Srinagar records season’s coldest night at -3.2 deg C
Srinagar, Nov 24 (PTI) Kashmir is in the grip of an intense cold wave as the minimum temperature across the Valley dipped several degrees below the freezing point, with Srinagar experiencing the coldest night of this winter, officials said on Monday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, the coldest night of this […]
Mobile users may be held liable for misuse of SIMs issued in their name: DoT
New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) Mobile subscribers may be held liable if a SIM card procured in their name is found to have been misused for cyber fraud or other illegal activities, an official statement said on Monday. The Department of Telecom (DoT) in the statement advised citizens to be cautious and avoid using mobile […]
CS reviews preparedness for Constitution Day celebrations across J&K
JAMMU, NOV 24: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to review the preparations for the grand celebration of Constitution Day (Samvidhan Diwas) across J&K. The upcoming events on November 26, 2025, mark the culmination of the year-long commemorations of the 75th Year of adoption of the Constitution of India. The meeting besides Principal […]
J&K set to confer UT Artisan Awards in Handicrafts & Handloom sector
SRINAGAR, NOV 24: The Handicrafts and Handloom Department is all set to confer the annual UT Artisan Awards for the year 2024 amongst the selected craft-persons, who have kept the famed handicrafts legacy alive in Jammu & Kashmir. Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, who is also Minister In-Charge Industries & Commerce, shall distribute the […]
Lieutenant Governor visits JKP’s Commando Training Centre at Sunjwan, Jammu
Jammu, Nov 24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday visited the Commando Training Centre (CTC) of Jammu Kashmir Police at Sunjwan, Jammu. The Lieutenant Governor reviewed the training programme on various specialized modules and other activities conducted during the training courses. He was briefed on the operational preparedness, specialised counter-terror and tactical training to the […]
Cinema icon Dharmendra dies at 89: Police
MUMBAI, Nov 24 (PTI): Dharmendra, the star who wrote himself into showbiz legend in a 65-year career spanning 300 films ranging from “Satyakam’ to “Sholay”, died here on Monday, police said here. He was 89. There was no confirmation from the family. The actor, who would have turned 90 on December 8, was not keeping […]
Synergy is armed forces’ strength, Op Sindoor its apt example: Gen Dwivedi
Mumbai, Nov 24 (PTI) Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Monday said the strength of armed forces lies in synergy and Operation Sindoor is an apt example of this. He was speaking during the commissioning of INS Mahe, the first of the Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, in Mumbai. In the age of multi-domain […]
Man hailing from Bihar dies in Sgr By-pass road mishap
Srinagar, Nov 24: A 45-year-old man from Bihar died after being hit by a vehicle at Nowgam Bypass near Peaks automobiles on Sunday late night, officials said. An official said that a man was injured in a road accident after being stuck by a vehicle near Peaks automobile’s Nowgam Srinagar. He said the man was […]
Justice Surya Kant takes oath as 53rd CJI
NEW DELHI, Nov 24 (PTI): Justice Surya Kant, who has been part of several landmark verdicts, including on abrogation of Article 370 removing Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India on Monday. He succeeds Justice B R Gavai. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Justice Kant at […]
Police attaches property of ‘drug peddler’ in Budgam
Srinagar, Nov 23 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday attached immovable property worth approximately Rs 35 lakh, belonging to a drug peddler, in the Budgam district, officials said. A police spokesperson said the property — a double-storey house in the Magam area — belongs to Hilal Ahmad Mir alias Hilal Galwan, who is […]