Finance Minister Sitharaman arrives in Leh for 4-day Ladakh tour
Leh: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Leh on Saturday for a four-day tour of Ladakh, an official said. She is scheduled to interact with councillors of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh and the Ladakh administration. She will also inaugurate various developmental projects during her tour, he said. Sitharaman will chair […]
CS calls for seamless synergy for achieving tail end irrigation
Assesses irrigation, flood control initiatives of JSD SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Saturday convened a high-level meeting to assess the proactive measures undertaken by the Jal Shakti Department (JSD) aimed at ensuring comprehensive irrigation coverage for every field across the Union Territory and fortifying defences against the recurring flood threats. The meeting besides ACS, JSD […]
PM Modi visits AI crash scene, meets injured in hospital
Black box recovered from crash site Ahmedabad: Investigators on Friday recovered a Black box of the London-bound Air India plane from the rooftop of a medical college hostel here a day after it crashed and rammed into the building, as they scoured through the debris for clues to the cause of the worst air tragedy […]
Ahmedabad Air Crash: DGCA orders enhanced inspection of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday ordered enhanced safety inspection of Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet powered by GEnx engines, a day after 241 people onboard died in the plane crash in Ahmedabad. The enhanced DGCA inspection will include checks of various systems and a review of take-off parameters of the Boeing 787 […]
Israel-Iran clash: Oil prices leap 7%, stocks weaken on worries over crude market
New York: Oil prices are leaping, and stocks are weakening Friday on worries that Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets could escalate further and damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy. The S&P 500 was down 0.7% in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down […]
Lt Guv chairs high-level security review meeting for Amarnath Yatra
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday chaired a high-level meeting with senior officials to review the security arrangements for the forthcoming Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Nalin Prabhat, DGP J&K; Lt Gen Prashant Srivastava, GoC 15 Corps; S.J.M Gillani, Special Director General (Coordination), PHQ; Pankaj Thakur, Joint […]
Sadhus reach Jammu ahead of commencement of Amarnath yatra on July 3
Jammu: Scores of sadhus have begun arriving in Jammu, the city of temples, for their onward pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir himalayas beginning July 3. The 32-day pilgrimage will commence from the twin tracks, the traditional 48 km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag and the 14 km shorter but steeper […]
CM listens to several delegations during his Raabita programme
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday held a public outreach programme at his Raabita office in Srinagar, where he listened to a wide range of issues and demands raised by individuals and delegations from across Jammu and Kashmir. Director of IIT Jammu, Manoj S. Gaur, called for support to the Venture Fund created by IIT […]
Heatwave: MeT issues ‘Orange, Yellow’ alert
Light rains bring respite in evening hours Srinagar: As the intense heatwave continued to engulf Jammu and Kashmir, the weatherman here has predicted ‘orange and yellow’ alerts for the next six days, forecasting isolated heatwave with the possibility of gusty winds till June 19. According to MeT there is a possibility of dry and hot […]
Farooq Abdullah urges MEA to ensure safety of Kashmiri students in Iran
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday urged the Ministry of External Affairs to ensure the safety of Kashmiri students in Iran, which was attacked by Israel. Israel carried out strikes early Friday that took out top military officers and hit nuclear and missile sites in Iran, raising the potential for an all-out war […]
