Above normal temperatures in store for northwest, central, east India for 5 days: IMD
New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) Northwest, central and east India are predicted to record maximum temperatures three to five degrees Celsius above normal over the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. Many parts of the country are already recording temperatures that are usually logged in the first week of March. […]
Will reenact Roshni Act in assembly if voted to power in JK: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Srinagar, Feb 23 (PTI) Amidst the anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir to retrieve State land, DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said if his party is elected to power, it will bring back the Roshni Act under which the ownership rights were given to the occupants. The act was enacted in 2001 by […]
Man injured in mysterious blast in Sopore village
Sopore, Feb 23: A man was injured in a mysterious blast in Warpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. An official said that the man was digging earth at his orchard in Warpora when the blast took place. He said that the man was injured in the incident and was immediately […]
Active Covid cases in country climb to 2,000
New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) India logged 193 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 2,000, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll stands at 5,30,763 with one death reported by Delhi, the data updated at 8 am stated. The virus case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,85,450) […]
House, shops damaged as landslide occur in Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam
Kulgam, Feb 23: A residential house and some shops were damaged on Thursday after a landslide occurred in Noorabad area of Damhal Hanjipora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. An official said that landslide took place at Shalmachi Yarikhah in Noorabad in which almost 3-5 shops belonging to Fayaz Ahmad Hajam and Abdul Majeed Hajam got […]
Temp drops below normal in twin capitals, dry weather forecast in J&K
Srinagar, Feb 23: The minimum temperature dropped on Thursday below normal in twin capitals and Pahalgam even as the weather department forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy weather at most places in the next few days in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 0.6°C against the […]
Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast, CDC says
New York, Feb 23 (AP) Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed unusually well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated. The vaccines were more than 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital, health officials […]
Admin expects to get Rs 150 cr in property tax: Official
Jammu, Feb 23 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration expects to get Rs 150 crore in revenue from property tax and the money will go towards bolstering municipal bodies to give people better civic services, an official said. Under the new property policy, he said, there will be 10 per cent rebate for early submission, […]
Selected Haj pilgrims asked to arrange Saudi Riyals of their own
SRINAGAR, FEB 22: The Jammu and Kashmir Hajj Committee has this year dispensed with the practice of providing Saudi Riyals to the selected haj pilgrims for Hajj-2023. In an official handout issued here, the authorities at Jammu and Kashmir Hajj Committee has informed that no foreign exchange in terms of 2100 Saudi Riyals previously provided […]
Admin orders major reshuffle in police, 50 SPs transferred
Srinagar, Feb 22: The government on Wednesday ordered major reshuffle in the police department by transferring 50 Superintendents, an official spokesman said. According to an order Swarn Singh Kotwal, SSP, Security, Jammu, is transferred and posted as Commandant, SDRF 1 st Bn. Srinagar, against an available vacancy. Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, Commandant, IR-13 Ül Bn., is […]