12 Rohingyas detained in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police have detained 12 Rohingya Muslims in Ramban district, officials said on Friday. They had arrived at Dar village in Gool tehsil as part of a Tablighi group, the officials said. The 12 members were then sent to jail in Hiranagar area of Kathua district, where most of the Rohingyas […]
DSEK announces new school timings
Srinagar: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Friday ordered new school timings regarding government and private schools from 1st April this year. According to an official communiqué issued here by DSEK, the new timing for schools falling in areas within the Srinagar municipal limits shall be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., while the timing […]
Night temperature stays above normal in JK
Srinagar: Night temperatures continue to stay above normal across Jammu and Kashmir despite drop at most places with Srinagar recording a low of 8.4°C on Friday. A meteorological department official said that even though the temperature in Srinagar was down by four notches from 8.8°C on the previous night, it was 2.0°C above normal during […]
PM Modi greets people on Utkala Dibasa

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended wishes to the people of Odisha on the occasion of Utkala Dibasa, and said Odia people are making landmark contributions to India’s progress. Utkala Dibasa marks the formation of Odisha as a separate state under the British in 1936 by splitting Bihar and Orissa province following […]
Compulsory voting: LS members divided on private member’s bill
New Delhi: Members in the Lok Sabha were divided on whether India should make voting compulsory in elections. Participating in a debate on a private member’s bill to make voting compulsory Friday, BJP MP from Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal supported the move and said that while people remember their fundamental rights, they forget their fundamental […]
India’s fuel sales rise above pre-COVID levels
New Delhi: India’s fuel sales surged past pre-pandemic levels in March on twin impact of the economy rebounding from the lifting of pandemic-related restrictions and anticipation of price increases leading to stocking. In the first two weeks of March, dealers, as well as the public, topped up their tanks in anticipation of an increase in […]
Army Commander chairs security review conference
Srinagar: A joint security conference of army and police, chaired by the Corps Commander, Chinar Corps, was held at Awantipora to discuss security-related issues in the Valley, the army said on Friday. It was attended by all senior army officials including the GOCs, Sector Commanders and COs as well as senior police officers in Kashmir […]
All JK districts to have 10-bedded Palliative, Geriatric Care Wards

Have addressed health infrastructure issue with long-term vision: Lt Guv
JAMMU: In yet another step towards revolutionizing the healthcare ecosystem in the UT, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday inaugurated 10-bed state-of-the-art Palliative/Geriatric Care Wards in all districts of Jammu & Kashmir. While congratulating the Health department for creating the much-needed facility, the Lt Governor said the landmark step bridges a decades-old void in our healthcare […]
FY 2021-22: JK records significant hike of 25.38 % in Tax revenue collection
JAMMU: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a significant hike of 25.38 per cent in tax revenue collection during 2021-22 (ending March, 2022) against the collections made during the last fiscal. As per an official spokesperson, the total collections of indirect taxes like GST, excise duty, stamps and tax on motor spirits […]
Govt authorizes 50 percent funds under revenue budget: Orders avoiding ‘wasteful expenditure’
Srinagar: The government on Thursday accorded authorization of 50% of funds under Revenue Budget for the financial year 2022-23 except for nine ‘detailed heads’ and ordered that “focus of expenditure should be outcome based and wasteful expenditure should be avoided. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the authorization of 50% of funds under Revenue Budget for […]