‘Urban Heat’ grips Srinagar: City Records Hottest June Since 1978
Experts link rising temperatures to Urbanisation, Changing climate patterns By: Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: The summer of 2025 has scorched Srinagar, with the city recording its hottest June in 47 years, raising fresh concerns about the impact of urbanisation and climate change on the Kashmir Valley’s summer capital. According to independent weatherman Faizan Arif of […]
Fiscal deficit slips to 0.8 pc of full-year target at May-end 2025: CGA data
New Delhi: The central government’s fiscal deficit fell to 0.8 per cent of the full-year target at the end of May, mainly due to a whopping Rs 2.69 lakh crore dividend received from the Reserve Bank of India. The fiscal deficit, or gap between the government’s expenditure and revenue, had touched 11.9 per cent of […]
Kashmir facing growing mental health Crisis: Experts
Say Loneliness, Relationship Failures & Family Pressure major factors responsible IMHANS experts warn of alarming mental health crisis, teenagers, women at risk By: Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: Kashmir is facing a growing mental health crisis, with loneliness, failed romantic relationships and intense parental pressure emerging as major causes behind the rising number of suicides in […]
Dachigam National Park named best managed park in country
Srinagar: Dachigam National Park in Jammu and Kashmir has secured the highest management effectiveness evaluation (MEE) score in the country in the latest cycle conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India, a wildlife department spokesperson said on Saturday. “Dachigam topped the list of 438 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries assessed across the country, scoring a […]
Any right-thinking citizen will endorse call to review ‘socialist’, ‘secular’ in Preamble: Minister
Jammu: In an indirect support to the RSS’ call to review the words “socialist” and “secular” in the Preamble of the Constitution, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said any right-thinking citizen will endorse it because everybody knows that these words were not part of the original Constitution written by Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The […]
ICMR study shows low-dose emicizumab effective in ‘Hemophilia A’ treatment
Says cost could be halved New Delhi: A reduced dose of emicizumab is just as effective as the standard dose in managing hemophilia A, potentially slashing treatment costs by more than half, a study has found. Hemophilia A is a genetic disorder caused by a lack of factor VIII, a crucial protein required for blood […]
Beat the heat!: Kashmiris Flock to Drang Waterfall, Lidder, and Glacial streams
Seek relief as heatwave breaks 20-year record By: Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: With temperatures in Kashmir touching unbearable highs, residents are turning to natures chill to survive the June heat. Srinagar recorded a blistering 35.5°C, the highest June temperature in 20 years, along with a record 25°C night temperature — making even sleep difficult for […]
Emergency horrible mistake, darkest period for liberty: Legal Experts
New Delhi: The proclamation of Emergency on the midnight of June 25, 1975 was a “horrible mistake” and the “darkest period” for liberty in India’s history post-independence, eminent legal experts have said. They said the 21-months period of Emergency imposed 50 years ago was a “grim watermark” in India’s democratic journey and it had its […]
Reviving Kashmir’s Tourism: TASK to hold mega roadshow in Kolkata on July 10
Post-Pahalgam attack slump prompts fresh outreach, focus now shifts to Pooja Holidays By: Special Correspondent Srinagar: With Kashmir’s tourism sector still reeling from the aftermath of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, the Travel Agents Society of Kashmir (TASK) is gearing up for a major outreach initiative. A mega roadshow is scheduled in Kolkata […]
Sharing video footage of polling stations breaches voters’ privacy: EC officials
New Delhi: Amid demands to make public webcasting footage of polling stations, Election Commission officials on Saturday said such a move is violative of privacy and security concerns of voters. They said while such demand suits their narrative in making it sound quite genuine and in the interest of voters and safeguarding the democratic process, […]
