Srinagar records highest ever day temp in Feb

Parts of Kashmir reel from heatwave Srinagar: Srinagar city recorded the highest ever daytime temperature for the month of February on Saturday, as most parts of Kashmir experienced a heatwave, officials said here. A few weather stations in the valley registered record-breaking maximum temperatures for February. The daytime temperatures were 9.5 to 10 degrees […]
Jhelum Shield Strengthened After 2014 Floods: Govt
Over Rs 2,400 crore spent; river capacity enhanced in Srinagar Bank protection and spill channel works underway to tackle 60,000 cusec threat Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: The government has stated that massive flood management works have been undertaken across the Kashmir Valley in the aftermath of the devastating September 2014 floods, with structural interventions worth […]
Infiltrators to be removed from voter list, country in 5 years: Amit Shah

Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that Naxalism would be eliminated from the country by the March 31 deadline set by the government, while illegal immigrants would be removed not only from the electoral rolls but also from the nation in the next five years. On the second of his two-day visit […]
‘One Nation, One Election’ will enable long-term policy focus: VP Radhakrishnan

New Delhi: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday said implementing the concept of ‘One Nation, One Election’ would enable stronger decision-making and long-term policy focus. He made the remarks while addressing the National CSR Summit 2026 convened by the Times of India Group at the Bharat Mandapam here. The vice president underlined the importance […]
Govt shattered dreams of youth by outsourcing 23,000 jobs: LoP Sunil Sharma

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has “shattered” the dreams of unemployed youth in the Union territory by “outsourcing” around 23,000 jobs, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sunil Sharma said on Saturday. The BJP leader asked the Omar Abdullah government to rollback the order or face the “wrath of the youth”. “The Abdullah government has outsourced, […]
Shantmanu takes oath as JK-SEC
Hints at holding local body elections Jammu: Former bureaucrat Shantmanu, who was on Saturday sworn in as the State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir for a five-year term, underscored the importance of holding the long-pending panchayat and urban local body elections in the Union Territory. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of […]
Made in India chip very important for developed nation: PM Modi

Greater Noida: The foundation of developed India will be laid on the basis of self-reliance for which having chips made in India is very important, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. In a virtual address to lay the foundation stone of India Chip Pvt Ltd — the HCL Group and Foxconn JV — Modi […]
Cop assaulted in Jammu, accused held
Jammu: A man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer who was on duty in the Trikuta Nagar area here, an official said on Saturday. The action follows a viral video of the incident and a written complaint, prompting immediate legal proceedings and investigation, a police spokesman said. On February 20, a written complaint […]
Crime Branch files chargesheet in land fraud case
Jammu: The Special Crime Wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch on Saturday filed a chargesheet against a fraudster who has duped a person on the pretext of selling land here, an official said. The chargesheet was filed against Rajinder Singh Manhas, a resident of Purkhoo-Domana, in a case registered against him in 2024, […]
Searches carried out at residence of man accused in visa fraud case
Jammu: The Special Crime Wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch on Saturday conducted searches at the house a person involved in duping many job seekers on the pretext of arranging working visas to travel abroad, an official said. The house of Kartik Choudhary at Purana Pind in R S Pura was searched after […]