Policy on delineation of Gair Mumkin Khads reviewed
Policy aimed at segregating khads which do not form water course SRINAGAR: In a significant move, the Administrative Council which met here under chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha approved the revised policy for delineation of lands recorded as Gair Mumkin Khads in revenue records, an official spokesman said Wednesday. The policy is aimed […]
Govt introduces bill to replace 90-year-old Aircraft Act
Move aims to improve ease of doing biz New Delhi: To further improve the ease of doing business in the aviation space, the government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to replace the 90-year-old Aircraft Act. The Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill 2024 seeks to remove redundancies and replace the Aircraft Act, 1934 […]
Eastern Ladakh standoff: India, China hold diplomatic talks
New Delhi: India and China on Wednesday held “constructive and forward-looking” diplomatic talks to resolve the lingering border standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The talks were held in Delhi under the framework of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC). The Ministry of External Affairs […]
34th Amarnath Yatra batch leaves from Jammu camp
Jammu: A fresh batch of over 1,600 pilgrims on Wednesday early morning left from the Jammu base camp for the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security, officials said. This year’s yatra has already crossed the 4.5 lakh-mark of last year, with over 4.7 lakh pilgrims so far paying obeisance at […]
Safety audit of coaching centres in Srinagar ordered
Srinagar: The authorities have ordered a safety audit of all coaching centres operating in Srinagar, days after three civil services aspirants died due to flooding of an institute building basement in central Delhi following heavy rain, officials said on Wednesday. All private coaching institutes have been directed to cooperate with the inspection teams and adhere […]
AIIMS Jammu to start OPD services from today
Srinagar: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Jammu, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a few months ago, is set to begin its Out Patient Department (OPD) services from Thursday. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of AIIMS Jammu, Dr Shakti Gupta said that the institute aims to fully operationalise in the […]
Respite proved short-lived as JK parts record scorching heat again
Sgr simmers at 31.7 degree Celsius; MeT forecasts intermittent rains till Aug 07 Srinagar: As the thundershowers at multiple places and heavy rains in some areas brought respite from the scorching heat, the weather conditions has once again recorded an upward trend in terms of temperature as most places across Jammu and Kashmir recorded above […]
High temperature disrupts flights to high altitude Leh airport
New Delhi: High temperature at high altitude is disrupting flight operations to and from Leh, located at nearly 10,700 feet above the mean sea level. Domestic airlines operate A320 and B737 planes to the Leh airport and some carriers have been cancelling their scheduled flights in recent days due to high temperatures, according to industry […]
Govt accords revised administrative approval for construction of transit accommodation for KP employees
SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council which met here under chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha approved revised administrative approval for construction of six thousand Transit Accommodations in Kashmir Valley for Kashmir Migrant Government Employees engaged under PMDP-2015 and taking up allied works at various locations of Transit Accommodations in Kashmir Valley, an official spokesman said Tuesday. […]
Excitement builds as JK Film Conclave 2024 set to kick-off in Sgr on Thursday
Srinagar: The stage is all set for an unparalleled cinematic experience as Jammu and Kashmir Film Conclave 2024 prepares to kick off on August 1st (Thursday) at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar. Bollywood heavyweights, including the acclaimed Director Madhur Bhandarkar are set to ignite the event with their presence and insights. In a […]
