Thick fog blankets Kashmir amid severe cold
Srinagar: A thick blanket of fog enveloped most of Kashmir including Srinagar amid severe cold wave conditions on Thursday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.3°C against minus 2.6°C on previous night and it was 1.2°C below normal for the summer capital of J&K for this time of the […]
Saurabh Bhagat chairs executive committee meet of Skill Dev Mission
Govt contemplates advanced, aspirational skill development of J&K youth; sends proposal to Centre JAMMU, DECEMBER 27: Aiming further sharpening of skills of youth of the UT, the government has submitted an ambitious proposal to the Union government for advanced and aspirational skill development trainings to be conducted in the region. Commissioner Secretary, Skill Development Department […]
IUST Awantipora Announces Winter Vacations from Jan 1, 2024 up to Feb 11, 2024
Srinagar: The Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora on Wednesday announced the observance of winter vacations from January 1, 2024, upto February 11, 2024. The exams and other academic/administrative activities, as per a varsity notification, will continue as planned during this period. Agencies
Residential house damaged in fire in Srinagar’s Shalakadal
Srinagar: A 4-storey residential house got damaged in a fire in Shalakadal locality of downtown in central Kashmir’s district Srinagar, officials said on Wednesday. An official said that fire broke out in the residential today morning and soon engulfed the entire house. He said that the fire completely damaged the house, however, cause of fire […]
Rajnath Singh reaches Jammu to take stock of situation in Rajouri-Poonch region
Srinagar’: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday arrived in Jammu and soon after left for Rajouri to take stock of the situation amid anti-terror operation in Rajouri-Poonch region after four soldiers were killed in an ambush in Dera ki Gali in Rajouri district this week. An official said that Rajnath Singh along with Army chief […]
Dense fog blankets Kashmir, Pahalgam coldest at minus 4.6 degree Celsius
Srinagar: Dense fog continued to engulf most parts of the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday while the mercury settled below freezing point at all the stations across the Valley. Amid forecast of dry weather conditions till December 31st, Director Meteorological department, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that the foggy mornings would continue to be witnessed during the […]
Saurabh Bhagat flags off Solar Rath Yatra
Appeals public to avail scheme benefits with highest subsidy of 65% JAMMU, DECEMBER 26: Commissioner Secretary, Science & Technology, Saurabh Bhagat, today flagged off the Solar Rath Yatra from JAKEDA Office, Jammu for promotion of Rooftop Solar Scheme in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking on the occasion, Saurabh Bhagat said that the Yatra aims to create […]
Land acquisition
In order to speed up many important projects, J&K government recently reviewed land acquisition issues of NHAI for different projects Divisional Commissioner Jammu, recently chaired a meeting of Deputy Commissioners and officers of National Highway Authority of India to review the land acquisition for various road projects being executed in Jammu division by the NHAI. […]
UN expert calls Israeli conduct in Gaza ‘institutionalised impunity’
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, has called for establishing a new special tribunal if the International Criminal Court (ICC) does not take swift measures to prosecute the war in Gaza. In a post on the X platform, Rajagopal wrote: “What has happened in Gaza is the […]
Two separate earthquakes hit Ladakh, J-K’s Kishtwar
Jammu: Two earthquakes of mild intensity struck Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir early Tuesday, officials said. There were no immediate reports of any damage due to the tremors, they said. The epicentre of the two quakes were in Ladakh’s Leh district and Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, they added. According to the National Centre of […]