Mysterious blast in Drass leaves three dead, 9 injured

Kargil: A mysterious blast in Drass, Kargil, on Friday left three people dead and nine others injured, officials said. They said that a mysterious blast near a scrap site in Kabadi Nallah, Drass late this evening, left three people dead and nine others injured. The injured were shifted to SDH Drass. “Police have registered a […]

JPDCL directs officers to ensure timely billing of all Smart metered consumers

Jammu: Managing Director Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) Shiv Anant Tayal Friday chaired a meeting regarding installation of smart meters in Jammu and the issues faced by people. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer Distribution Sandeep Seth, Superintending Engineer Jammu Rajinder Gupta among other senior officers of JPDCL and representatives of project implementation […]

Govt launches ‘FloodWatch’ app for real-time flood updates

New Delhi: Amid a rise in flood-related incidents in the country, including loss of life and property, the government Thursday launched an app to disseminate real-time information on the flood situation in affected areas. The ‘FloodWatch’ app, will collect data from 338 stations to send real-time flood updates across 23 states and Union Territories, Central […]

Govt. freezes boundaries of Administrative units till completion of Census 2021

SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has frozen the boundaries of Districts, Tehsils, Municipalities, Towns, Revenue Villages and other Administrative units till completion of Census 2021, an official spokesman said Thursday. A notification issued by Planning, Development and Monitoring department in this regard reads, “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (iv) of […]

JK reports 6,158 HIV-positive cases this year so far

Being tourist destination, UT at greater risk of infection: Official

Srinagar: The cases of HIV AIDS are increasing with each passing year in Jammu & Kashmir as 6,158 patients have tested positive in the union territory till June 2023, officials said. An official said that so far 1,400 HIV-positive patients have died while 3,478 patients are living on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART). He said 547 patients […]

Iran’s foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia on first such trip in years

Dubai: Iran’s foreign minister travelled to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, marking the first trip to the kingdom by Tehran’s top diplomat in years after the two nations reached a detente with Chinese mediation. The visit by Hossein Amirabdollahian comes as both Saudi Arabia and Iran try to ease tensions between their nations, which long have […]

Minor girl hospitalised after ‘self-styled godman’ forces her to smoke

Srinagar: A minor girl has been hospitalized after a self-styled godman allegedly made her smoke a cigarette in a market place in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, sources said. They said that a girl (name withheld) of Singu Narbal was hospitalized in an unconscious condition. “The mother of the minor girl has been claiming that she […]

Govt’s priority is to provide employment opportunities to each job seeker: CS

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Thursday remarked that the next goal of the UT after ensuring basic amenities to all of its population is to provide employment to all the job seekers. Dr Mehta was speaking in a meeting called to review the overall implementation of Employment Generation Schemes by different government departments […]

‘Majority of Muslims in India have converted from Hinduism’: Azad

Jammu: DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad said a majority of Indian Muslims have converted from Hinduism, adding that an example of this can be found in the Kashmir Valley where a majority of Kashmiri Pandits converted to Islam. Asserting that religion should not used to get political mileage, Azad said whoever takes refuge in religion […]