OSLO: More armed conflicts took place worldwide in 2023 than any other year since the end of the Second World War, according to a Norwegian study published on Monday. Last year saw 59 conflicts of which 28 were in Africa, the the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO) showed. But the number of countries which […]
Srinagar:Amid forecast for heatwave in plains of Jammu and hot & dry weather in rest of J&K, most places recorded below normal night temperature on Tuesday. A meteorological department official said till June 17, weather is expected to be generally dry weather even as possibility of light rain/thunder at isolated places can’t be ruled out. […]
In order to focus on Hospitality & Protocol area in the administration, recently Lt Governor chaired a meeting to review functioning of this Department He emphasised on the measures to streamline the operations of the department and to make quantifiable goals to increase revenue. He took appraisal of the assets and ongoing tourism and guest […]
Ganderbal: One person died and six others were injured after a vehicle skidded off road and fell into a gorge at Ranga Mode in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday, officials said. An official said that the accident took when a vehicle on way to Kargil from Srinagar fell into a deep gorge at Ranga […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday condemned the gruesome terror attack on a bus carrying pilgrims that resulted in the loss of nine lives and said the incident reflects the true picture of the worrying security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Terrorists opened fire at a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district […]
Recently Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, had an interactive session with Self Help Group (SHGs) and other participants of two day UT level capacity building and training workshop on Village Poverty Reduction Plan (VPRP) and Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) at TRC Srinagar. The workshop trained over 200 participants including SHG members, […]
Srinagar: Weatherman on Saturday forecast fresh spell of “heat wave” from June 10 onwards in Jammu and Kashmir.A meteorological department official said that partly to generally cloudy weather with possibility of light rain/thunder at scattered places was expected towards afternoon of June 8 in J&K.From June 9-17, generally dry weather is expected even as the […]
SRINAGAR:- Kick-starting the process to hold assembly polls in Jammu & Kashmir, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has invited applications for allotment of common symbols for registered unrecognised parties for the election.The Commission has decided to accept applications seeking allotment of common symbol under Para 10B of the Election Symbols (Reservation & Allotment) Order, […]
In order to protect the State land from the encroachers every Deputy Commissioner in Jammu and Kashmir is reviewing the functioning of revenue department. Recently Deputy Commissioner (DC) chaired a meeting of revenue officers at Mini Secretariat, here to review the status of various revenue matters. He took a comprehensive review of digitization of Jamabandis, […]
SRINAGAR, June 7: The days of “dictatorship” are over and the opposition in the new Lok Sabha would be stronger, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said here on Friday. The former Chief Minister of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir said people have given their verdict and the Constitution has been saved. “This […]