DGP reviews Amarnath Yatra security arrangements
Srinagar: Ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh chaired a high-level security review meeting at the police headquarters here on Tuesday. “The DGP took a comprehensive review of the security arrangements being placed for the yatra,” a police spokesperson said. The meeting was attended by top officials […]
Farming woes: Incessant rains damage Kharif crops in Kashmir
Srinagar: Incessant rains coupled with low temperatures in May have put Kharif crops, mainly paddy, in Kashmir at risk of getting wasted, farmers and officials said here. The low temperature has resulted in stunted growth of the saplings of various food grains and vegetables, which in turn resulted in delaying the transplantation season from the […]
International Refugee Day: Displaced people from PoJK hold anti-Pak protest in Jammu
Jammu: Displaced people from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) marked International Refugee Day on Tuesday by holding a protest against Pakistan here and demanding rehabilitation. Led by SOS International, an organisation dedicated to the cause of more than 1.8 million people from PoJK, the protesters burnt a flag of Pakistan and raised slogans against the […]
19 injured as bus falls into canal in Samba
Samba/Jammu: Nineteen people, including women and children, were injured when the bus in which they were travelling skidded off the road and rolled down into a canal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district early Tuesday, officials said. The incident took place in the Samotra Channi area as the driver lost control of the bus, they […]
Man drowns in river in Kishtwar, five arrested for abetment to suicide
Jammu: A man allegedly jumped into a river and drowned following an argument over a land parcel in Kishtwar district, police said on Tuesday. Five persons have been arrested for abetment to suicide, they said. Shabir Ahmed Chopan allegedly had an argument with locals over a land in the Bismina village of the Warwan Valley […]
Arrangements finalised for V-P Dhankhar’s maiden visit to Jammu
Jammu: Arrangements have been finalised for Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who will arrive here on his maiden visit on Thursday, officials said. Dhankhar will attend the special convocation of the University of Jammu as chief guest and visit the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district during his day-long trip, the officials said on Tuesday. The […]
Lt Guv pays obeisance to Swami Ashokanandaji at Anantnag
Says Swami Ashokananda Ji’s life and teachings continue to guide our society
ANANTNAG: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid obeisance to Swami Ashokanandaji, the founder of Shri Ramkrishna Mahasammelan Ashram, Nagdandi, Achabal, Anantnag, Tuesday. Swami Ashokananda Ji’s life and teachings continue to guide our society and inspire us to work for the spiritual and social upliftment, the Lt Governor said. At Shri Ramkrishna Mahasammelan Ashram, the Lt Governor […]
Explore more Gandola projects under PPP mode: CS
Corporation going to take up works of vertical lift to Mubarak Mandi
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday chaired the 33rd meeting of Board of Directors (BoD) of the J&K Cable Car Corporation (JKCCC) here in which important decisions regarding expansion of activities of the corporation were taken by the members of the Board. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Finance; Secretary, Tourism; Director […]
AJKPC demands delimitation before holding of panchayat polls
Jammu: The All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference on Tuesday raised the demand for holding of delimitation in all blocks before the fresh grassroot level elections in the Union Territory. The All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC), a body representing panches and sarpanches, also urged the Centre and the Union territory administration to immediately […]
Raj Bhawan celebrates West Bengal Statehood Day
Lt Governor paid tributes to Freedom Fighters, greatest luminaries from West Bengal
SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir Raj Bhawan Tuesday celebrated the West Bengal Statehood Day. Students, Security personnel and the people of West Bengal currently living in J&K UT were the special invitees for the cultural programme organized to commemorate the occasion. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha conveyed his hearty greetings and best wishes to the people of West […]
