JKDMA issues avalanche alert for three districts
Srinagar, Apr 28: Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) on Friday issued an avalanche alert over higher reaches in three districts for next 24 hours. The DMA said that a ‘low’ danger level avalanche is likely to occur above 2800 to 3000 metres above sea level over Ganderbal, Baramulla and Kupwara districts. People living […]
Govt forms panel on Registration of births, deaths in JK
Srinagar, Apr 28: The Government has ordered constitution of Union territory Level Inter Departmental Coordination Committee and District Level Inter Departmental Coordination Committee(s on registration of Births and Deaths in Jammu and Kashmir. According to an order the UT-level committee is headed by Administrative Secretary, Planning, Development & Monitoring Department, the members of the committee […]
Don’t make sale, purchase or register vehicles in the name of minors: RTO
Srinagar, Apr 28: Authorities in the Regional Transport office here on Friday asked all the registered dealers, officers, officials of the Motor Vehicle Department and insurance agencies not to make any sale, purchase or register any vehicle involving a minor. A circular, issued by the Office of the Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Kashmir says that […]
Poonch attack carried out with active local support: DGP
Rajouri, Apr 28: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Friday said that the April 21 attack in Bhata Durian area of Poonch in which five soldiers were killed was carried out with active local support and terrorists had used steel-coated armour-piercing bullets and IEDs to target army vehicle to inflict maximum damage. He said […]
Even mild Covid infection can harm heart health, study finds
New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) Even mild cases of COVID-19 can have long-term harmful impacts on cardiovascular health, a study has warned. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, is the first to compare pre and post COVID-infection levels of arterial stiffness; a marker associated with the ageing and function of our arteries. […]
JKBOSE warns private schools of action for ‘misleading’ students
Srinagar, Apr 28: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) has warned all the private schools of action for misleading parents and the students over their affiliation with the Board. Secretary JKBOSE has issued a circular to all private academic institutions affiliated with them, cautioning against the use of misleading hoardings. As per […]
PM inaugurates 91 FM radio transmitters, to benefit border, aspirational districts
New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated 91 FM transmitters spread across 18 states and two union territories, in a move that will boost FM radio connectivity in the border regions and aspirational districts. With these new transmitters set up in 84 districts, the coverage will further increase by about […]
Man arrested for Delhi airport bomb hoax
New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) A 20-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh has been arrested for allegedly making a hoax bomb threat at Indira Gandhi International Airport here, police said on Friday. A senior officer said the arrest comes four days after the IGI Airport police station received a PCR call, on Monday, in which the […]
Rajnath chairs SCO defence ministers’ meeting
New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) Defence Ministers of India, Russia, China and other member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Friday deliberated on pressing regional security challenges and related issues at a conclave hosted by New Delhi. The meeting, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, is also expected to review the overall situation […]
MeT forecasts improvement in weather from today afternoon
Srinagar, Apr 28: The weather department here on Friday forecast “improvement” in weather from afternoon onwards but said that there was more rains in store till May 4 in Jammu and Kashmir. “Improvement in weather is expected from afternoon onwards,” a meteorological department official here said. From April 29- May 2nd, he said, the weather […]