JK reports 36 fresh covid-19 cases, no fatality

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 36 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said 18 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and as many from Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 453088. Giving district wise […]

Night temperature settles above Sub-Zero level in Kashmir

Srinagar: Barring Pahalgam and Gulmarg, night temperature continued to stay above sub-zero level in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a rise by 1.4°C with mercury settling at minus 4.8°C against last night’s 3.4°C. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low […]

CS urges strengthening of oversight function

Emphasises gap analysis and outcome review

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Wednesday said that planning monitoring and development department needs to strengthen its capabilities to do plan assessment, gap analysis and critical outcome reviews to improve the implementation of the developmental schemes in J&K. He said although J&K has begun improving on all developmental indicators, its developmental story still […]

Registrations of births, deaths: MHA, Government of India issues advisory

Jammu: The Ministry of Home affairs, Government of India has issued advisory for taking precautionary measures in registration of births and deaths, an official spokesman said Wednesday. He said that the advisory which has been forwarded to all registrars of states and UTs of the country asks for taking precautionary measures in registration of birth […]

‘Prized catch’ : Herd of endangered Hangul sighted in Kashmir’s Dachigam national park

Srinagar: A video showing a large herd of Kashmir Stag, known locally as Hangul, an endangered species, has given hope that the conservation efforts of Jammu and Kashmir government have started yielding positive results. The video, uploaded on Twitter by a senior official of the Wildlife Department, shows around 50-strong Hangul herd on the snow-covered […]

CRPF trooper ends life in Srinagar

Srinagar: A paramilitary CRPF trooper on Wednesday committed suicide at a camp in Srinagar, officials said. A police official said that the constable Anand Lal, hailing from Bihar, ended life by shooting himself dead with AK-47 rifle at a camp of 29 battalion in Sanat Nagar here. He said while reason for him taking such […]

India calls for immediate cessation of violence

United Nations: India has said that it was deeply concerned over the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and reiterated its call for immediate cessation of violence and end to hostilities, saying all differences can only be bridged through honest, sincere and sustained dialogue. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti told a rare […]

  UN session : Russia pressed to stop war in Ukraine

United Nations: Ambassadors from dozens of countries on Monday backed a proposal demanding that Russia halt its attack on Ukraine, as the UN General Assembly held a rare emergency session during a day of frenzied and sometimes fractious diplomacy surrounding the five-day-old war. If Ukraine does not survive … international peace will not survive,” Ukrainian […]

Srinagar-Leh highway opening : Snow clearance operation in last phase: Officials

Kargil: Snow clearance operation along the Srinagar-Leh national highway is in the last phase and efforts are on to open the 434 km-long strategic road as soon as possible, BRO officials said on Tuesday. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is maintaining the highway which usually remains closed during winters due to heavy snowfall in the […]