Another wet spell likely from Feb 18 as freezing cold continues
Srinagar: Freezing cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir as most places witnessed an increase in temperature with Srinagar recording a low of minus 3.6°C on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that the temperature in Srinagar increased by over two degrees Celsius from previous night’s minus 4.7°C and it was below normal by […]
Three sisters charred to death in fire in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu: Three teenage sisters were killed in a fire at their house in a remote village in Ramban district on Monday, officials said. The three-storey house in Dhanmasta-Tajnihal village in Ukhral block caught fire in the early hours of the day, they said. The victims — Bisma (18), Saika (14) and Saniya (11) — were […]
PM likely to visit JK after BJP’s working group meeting, national convention
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir any day after the BJP working Group meeting, which is scheduled for February 17 and 18 in New Delhi. Party sources said that the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of development works running into thousands of crores during his […]
Former MLC Shahnaz Ganai joins BJP
New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir MLC Shahnaz Ganai on Monday joined the BJP, with the ruling party’s leaders lauding her work for the Scheduled Tribes and women in the region. Ganai said the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done a lot of good work for people and she has been impressed […]
Delegation of ex-MLAs calls on Lt Governor
Projects various issues of SC community JAMMU: A delegation of former Legislators representing Scheduled Castes community called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan, Monday. The members of the delegation led by Dr DK Manyal, former Minister discussed with the Lt Governor the efforts of the UT Administration for all-round development of the SC […]
Union MoS visits Jammu, reviews working of J&K Forest Department
JAMMU: Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ashwani Kumar Choubey, who is on a two day tour to the Union Territory, Monday reviewed the working of J&K Forest Department in a high level meeting held here. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF), Roshan Jaggi […]
Pampore boy wins six medals including three gold in National ‘Icestock championship’
Pulwama: A boy from Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district created records in the national Icestock championship in Gulmarg by winning six medals. Zehran Aashiq son of Ashiq Ahmad Khanday of Konibal Pampore who is a 7th standard student of Birla open minds international school has won three gold, one silver and one bronze medal […]
Inflation falls to three-month low of 5.1 pc in January on subdued food prices
New Delhi: Retail inflation declined to a three-month low of 5.1 per cent in January, mainly due to subdued prices of vegetables, fruits and other food items, according to government data released on Monday. The fall indicates that retail inflation is inching towards the Reserve Bank’s comfort level of 4 per cent. The Consumer Price […]
JKCA money laundering case: ED issues fresh summons to NC chief Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has issued a fresh summons to National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah for questioning in a money laundering case pertaining to the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), official sources said Monday. He has been asked to depose at the ED office in Srinagar Tuesday. The 86-year-old politician was last […]
SC refuses to entertain plea against validity of CPr (Identification) Act provisions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act. The Act, which received President’s assent on April 19, 2022, empowers police and investigators to obtain physical and biological samples of those accused of crimes. The Act replaced the century-old […]
