Cloudburst near Amarnath cave, no loss of life

Srinagar: A cloudburst occurred near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas on Wednesday, but there was no loss of life in the incident, officials said. The incident took place in the afternoon, leading to shooting stones which caused damage to some tents, the officials said. However, there was no loss of […]

Difficult to predict cloudbursts: Experts

Tern it a local event, occurs mostly in hilly areas

New Delhi: With Himachal Pradesh and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh being hit by cloudbursts, experts on Wednesday said predicting this disaster is difficult as it is mostly a localised event and occurs in the hilly areas. If 10 centimetres rainfall is received at a station in one hour, the rain event […]

JK to get representation in CAT: Two posts each of judicial, administrative members approved

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved creation of two posts each of judicial and administrative members for Jammu and Srinagar benches of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), which adjudicates service matters of government employees. The decision is aimed at providing speedy and affordable justice to the employees of Union Territories of Jammu & […]

Two-third of population surveyed in 11 states have antibodies: ICMR

New Delhi: At least two-third of the population surveyed in 11 states were found to have developed coronavirus antibodies, according to the findings of a serosurvey by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) done between June 14 and July 6. Madhya Pradesh leads the chart with 79 per cent seroprevalence while Kerala is at […]

Kashmiri Pandits feeling more secure of late: Govt

Says many have returned to valley

New Delhi: Kashmiri Pandits have been feeling “more secure” and over 3,800 youngsters from the community have moved back to Kashmir recently to take up jobs provided as part of the prime minister’s rehabilitation package, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said this in a written reply […]

Militant violence has declined in JK: Govt

New Delhi: The number of incidents of militant violence has come down in Jammu and Kashmir in the last two years, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said, “The number of incidents has reduced during 2020 […]

JK to get statehood at appropriate time: Govt

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir would be granted statehood at an “appropriate” time after normalcy is restored there, the government told Parliament on Wednesday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai stated this in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. He was replying to a question on whether the government had any proposal to […]