Jammu records lowest temperature of season
Srinagar: With cold wave intensifying further in Jammu and Kashmir, the winter capital Jammu Thursday recorded the coldest night of the season at 2.7 degrees Celsius , a MeT official said. “There is no immediate relief in sight for at least another two to three days,” a Met official said. Foggy mornings have been adding […]
Infiltration bid foiled in Arnia Sector, one killed
Jammu: Border Security Force on Thursday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and killed an ‘intruder’ in the process. The infiltration bid according to Defence officials was foiled in Jammu and Kashmir’s Arina sector. “Border Security Force (BSF) personnel noticed the movement of a group of 4-5 […]
Army foils infiltration bid Arnia Sector, one killed
Srinagar: Indian army on Thursday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and killed an ‘intruder’ in the process. The infiltration bid according to Defence officials was foiled in Jammu and Kashmir’s Arina sector. “Border Security Force (BSF) personnel noticed the movement of a group of 4-5 […]
Iran says Trump’s ‘absurd tweets’ have incited disruption
United Nations: Iran today charged that the US “has crossed every limit” in international relations by expressing support for Iran’s anti-government protesters and said President Donald Trump’s “absurd tweets” have encouraged disruption. In a letter to UN officials, Iranian Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo complained that Washington was intervening “in a grotesque way in Iran’s internal affairs.” […]
4 dead, 5 injured in fire in Mumbai
Mumbai: Four people, including two children died and five were seriously injured after an upper floor of a residential building in suburban Marol caught fire here today, an official said. “Mumbai Fire Brigade got call at 2.10 am about fire at the fourth floor of Ground plus Mamoon Manzil building at Marol in Andheri East. […]
Sopore shuts against ‘rising theft’ incidents
Sopore: A complete shutdown was Wednesday observed in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district to protest against the failure of administration in curbing the ‘rising theft cases’ in the area. The shutdown call was given by the Traders Federation Sopore headed by Haji Muhammad Ashraf Ganai on Tuesday following the fire incident in Sopore, […]
First-ever music academy launched in Sopore
Sopore: The first ever music academy was launched on Wednesday in Sopore town of Baramulla district in north Kashmir. The music academy – VIBRATION 314 – has been started by Tariq Ahmed, a former music teacher with MPhil in Indian classical music, aimed to train students in various fields ranging from vocals to instruments. Tariq, […]
Munwar residents demand power supply
Srinagar: Residents of Munwar area Wednesday blocked the movement of traffic on the busy crossing in the uptown city for nearly an hour to draw attention of the authorities to the erratic power supply in the area. Demanding power supply to the area, men, women and children of the localities came on roads and […]
ReTs to get benefits of SRO-43 of 1994: Altaf Bukhari
Jammu: Minister for Education Altaf Bukhari Wednesday said that the benefits of SRO-43 of 1994 will be extended to the Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers of School Education Department. This was decided in a meeting convened by the Minister in his office chamber, with the officers of the concerned department, here today. Principal Secretary Higher Education […]
Seeking regularization, NHM employees get batons
Jammu: At least 15 National Health Mission (NHM) employees Wednesday sustained injuries after police used batons against the protesting employees who tried to march towards Civil Secretariat in Jammu. Thousands of NHM Employees including employees from Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), J&K State AIDS Control Society and others continued their strike for the 15th […]