Rains Lash J&K Plains, Gulmarg Among Upper Reaches Receive Fresh Snowfall

Rains Lash J&K Plains, Gulmarg Among Upper Reaches Receive Fresh Snowfall

Srinagar: Rains lashed plains while upper reaches including Gulmarg received fresh snowfall, officials said on Friday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar received 9.7mm of rain in last 24 hours till 0830 a.m.He said Qazigund received 3.4mm, Pahalgam 16.0mm, Kupwara 9.2mm, Kokernag 2.9mm, Jammu 0.1mm, Banihal 9.0mm, Batote 10mm, Katra 3.4mm and Kathua 2.6mm […]

IIM Jammu signs MoU with SKUAST Kashmir

IIM Jammu signs MoU with SKUAST Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu and the Sheri-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture, Science and Technology Kashmir (SKUAST-K), have signed a deal that will help students learn more and do better research. The MoU was signed between Prof B S Sahay, Director of IIM Jammu, and Prof Nazir Ahmad Ganai, Vice Chancellor of SKUAST-K, reads […]

Comprehensive Plan

Comprehensive Plan

In many districts of Jammu and Kashmir government is trying to make comprehensive tourism plans for development of tourist spots. Recently Ganderbal embarked on comprehensive Tourism Development Plan. The Meeting was attended by Additional District Development Commissioner Ganderbal, Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani; CEO Sonamarg Development Authority, Farooq Ahmad Baba; CPO, DFO Sindh Forest Division Ganderbal, Tourist […]

Scooty Rider Dies in Central Kashmir Road Accident

Scooty Rider Dies in Central Kashmir Road Accident

SRINAGAR: A scooty rider died in a road accident near Lasjan bridge Panthachowk area of Srinagar outskirts Thursday afternoon. Reports said that a scooty rider identified as Ashiq Hussain Hajam son of Noor Mohammad Hajam, a resident of Nilnagh Gogjipathri Budgam was critically injured after his scooty met with an accident near Lasjan bridge Pantha chowk […]

CRPF Constable Dies During Physical Training in Kashmir

CRPF Constable Dies During Physical Training in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: A CRPF Constable died after falling unconscious during physical training at District Police Lines Kupwara on Thursday morning, an official said. The official said that the CRPF Constable, namely Sreejith J of 162 Battalion, fell unconscious during routine PT. “The trooper was immediately removed from the site to SDH Kupwara, where the doctors declared him […]

Unidentified Body Found in Anantnag

Unidentified Body Found in Anantnag

Srinagar: An unidentified body has been found at Watnard village in Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, an official said.The official said that passersby sighted a body this morning and subsequently informed the Police.”A police team reached the site and had taken the body into its possession,”the official said adding, “The identity of the […]

ERA projects

ERA projects

J&K administration is focussing on ERA projects and their completion so that there is no cost escalation. Recently Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA), instructed the Project Implementation Units (PIUs), executing various components of the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project, to strictly adhere to the project timelines for […]

Northern railway slashes ticket prices for Kashmir, restores pre-COVID fares

Northern railway slashes ticket prices for Kashmir, restores pre-COVID fares

Srinagar: In a major relief to train commuters, Northern Railways has reduced ticket fares to pre-COVID times in the Kashmir valley, officials said on Wednesday.A top railway official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that railways reinstated Second Class Ordinary Fares on passenger trains in Kashmir .”The fare charges have been dropped by nearly […]