Night temperature again falls to freezing point in Kashmir
Srinagar: A day after some respite, mercury dropped to below freezing point across Kashmir Valley with Pahalgam being the coldest at minus 3.3°C on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that mercury in Srinagar settled at minus 1.3°C against previous night’s 0.4°C. On November 23, the mercury settled at minus 2.3°C which is […]
Jammu city
There are a lot of schemes and infrastructure projects under execution to make the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir more attractive. The creation of the Lake Tawi project is also under execution and it will give the real facelift to Jammu city. Recently the Chief Secretary reviewed the pace of different schemes being implemented […]
CS reviews the status of health and malnourishment in Jammu and Kashmir
SWD to organize ‘Kuposhan Mukt J&K’ campaign to promote a balanced and healthy diet JAMMU, NOVEMBER 25: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a meeting to review the status of malnourishment and the need for community kitchens in Jammu and Kashmir. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Finance, Health & Medical Education, School Education, […]
Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah retires from Test cricket
DHAKA: Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad has announced his retirement from test cricket at the age of 35 but will continue to play One-day Internationals and Twenty20s, the country’s cricket board (BCB) said in a statement on Wednesday. Mahmudullah’s last Test was against Zimbabwe in Harare in July, where he scored an unbeaten 150 — his […]
UAE holds talks with Taliban to run Kabul airport
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has held talks with the Taliban to run Kabul airport, going up against Gulf rival Qatar in a diplomatic tussle for influence with Afghanistan’s new rulers, according to four sources with knowledge of the matter. UAE officials have held a series of discussions with the group in recent weeks to […]
DDC Pulwama convenes DLAC meet on Food Safety
PULWAMA, NOVEMBER 25: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Pulwama, Baseer Ul Haq Choudhary today convened a meeting of District Level Advisory Committee (DLAC) on Food Safety at District Administrative Complex, here. The chair was informed that so far 2479 inspections have been conducted, 93 cases have been filed before the competent courts out of which […]
J&K Reports 182 Covid-19 Cases, No Death
Jammu and Kashmir reported 182 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. Among the fresh cases, 33 were reported from Jammu Division and 149 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 336063. There was no death either from Kashmir and […]
Sopore youth goes missing, Police seek public help to trace him out
The police in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have sought public help in tracing out a missing youth. Official sources told Kashmir News Service (KNS) a 32-year old youth Mohammad Rafi Lone son of Ghulam Mohammad Lone of Nathipora Sopore has gone missing from his home on November 12. A police spokesperson said […]
Jammu police seizes huge quantity of suspected heroin from truck
JAMMU, Nov 25: In a major success, Jammu Police has seized a huge quantity of suspected heroin worth crores on Thursday in Jhajjar Kotli area here in the city outskirts. Sources said that after recieving specific inputs, a truck on way from Srinagar towards Jammu was intercepted by the police. During checking, some packets were […]
Night temperature rises in Kashmir amid cloud cover
Srinagar, the summer capital of J-K, and most other places in Kashmir recorded rise in minimum temperature amid cloud cover on Thursday. Two days after experiencing the coldest night of the season with temperature plummeting as low as minus 2.3°C, Srinagar witnessed 0.4°C against previous night’s 0.3°C, a meteorological department here told GNS. Qazigund recorded […]