Lieutenant Governor flags off J&K UT’s contingent for National Youth Festival-2025
JAMMU, JAN 08: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today flagged off the 55-member Youth Contingent from UT of Jammu Kashmir for New Delhi to participate in the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue – National Youth Festival 2025. The Lieutenant Governor interacted with the participating youth and officials, and extended his best wishes for the prestigious event. […]
Domestic airlines may soon have to share weather data with IMD: Official
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) The government is planning to make it mandatory for domestic airlines to share weather data captured by aircraft during takeoff and landing with the IMD, which senior officials say will significantly enhance forecasting capabilities. M Ravichandran, secretary in the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, told PTI that his ministry had […]
Fire breaks out in residential area at Srinagar’s Hazratbal Sgr
Srinagar, Jan 8: Fire broke out in around two to three residential houses in the Hazratbal area of Srinagar on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. They said that the fire broke out in one of the houses and soon engulfed the nearby structures. The officials said that soon after the incident fire tenders reached to the […]
FIR against social media page admin for public mischief in Doda
JAMMU, Jan 8 (PTI): An FIR was registered against the administrator of a social media page for allegedly defaming several individuals by sharing “fabricated and malicious” content about their lives in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, police said on Wednesday. The action was initiated against the “Bhaderwah Confession Page” Instagram account administrator following several complaints […]
CM Abdullah meets Finance Minister Sitharaman
New Delhi, Jan 7 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here as part of pre-Budget consultations, officials said. The meeting at Sitharaman’s North Block office went on for more than 30 minutes and was “cordial”, they said. The finance minister is scheduled to present the […]
Railway safety commissioner starts inspection of Udhampur-Baramulla rail link
JAMMU, Jan 7 (PTI): The Commissioner of Railway Safety (Northern Circle) Dinesh Chand Deshwal on Tuesday started a two-day statutory inspection of the recently completed railway line along the ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL) project, officials said. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the completion of the Reasi-Katra section last month, an important development which will […]
Bye-polls for Budgam, Nagrota to be announced later: CEC
Srinagar, Jan 7: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced that it would hold bye-elections in Jammu & Kashmir later due to snowy conditions. The ECI stated that they still have time to conduct the elections. Addressing a news conference, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, said that they are not announcing the schedule […]
Night temperatures rise in Kashmir, Srinagar sunshine brings relief from cold
SRINAGAR, Jan 7 (PTI): Night temperatures rose at most places in Kashmir, with Srinagar recording a reading above the freezing point, officials said on Tuesday. The minimum temperature settled at 0.9 degrees Celsius in Srinagar, compared to the previous night’s minus 0.5 degrees, the Met office said. The city witnessed bright sunshine in the morning, […]
Property worth Rs 1 Cr attached under NDPS Act in Anantnag
Anantnag, Jan 7: Police on Tuesday said to have attached the Double-storey residential house of Khurshid Ahmad Dar, son of Abdul Gani Dar, resident of Satkipora. The property, built on 1 Kanal of land and valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, was attached under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, a police spokesman said here. […]
32 dead, 38 injured in 6.8-magnitude quake in Tibet
BEIJING/LHASA, Jan 7 (PTI): A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck and jolted the city of Xigaze in Tibet Autonomous Region in China on Tuesday, killing at least 32 people and injuring 38, state media reported. The quake jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in Tibet Autonomous Region in China at 9:05 am Tuesday (Beijing Time), […]