Truckers’ strike hits fuel supply in J&K, petrol pumps see huge rush
Jammu/Srinagar, Jan 2 (PTI) There was massive queues at fuel stations across Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday as the truckers’ strike against stricter punishments in hit-and-run cases in the new law hit supplies in the region and triggered a panic-buying spree. The J-K fuel station owners’ association said 90 per cent of petrol pumps have […]
SED seeks recommendations, proposal for establishment of Madrassa Board in JK
Srinagar, Jan 02: School Education Department has sought recommendations and proposal from the draft committee for establishment of Madrassa Board in Jammu and Kashmir. The Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) in this regard has accorded to establish a draft committee of four members. “Sanction is accorded to the establishment of Draft Committee comprising of […]
Covid sub-variant JN.1: 263 cases detected in country
New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) A total of 263 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in the country so far, with about half of them recorded in Kerala, according to the INSACOG’s data updated on Tuesday. Ten states and Union territories have so far detected the presence of the JN.1 sub-variant of the […]
Mobile phone without SIM recovered from central jail in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 2 (PTI) A mobile phone without a SIM, an earphone and an adapter were seized from the premises of the high security central jail at Kot Bhalwal in Jammu, a police official said on Tuesday. The seizure was made from a polythene bag found lying in an open area inside the prison complex, […]
Mild earthquake hits Jammu
Jammu, Jan 2 (PTI) An earthquake of 3.9 magnitude hit Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday but there were no reports of any damage, officials said. The National Centre of Seismology said the tremor was felt at 11.33 am. The depth of the earthquake was five kilometres below the surface at 32.76 degrees north and 74.57 […]
Indian youth are creating a brave new world: PM Modi
Tiruchirappalli, Jan 2 (PTI) Indian innovators took the number of patents from around 4,000 in 2014 to almost 50,000 now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Tuesday. Addressing the convocation ceremony of state-run Bharathidasan University here, the Prime Minister quoted the ‘Puthiyathor Ulagam Seivom’ Tamil verses of poet Bharathidasan, after whom the university had […]
Enough stock of petrol, Kerosene, LPG available in Kashmir Valley: Div Com
Srinagar, Jan 02: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bhiduri Tuesday urged people not to create panic by rushing to petrol pumps with vehicles and bottles stating that there was enough stock of petrol, Diesel, kerosene and LPG in the Valley for almost a month. Bidhuri said that people thronging the petrol pumps with vehicles and […]
Authorities confiscate ‘spurious’ fertilizers in south Kashmir’s Kulgam
Kulgam, Jan 02: The enforcement wing of agriculture department seized 400 bags of duplicate spurious fertilizers at Ladgoo area of Kulgam district on Tuesday morning, officials said. “Enforcement team headed by Director Agriculture Kashmir Choudhary Mohammad Iqbal seized bags of duplicate spurious fertilizers at Ladgoo early morning today,” an official from the department said. He […]
VP Dhankhar in Jammu on Jan 4 to attend convocation of SKUAST
Jammu, Jan 2 (PTI) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will participate in the 8th convocation ceremony of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) here Thursday and confer medals and degrees to meritorious students. An official spokesman said Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will preside over the function. Dhankhar will lead the academic […]
Water bodies across Kashmir freeze, minimum stays below freezing point
Srinagar, Jan 2 (PTI) Cold wave conditions prevailed in Kashmir valley with the minimum temperature remaining below the freezing point, the weather office said on Tuesday. A thin layer of ice has formed over the surface of the Dal Lake as the minimum temperature in Srinagar on Monday night was minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, officials […]
