Partition tales: Woman separated from family in 1947 reunites with brothers

Islamabad: Seventy-five years after she was separated from her family during the violence at the time of the Partition, a woman born in a Sikh family who was adopted and raised by a Muslim couple met her brothers from India at Kartarpur in Pakistan’s Punjab province, according to a media report on Wednesday. At the […]

MeT forecasts light rains as mercury falls across JK

Srinagar: The weatherman on Wednesday forecast isolated to very light rains and thunderstorms on the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours. For subsequent two days, the weatherman also predicted scattered to fairly widespread rain and thunderstorms. Also, the night temperature recorded a drop across J&K amid light rains over plains and […]

Northern army commander reviews security situation in Rajouri, Poonch

Jammu: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday visited forward areas in twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch to review the security situation and operational preparedness in the region, officials said. Lt Gen Dwivedi, accompanied by 16th Corps Commander Lt Gen Manjinder Singh, visited the forward areas in Rajouri and Poonch today, […]

Rains lash plains, higher reaches experience snowfall

Srinagar: Hundreds of tourists at Gulmarg were treated with a pleasant surprise Tuesday as the higher reaches of Kashmir Valley received snowfall — unusual for this time of the year — and the plains a bout of heavy rain, officials said here. There was a light snowfall in the higher reaches of the Valley including […]

AI-driven governance to become essential part of future working: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven governance is going to become an essential part of our future working . He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a clarion call for adopting next generation reforms and bridge the gap between government and citizens. In an interaction with the permanent […]

Loud speakers to be removed from religious, public places: JMC

Jammu: The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Tuesday passed a resolution for the removal of loudspeakers and public address systems operating without permission from religious and public places, evoking criticism from the rival Congress. This decision comes after Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra implemented a similar order. Narotam Sharma, corporator of Ward 3, introduced a […]

KP employee’s killing: Protests continue for day six

IGP asks KP’s to be patient, not leave Valley

Srinagar: Protests continued for the sixth day Tuesday in Kashmir over the killing of Kashmiri Pandit employee Rahul Bhat, even as a top police official assured the protestors a permanent peace will return to the valley soon as security forces will eliminate all terrorists “within one-and-a-half year”. Kashmir Zone Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar […]

JK records 77% deficient rainfall since March

Srinagar: Even though fresh rainfall at most places of Kashmir brought respite from scorching heat, Jammu and Kashmir has reported deficiency in rainfall since March this year, details revealed. The Union territory as per the data has recorded 77 per cent deficient rainfall from March 01 to May 11, which is considered as huge deficiency […]

One dead, 3 injured in grenade attack on wine shop

Srinagar: One person died and three others were injured on Tuesday when terrorists hurled a grenade on a newly opened wine shop in the Baramulla district of north Kashmir, officials said. The terrorists lobbed the grenade towards the wine shop at the court road around 8.30 pm, leaving four people injured, the officials said. They […]