Statehood restoration after selective killings end: BJP
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said that the union territory’s statehood will be restored once the selective killings end and the common people are able to move freely here. The BJP is concerned over the selective killings in Kashmir as its activists were targeted, BJP general secretary, […]
Cold conditions intensify in Kashmir valley
IMD predicts snowfall in hills, rainfall in northwest and central India
Srinagar/New Delhi: The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir valley settled several degrees below the freezing point, officials said on Monday. Meanwhile, IMD has predicted snowfall in hills and rainfall in northwest and central India from Tuesday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday night, down from minus 0.2 degrees […]
Lt Guv lays foundation stone for Tirth Yatri Niwas at Majeen
Says new facility to open up new employment avenues for locals
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday laid the foundation stone for the Tirth Yatri Niwas & Disaster Management Centre of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board at Majeen, near IMPARD, Jammu. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor congratulated the devotees of Shri Amarnath ji; officials of the Shrine Board and the people of Jammu region for […]
‘Omicron’ variant: No case detected in India yet, say Official
New Delhi: No case of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected in India yet, a senior government official said on Monday. The B.1.1.529 Covid variant or Omicron, first detected in South Africa last week, was designated by the World Health Organisation as a ‘variant of concern’, the health body’s top category for […]
New tourism policy to be finalised soon: Tourism Ministry
Says policy will cater to post-Covid visitors
Kohima: The much-delayed national policy on tourism will soon be finalised and it will have specific norms and provisions to suit the post Covid-19 traveller, a senior official in the ministry said Monday. The draft National Policy on Tourism was prepared by the ministry and was under review after the pandemic eased, officials said. “Just […]
Foreign tourist arrivals dropped to 2.74 million in 2020: Govt
New Delhi: As many as 10.93 million foreign tourists came to India in 2019 but the number dropped to 2.74 million in 2020, while domestic tourist visits in the country fell from 2,32,19,82,663 in 2019 to 61,02,16,157 in 2020, the Ministry of Tourism said on Monday. The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in China’s Wuhan, spread […]
JK reported 1033 militancy incidents in three years: Govt
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 1,033 incidents of attacks by militants in the last three years with a maximum of 594 being reported in 2019, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. According to details provided by Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, the union territory reported 244 incidents of militant attacks […]
Covid-19: New SOP’s issued for international travelers visiting JK
Srinagar: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) has issued new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the international travellers intending to visit Jammu and Kashmir from December 1st, 2021. According to the guidelines the MoH&FW said that the global trajectory of COVID-19 pandemic continues to decline with certain regional variations. “The need to monitor […]
LG interacts with VCs of Universities of J&K
Fast-track NEP-2020 implementation; Promotion of local languages & culture: LG to VCs
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today interacted with Vice Chancellors of Universities in J&K and reviewed the programs undertaken by the varsities under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. At the outset, all the Vice Chancellors and Director, Colleges gave detailed presentations on the activities and programs undertaken by their varsities and the Higher Education department […]
Kashmir continues to reel under cold, Srinagar records below 0 degrees
Srinagar: The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir dropped on Sunday as cold conditions returned across the valley and mercury settled below the freezing point, met department officials said. The temperature last night dropped across the valley except in the Kokernag town in the south, they said. They said Srinagar recorded a low of […]
