100-bedded hospital built in record 15 days at Baltal base camp for Amarnath pilgrims
Baltal: Healthcare workers, including doctors and para-medical staff, are working round the clock at the 100-bedded specialty hospital at the Amarnath Yatra base camp here in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, ready to tackle any eventuality. Last year, flash floods near the holy cave shrine had killed 15 people and injured many others. The J-K […]
Langars become lifeline for Amarnath pilgrims
Jammu: The Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu has become a hub of activity as the 62-day Amarnath Yatra gathers momentum. The camp is bustling with thousands of pilgrims embarking on their journey to the cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas. To ensure that no devotee goes hungry, numerous langars are serving as the […]
Jammu’s famous Mahakali temple introduces dress code for visitors
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s renowned ‘Bawe Wali Mata’ temple management has introduced a dress code, urging visitors to dress “decently” and cover their heads and refrain from wearing shorts, miniskirts, ripped jeans and capri pants on the premises. The dress code, a first-of-its-kind regulation in Jammu city, was found posted as a notice near the […]
12 people ‘bound down’ for ‘disrespecting’ national anthem
Srinagar: Twelve people were “bound down” for not standing up during the national anthem played at a function here in June with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in attendance, police said on Thursday. Departmental action has also been initiated against the police music band for failing to ensure everyone stood up before the […]
Amid tight security, another batch of over 6500 pilgrims leaves for cave shrine
Jammu: The seventh batch of over 6,500 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left Jammu in the early hours of Thursday for the twin base camps in Kashmir amid tight security, officials said. The 62-day annual pilgrimage to the 3,888-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas commenced from the twin tracks of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and […]
GST Council to tighten registration rules
Physical verification to be mandatory in 'high risk' cases
New Delhi: In order to check fake registration, the GST Council is likely to reduce the time period to 30 days, from 45 days currently, for submission of PAN-linked bank account details of the person seeking registration with tax authorities. The Council, in its meeting on July 11, is likely to provide for mandatory physical […]
BSF jawan shoots himself dead in Samba
Samba/Jammu: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan on Thursday allegedly shot himself dead at a post along the International Border in Samba district, officials said. The incident took place at the border outpost (BoP) at Chilyari, a senior police officer told PTI. The soldier has been identified as Naresh Kumar, he said, adding the body […]
India’s first Tele-MANAS chat-bot launched in JK
Move to ensure 24X7 services of health counselors
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday launched India’s first Tele-MANAS chat-bot in the Union Territory, which will ensure round the clock services of health counsellors, clinical psychologists and consultants, officials said. The service was launched after Sinha inaugurated ‘J-K Health Conclave’ on mental health and non-communicable diseases at SKICC here, they said. On the […]
MeT predicts intermittent rains in JK
Srinagar: Amid forecast for intermittent light to moderate rain and thunderstorm at many places, night temperature recorded drop at some areas in Jammu and Kashmir and increase at others on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that there was possibility of intermittent light to moderate rain and thunderstorm at many places during next 24 […]
Four dead as vehicle falls into gorge in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu: Four people died and eight sustained critical injuries when their vehicle skidded off a road and rolled down a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said. The accident took place in the Thanamandi subdivision when the car was on its way to Bhangai village from […]
