Admin sets up helpline
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday set up a helpline for the Amarnath Yatra, which has been suspended after a cloudburst near the holy cave left many persons dead and scores of others missing. The Lt Governor administration and the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) gave out four telephone numbers where people can […]
Govt approves Rs 1,600cr project for flood management
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council on Friday accorded administrative approval of Rs 1,623 crore for flood management of river Jhelum and its tributaries. The project intends to protect flood-prone areas along the river in at least six districts. “The Administrative Council, which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, accorded […]
Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as Hajj reaches apex
Mount Arafat (Saudi Arabia): Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Friday, an intense day of worship considered to be the climax of the annual hajj. Multitudes stood shoulder to shoulder, […]
Markets in Kashmir witness sluggish sales ahead of Eid
Srinagar: Eid is only days away but the festive buzz is missing in markets across Kashmir and sales have been sluggish due to the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, according to traders. There has been a steep rise in prices of essential commodities. Due to this, people are not willing to spend much on non-essential items, […]
Doctor killed in road accident in Ramban
Banihal: A doctor was killed when his car skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Friday, officials said. The accident took place near Sangaldan town, they said. The deceased has been identified as Dr Muzaffar Ahmed Wani, a resident of Kulgam district, the officials said. […]
Kashmir colleges to observe summer vacation from July 09
Srinagar: Authorities on Friday announced summer vacation for all government degree colleges of Kashmir division and winter zone of Jammu division from July 09. According to an order, issued by Principal Secretary Higher Education Department, Rohit Kansal vacation will commence from July 09 till July 17. “All government degree colleges of Kashmir division and winter […]
Jmu-Sgr highway opens for traffic after hours of closure
Banihal/Jammu: One-way traffic movement resumed on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway after remaining suspended for several hours since Friday morning following landslides triggered by heavy rain in Ramban district, officials said. Vehicles carrying Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, that were stranded on the highway, have been allowed to move towards Kashmir, they said. “The traffic on one way […]
Two washed away in flash floods in Rajouri
Jammu: Two people were washed away in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Rajouri district on Friday, prompting security forces to launch a rescue operation during which one body was recovered, officials said. The two were carrying out extraction of sand from Darhali Nallah using an earthmover and a tipper near Attlee Balla area […]
BJP will form govt with ‘full majority’: Ravinder Raina
Jammu: Exhorting party leaders to walk the extra mile to reach out to the people, Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Friday said the party is all set to form the government in the union territory with “full majority”. Raina said the party will ensure that the nation is strengthened, both internally and […]
Lt Guv cancels police SI recruitment, recommends CBI probe
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday recommended a CBI probe into the police sub-inspector recruitment scam after Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha cancelled the list of successful candidates issued last month. Sinha, while cancelling the recruitment process, said the culprits will be brought to justice soon. “JKP Sub-Inspector recruitment has been cancelled & a […]
