Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway suspended due to multiple landslides
Banihal/Jammu, Mar 2 (PTI) Traffic was suspended on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway early on Saturday after heavy rainfall triggered multiple landslides and shooting stones in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked at over half a […]
Now, people aged above 85 years to get postal-ballot facility, but not those above 80
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) The government amended electoral rules to allow citizens aged above 85 years to use the postal ballot facility in elections. So far, those aged above 80 years were eligible for the facility. The amendment came days before the schedule of the Lok Sabha and four state Assembly polls is likely […]
Gusty winds damage several structures in south Kashmir’s Verinag
Srinagar, Mar 02: A strong windstorm that swept across south Kashmir on Saturday morning damaged several structures in Verinag area of Anantnag district, officials said. An official said that strong winds damaged a rooftop of a house and shops in Nowgam village today morning. Sign boards of over dozen of shops were also swept away, […]
Fresh snowfall reported at higher reaches, plains receive rains
Srinagar, Mar 2: Incessant spell of rains drenched plains while higher reaches including Gulmarg recorded fresh snowfall, officials said on Saturday. A meteorological department official here said that in 24 hours till 0830 hours today, Srinagar received 20.5mm of rain, Qazigund 45.4mm, Pahalgam 27.5mm (0.8cms), Kupwara 16.6mm (2 cms of snowfall), Kokernag 30.4mm, Jammu 6.7mm, […]
India aiming to achieve one-third of the global milk production by 2030: Official
Guwahati, Mar 2 (PTI) The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is working to increase productivity so that India can account for one-third of the global milk production by 2030, its chairman Meenesh Shah said. He said breeding, nutrition and health of animals are the main focus areas for achieving the target. “Currently, India accounts for […]
India to see warmer start to summer this year: IMD
New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) India is likely to experience a warmer start to the summer season this year with El Nino conditions predicted to continue through the season, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. More heatwave days than normal are predicted over northeast peninsular India — Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and north interior […]
Google starts removing apps from Play Store for not paying service fee
New Delhi, Mar 1 (PTI) Google on Friday began removing some apps, including popular matrimony apps, from its Play Store in India over a dispute on service fee payments. Google said that 10 companies in the country, including “many well-established” had avoided paying fees despite benefiting from the platform. It did not name the firms […]
Lt Governor chair high-level meeting on Budgetary Expenditure
JAMMU, MARCH 01: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a review meeting on Budgetary Expenditure in the UT of Jammu Kashmir, at Civil Secretariat today. The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Dheeraj Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary Forests; Santosh D Vaidya, Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Administrative Secretaries and senior officials. The Lt Governor took […]
JK-DMA Issues Avalanche Warning for Multiple Districts
Srinagar, Mar 1: Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority on Friday issued a medium-danger level avalanche warning for multiple districts in Jammu and Kashmir. “Avalanche with Medium Danger Level is likely to occur above 2200 metres above sea level over Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Baramulla, Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban, Reasi districts in next 24 hours,” reads […]
RBI says 97.62 pc of Rs 2,000 currency returned; Rs 8,470 cr worth of notes still with public
Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said nearly 97.62 per cent of the Rs 2,000 bank notes have returned to the banking system, and only about Rs 8,470 crore worth of the withdrawn notes are still with the public. On May 19, 2023, the RBI announced the withdrawal of […]
