Sopore man, injured in scuffle with brother 2 days ago, succumbs in Srinagar hospital
Sopore: A 21-year old man, who was injured during a scuffle with his elder brother two days ago in a village in Baramulla’s Sopore, succumbed to injuries at Srinagar hospital on Tuesday, officials said. An official said , Abid Rasheed Bhat (21) of Wadoora village was injured during a shuffle with his elder brother, following […]
Plan for Europe’s huge new particle collider takes shape
PARIS: Europe’s CERN laboratory revealed more details on Monday about its plans for a huge new particle accelerator that would dwarf the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), ramping up efforts to uncover the underlying secrets of the universe. If approved, the Future Circular Collider (FCC) would start smashing its first particles together around the middle of […]
Severe cold in Kashmir; Pahalgam shivers at minus 11.0°C, Gulmarg at minus 10.5°C
Srinagar: Severe cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir with Pahalgam recording a low of minus 11.0°C and Gulmarg minus 10.5°C respectively on Tuesday, officials said.A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.4°C against minus 0.4°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 2.0°C for the summer […]
Snow Clearance Plan
Though the present winter has gone so far snowless, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar has recently finalised Snow Clearance Plan and geared up Admin for dealing with winter challenges. He asked officers to ensure swift action to avoid any interruption in public service delivery during snowfall. He took a detailed review of overall winter preparedness in the […]
Srinagar-Jammu highway to remain closed for 24 hours from tomorrow 8 am
Srinagar: Traffic on Srinagar-Jammu national highway will remained suspended from tomorrow morning till Wednesday morning in view of road widening works, officials said on Monday. In a post on X, deputy commissioner Ramban, said that the traffic will be halted for 24 hours from Tuesday 8 am till Wednesday 8 am. He asked commuters to […]
FM presents JK interim budget 2024-25 & revised estimates for current fiscal in Parl
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 5: The Revised Estimates for 2023-24 and Interim Budget 2024-25 of Government of Jammu and Kashmir were today placed before the Parliament by Union Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sithraman. The two Appropriation Bills on the Supplementary Budget for 2023-24 and Vote on Account for 2024-25 will be considered by the Lok Sabha […]
Developmental push
In the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir, administration is busy in holding review meetings to know about the developmental push in these areas. Recently Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir while reviewing the updated scenario of Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G) here impressed upon the concerned authorities to carry out frequent field visits to […]
‘Unprecedented catastrophe’ in Chile as wildfires kill 51
VIA MAR: Chileans on Sunday feared a rise in the death toll from wildfires blazing across the South American country that have already killed at least 51 people, leaving bodies in the street and homes gutted. Authorities warned of “complicated” conditions as they battled fires in the coastal tourist region of Valparaiso amid an intense […]
Last-gasp AFCON triumph for Ivory Coast, SA also reach semis
BOUAKE: Oumar Diakite was the hero as hosts Ivory Coast staged another remarkable salvage operation on Saturday to reach the Africa cup of Nations semi-finals, and South Africa later joined them. A brilliant back-heel by the substitute in added time at the end of extra time in Bouake gave the Elephants a 2-1 victory over […]
Mercury Drops After Snowfall, Pahalgam freezes at minus 11.9°C, Gulmarg minus 10°C
Srinagar: After the season’s major snowfall, temperature dropped below freezing point in Kashmir valley and most parts of Jammu division on Monday.A meteorological department said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.4°C against minus 0.7°C on the previous night and it was normal for the summer capital of J&K for this time of the […]