Advance registration for Amarnath yatra to begin from Apr 15 at 554 bank branches
Jammu: The advance registration for the annual Amarnath Yatra will commence from April 15 across 554 designated bank branches in the country, with the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) issuing a detailed step-by-step procedure for pilgrims. Officials said that the registration and issuance of yatra permits will be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis, subject […]
Ganderbal encounter: CM lauds inquiry ordered by LG, says report likely in a week
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday lauded Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for promptly ordering an inquiry into allegations that the Ganderbal encounter was fake. “The good thing is that there was no attempt to hide anything. The honourable L-G promptly accepted our request for a time-bound and transparent probe into the incident,” Abdullah told […]
Silence in poet’s Village: Mehjoor day passes without tribute in native Mitrigam
Pulwama: Mitrigam, the ancestral village of Kashmir’s celebrated poet Ghulam Ahmad Mehjoor in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, wore an unusual look of silence on April 9 as “Mehjoor Day” passed without any commemorative event in his hometown. While literary organisations and institutions across Jammu and Kashmir marked the occasion with seminars, cultural programmes, and poetry […]
CS reviews position of Fuel, LPG stocks across JK
Orders strict monitoring and action against violators JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Thursday chaired a high-level meeting with the concerned Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioners and District Administrations to review the availability and distribution of essential commodities across the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir in light of the evolving geopolitical situation in West Asia, […]
Over 600 heritage sites identified in JK: CM Omar
Calls for expert engagement for tourism push Jammu: With over 600 heritage sites identified across Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday called for structured engagement with national and international agencies to unlock their tourism potential. Abdullah was addressing a meeting on heritage promotion and cultural tourism to review measures for conservation […]
Heavy showers may lead to flash floods, warns MeT
Predicts landslides in parts of Kashmir Srinagar: The popular tourist resort of Gulmarg and few other areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Wednesday, while rains lashed the plains of the valley, the meteorological department said. According to the Met, erratic weather would continue till April 10. The higher reaches […]
Damp weather boosts wild mushroom yield in Bhaderwah forest
Opens earning avenue for women Bhaderwah: Damp weather conditions over the past fortnight have transformed Bhaderwah’s coniferous forests in Doda district into a harvesting cluster for a seasonal wild mushroom, opening an earning avenue for local women and offering a delicious culinary experience for others. Kundi mushroom, or earth cup fungus, which had largely […]
LG sacks two govt employees over ‘terror’ links
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha ordered termination of the services of two government employees as part of his “zero-tolerance to terror” policy, officials said on Wednesday. The dismissed employees have been identified as Farhat Ali Khanday and Mohammad Shafi Dar, the officials said. They said the dismissals were executed under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution […]
Traffic restored on Jammu-Srinagar NH after landslide clearance
Srinagar: The vehicular traffic was restored on the strategic 270-km-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) on Wednesday evening following the clearance of landslides that had blocked the road in Ramban district, officials said. Traffic movement was resumed after debris was cleared between Karol Bridge and Chanderkote, where landslides and shooting stones had blocked both carriageways earlier […]