Preserving, maintaining cultural heritage
Adopt value-based conservation using expert advice: Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday advised for adopting a value-based conservation procedure with the help of experts besides ensuring transparency and effective onsite monitoring of projects. While chairing a meeting to review the action plan for effective implementation of the scheme for ‘Revival, Restoration, Preservation and Maintenance of Ancient Cultural Heritage’ in Jammu […]
Jammu Film Festival to begin from Sep 3
54 films from 15 countries to be screened
Jammu: The second edition of Jammu Film Festival will be held here from September 3 with 54 films from 15 countries slated to be screened over two days of the event, officials said on Saturday. The first ever international film festival here was held in September in 2019 in Jammu, the winter capital of the […]
JK reports 557 covid-19 cases, two fatalities
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 557 fresh covid infections during the last 24 hours while two persons succumbed to the virus, officials said on Saturday. 282 cases were reported from Jammu division and 275 from Kashmir division, taking the overall tally to 459544, they said. Giving district wise details, they said, Jammu reported 169 cases, […]
Over 7,000 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave from Jammu
Jammu: A fresh batch of 7,053 Amarnath pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday for the twin base camps in Ganderbal district but over half of them were forced to return due to highway closure, officials said. The pilgrims left in 243 vehicles escorted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), they […]
Young entrepreneur revives mud house tradition in Kashmir
Mahwish Mushtaq Khan Srinagar: Mud houses were an integral part of Kashmir culture in the past but with time they have become a rare sight due the construction of sophisticated, luxurious houses. However, a young entrepreneur Sameer Majid is trying to revive the age-old tradition by building mud houses long forgotten by the people of […]
Pampore youth wins bronze medal in martial art talent in Philippines
Pulwama: A youth from Saffron town Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has won a bronze medal in the martial arts Championship held in the Philippines. Maroof Hilal Sofi (19) son of Hilal Ahmad Sofi resident of Frestabal area of Pampore town who was selected for International Martial art championship which was, played in Philippines […]
Rains lash parts of JK, MeT forecasts more downpour
Srinagar: Rains continued to lash most parts of Jammu and Kashmir even as the weatherman on Saturday forecast more light to moderate showers and thunderstorms during the next 24 hours. “Fairly widespread light to moderate rains/TS over Jammu and Kashmir,” said a meteorological department official regarding the forecast for next 24 hours. For the subsequent […]
BSF fires at Pak drone detected along IB in Jammu
Jammu: BSF opened fire at a Pakistani drone after spotting it near the International Border (IB) in Kanachak sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior official said on Saturday. A blinking red light was observed by the troops coming from Pakistan side in Kanachak area at 9.40pm on Friday, he said. Alert Border Security Force […]
Three minors among 4 killed in Samba road mishap
15 people suffer injuries
Jammu: Four people, three of them minors, were killed and fifteen others were injured in an accident involving an auto and a truck on highway in Samba district late last night, officials said on Saturday. They said that the accident between auto (tempo-type, bearing registration no. JK21A-2268) and truck happened at 2325 hours, resulting in […]
Traffic resumes on JK highway after closure due to bad weather
Banihal/Jammu: Vehicular traffic resumed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after it was halted for several hours owing to bad weather and shooting stones in Ramban district on Saturday, officials said. Hundreds of vehicles, including those which were part of the Amarnath yatra convoy, were stranded on the highway at various places. Traffic was resumed after […]
