Night temp stays below normal in J&K
Srinagar: Night temperature recorded an increase amid cloud cover but continued to hover below normal in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.A meteorological department official said Srinagar recorded a low of 7.8°C against 5.7°C on the previous night and it was 1.9°C below normal for the summer capital of JK for this time of the year.Qazigund […]
Medal winners
Recently LG Manoj Sinha felicitated the medal winners of National and International Competitions for the years 2021-22 and 2022-23. He congratulated all the athletes and coaches on their outstanding performances. A total 368 sportspersons, from 17 disciplines, received special cash awards amounting to Rs 1.35 crore directly in their Bank accounts through DBT mode. Rs […]
Ladakh | One Man Commission Constituted To Identify Areas Adjoining LAC For Reservation
JAMMU, May 2: The Union Territory Administration in Ladakh has constituted Justice (Retired) Bansi Lal Bhat led Commission to identify areas adjoining the Actual Line of Control (ALC) for the purpose of reservation under the J&K Reservation Act 2004 as applicable to the UT of Ladakh. AGENCIES
Paragliding Course
Recently Commissioner Secretary, Tourism, flagged off a group of 25 adventure enthusiasts from Railway station here to undertake a 17-day Special Combined Paragliding Course at NIMAS Training area in Seppa, Arunachal Pradesh, renowned for adventure sports education. She highlighted on the tremendous potential of Jammu as an adventure tourism hotspot. She stressed on the importance […]
Innovative farming
Agriculture and allied sectors are being provided scientific interventions to the farming community here. Recently in district Kupwara Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, felicitated innovative, technically empowered progressive farmers for their contribution in agriculture & allied sectors at Kupwara. In an impressive function at Town Hall Kupwara, the Deputy Commissioner presented mementoes and appreciation certificates to […]
Generally Dry Weather Expected Till May 5 In Jammu And Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Apr 30: In a sigh of relief for people, especially those living in low-lying areas, rains stopped on Tuesday after drenching Jammu and Kashmir for the last few days. During the next 24 hours, the weather department here has forecast cloudy weather with possibility of fresh rains, particularly in the afternoon. “Generally cloudy weather […]
Electricity tariff
Those areas where the smart meters have been installed are experiencing reduced rates on the tariff. PDD department has recently said that they will achieve100 pc smart metering across Jammu and Kashmir by the year 2026. “It is pertinent to mention that in J&K, the electricity tariff being charged from consumers stands as one of […]
Flash floods leads to temporarily closure of Kupwara-Sopore NH
Srinagar: Incessant rainfall across Kashmir valley has resulted in flash floods, inundation of roads, leading to the temporarily closure of Kupwara-Sopore national highway in North Kashmir, official said on Monday. An official from civil administration told that the heavy downpour has caused rapid increase in the water level, inundation of national highway at multiple locations […]
Skill development
Recently Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting to review skill development, entrepreneurship and labour welfare. Senior officials of the Department of Skill Development, Department of Labour & Employment and Mission Youth attended the meeting. He discussed various issues such as creating convergence of skill development schemes, opportunities and strategy for employment generation […]
Challenging Article 370 Abrogation Might Have Been a Mistake: Sajad Lone
SRINAGAR: Challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in the Supreme Court might have been a mistake but not doing so would have made things worse politically for the mainstream parties of Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone has said. The Apex Court in December last year upheld the Centre’s August 5, 2019 decision to […]