Water level increases in rivers across Jammu
Water bodies swell beyond alarm levels, MeT predicts more rains Jammu/Srinagar: The water bodies across Jammu have once again swelled, crossing the alarm mark at multiple places, prompting authorities to issue an advisory urging people to stay away from vulnerable spots. However, a teenage boy lost his life after being struck by lightning in Kokernag […]
Power Projects on the ‘brink’ as rains batter Jammu region
Flash floods spark fears of damage to dams, canals and hydroelectric plants Authorities keep Baglihar, Salal, Dulhasti projects under close watch By: Our Special Correspondent Jammu: Incessant rains over the past several days have unleashed flash floods across Jammu, posing a grave threat to the region’s vital power projects and raising fears of large-scale disruption […]
President Murmu flags concern on digital literacy, financial awareness
Chennai: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said that despite progress in banking sector, several challenges were still faced in terms of digital literacy and financial awareness among the public. Empowerment of farmers and rural economy should be a priority for the banking sector, Murmu said at the 120th Foundation Day celebrations of Tamil Nadu-based City […]
India-China relations moving towards normalcy: Union Minister
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said India-China relations are gradually moving towards normalcy, noting that as border issues get resolved, easing of tensions is a natural consequence. At the meeting held on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, Modi and Xi agreed to work towards a “fair, […]
Omar thanks Delhi, Haryana CMs for flood relief support
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the chief ministers of Haryana and Delhi for extending support to the Union Territory’s flood relief efforts. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini contributed Rs 5 crore towards the relief fund, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta called Abdullah to offer her government’s support for the […]
Traffic suspended on Jammu-Srinagar national highway
Incessant rains continue in many parts of Jammu Jammu: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended again on Tuesday as torrential rain led to mudslides and boulders sliding off slopes at several places on the 250-km road linking the Valley to the rest of the country. The traffic on the highway, the only all-weather […]
Cancer incidence highest in northeast India: Study
New Delhi: Northeast India’s Aizawl, East Khasi Hills, Papumpare, Kamrup Urban, and Mizoram consistently recorded the highest rates of cancer between 2015 and 2019, according to a study. The cross-sectional study used data from 43 population-based cancer registries (PBCRs) across India. Between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2019, as many as 7.08 lakh […]
92% load restored in Jammu region within 48 hours of Aug 26 calamity: PDD
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s Power Development Department had restored over 90 per cent of the electricity load within 48 hours of the August 26 torrential rain-triggered calamity that led to massive damage to power infrastructure in the Jammu region, officials said on Tuesday. The record rainfall that caused massive landslides and cloudbursts on August 26 […]
Actor, political leader calls on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Priti Sapru, Film Actor called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on Tuesday. She was accompanied by S. Paramjit Singh Chandhok, Chief Advisor, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, Tej Sapru, Film actor and Sanjeev Saraf. The delegation briefed the Lieutenant Governor on their initiative to organize a commemorative event in Jammu Kashmir, observing the 350th […]
India negotiating bilateral trade agreement with US: Union Minister
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said India is negotiating a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) with the United States. India has already inked free trade agreements with Australia, the UAE, Mauritius, the UK and the four-European nation bloc EFTA, he added. “Lots happen, lots more to go…With the US, we are […]