MeT predicts widespread rains, snowfall in JK

Srinagar: As rains lashed most parts of Kashmir on Thursday, the weatherman here has predicted light to moderate rain and snow in Kashmir on March 06 and 07, saying that a fresh Western disturbance is affecting the region from Sunday. The temperature plummeted across the Valley after Kashmir received fresh rainfall today, officials in the […]
Jmu-Sgr highway reopens after hours of closure
Srinagar: Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, resumed, hours after it was halted, on Thursday following a landslide at Chamalwas, Banihal area of Ramban district. A traffic department official said that restoration work was initiated immediately and traffic was restored after several hours. “Commuters are advised […]
6,400 people brought back under ‘Operation Ganga’: MEA
Says 30 flights operated so far
New Delhi: A total of 30 flights have been operated and around 6,400 people brought back under Operation Ganga that was launched to evacuate Indian nationals in Ukraine, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the number of Indians who have left Ukraine since advisories were issued was […]
130 buses ready to evacuate Indian students: Russia
Moscow: Russia is ready to send 130 buses to evacuate stranded Indian students and other foreigners from war-torn Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Sumy cities to its Belgorod Region, a top Russian military general said on Thursday. The remarks by Russian National Defence Control Center head Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
EAM briefs consultative panel on Ukraine crisis
Opposition says it stands united with government
New Delhi: The opposition stands united with the government, opposition leaders said on Thursday after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar briefed the consultative committee of his ministry on Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the evacuation of Indians from the war-hit nation. During the meeting, which was attended by nine MPs from six parties, including Congress […]
Militancy down, not over in JK: DGP
Jammu: Stating that the improvement in the overall security situation in J&K was a welcome step but nevertheless militancy was still a challenge as it was not over even though it has come down significantly, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh said Thursday. Talking to media men on the sidelines of a sports event […]
JK reports 46 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 46 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said 29 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 17 Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 453134. Giving district wise details, the […]
Western river projects- India agrees to give more data to Pakistan: Report

Islamabad: India has agreed to provide additional data on several western hydropower projects to Pakistan during an annual meeting between the officials of the two countries held here under the Permanent Commission on Indus Waters (PCIW), a media report said on Thursday. The three-day meeting between the two commissioners of PCIW completed discussions on all […]
JKCA money laundering case: ED provisionally attaches properties worth Rs 7.25 Cr

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has “provisionally attached” immovable properties worth Rs 7.25 crore of Ahsan Ahmad Mirza in an ongoing case of alleged money laundering by former office bearers of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). This is the third attachment order in the case. Former Jammu and Kashmir […]
Appoint lawyer for Kulbhushan Jadhav by April 13: Pakistan court asks India
Islamabad: A high court here on Thursday asked India to appoint a lawyer for death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav by April 13 to argue his case for a review of his conviction and sentencing by a Pakistani military court. Jadhav, a 51-year-old retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on […]