the remote Kota Top village at over 11,000 feet in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, 103-year-old Zaitona Bibi on Saturday said she has never missed casting her vote since 1957 and this District Development Council (DDC) election was no different. Helped by her 24-year-old great-granddaughter Rabia Bano, Zaitona braved cold […]