Jammu records season’s hottest night

Jammu: The Jammu city recorded the season’s hottest night, while the day temperature marked a slight dip on Tuesday to settle at 38.9 degrees Celsius, an official of the meteorological department said. From 22.9 degrees Celsius the previous night, the minimum temperature in the city jumped to 26.6 degrees which is 7.4 notches above normal, […]

Police to purchase over 20K bulletproof jackets, headgear

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is all set to purchase over 20,000 bulletproof jackets and headgear as a security measure for their cops in the union territory. Police headquarters have recently floated six e-tenders for the purchase of various items including bulletproof jackets, headgear (patkas), vehicles, glasses and podiums, officials said. E-tenders have been floated to […]

Maintain extreme vigil along LoC: Army Commander to troops

Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday asked the soldiers posted along the Line of Control to remain vigilant and maintain the sanctity of the ceasefire line, a defence spokesman said here. “Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, on the final day of his visit to Kashmir Valley, spent the morning hours interacting with […]

Lt Guv chairs Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board meeting

Board discusses, approves various proposals related to facilities for the devotees

AMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday chaired the meeting of newly constituted Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, here at Raj Bhawan. The Lt Governor, who is also the Chairman of SMVDSB, while welcoming the members of the reconstituted board, complimented the efforts put-in by former members and lauded their commitment and valuable contributions. During […]

2016 Pathankot air base attack : Govt declares Pakistani handler as designated ‘terrorist’

New Delhi: Ali Kashif Jan, the Pakistani handler of the 2016 terror attack on Pathankot air base, has been designated as a terrorist by the government. Jan alias Jan Ali Kashif is the third terrorist to have been designated as a terrorist by the central government in last five days. The Union home ministry said […]

Scientists in South Africa detect two new Omicron subvariants

Johannesburg: South African scientists have detected two new sublineages of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. According to Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response & innovation, South Africa, the lineages have been named BA.4 and BA.5. However, he said, the detection was no cause for alarm and […]

Dry weather: 58 forest fire incidents reported in JK during past two weeks: Officials

Srinagar: Fifty eight incidents of forest fire were reported in Jammu and Kashmir during the last fortnight, officials said. According to details 50 fire incidents were reported in Jammu alone while the rest eight were witnessed in Kashmir division. Experts believe the main reason can be the ongoing dry weather conditions. J&K Chief Wildlife Warden […]

CS asks Amarnath Shrine Board to launch helpline, app

Chairs 11th meeting of the High-level Committee

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday chaired the 11th meeting of the High Level Committee of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) to review the preparations being made for a safe and hassle-free Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2022. Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department, Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry […]

Ex-Dy CM’s bungalow : CIC directs CBI to apprise RTI applicant of current status of complaint

New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the CBI in Jammu to provide a revised reply within 15 days to an RTI applicant who had sought to know the status of his complaint seeking registration of an FIR against former J-K deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh and others over alleged illegal construction of […]