Cold wave tightened its grip on the Kashmir Valley as the Meteorological (MeT) office on Wednesday forecast light snowfall and rain in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. A MeT department statement said, “Two western Disturbances (WD) are passing over J&K in quick succession from 1st January onwards. On 1-2nd Jan (Feeble WD): […]
Jammu: Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened fire upon detecting suspicious movement at the International Border in RS Pura Sector today morning, officials said. An official said that the incident occurred when the BSF sentry observed movement originating from the Pakistani side, prompting immediate action. He said that over a dozen rounds were […]
Recently Union Ministry for Education, has approved projects worth Rs 85 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) for nine higher education institutions in Jammu & Kashmir. The Higher Education Department of Jammu & Kashmir had earlier submitted a comprehensive proposal for 47 institutions, with a total estimated cost of Rs 585 crore. […]
In a bid to address the rising number of road accidents in the region, the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) Anantnag conducted a special Naka (checkpoint) operation at Khanabal and Mattan recently. The initiative, which follows the directives of the Transport Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir, is part of ongoing efforts to enhance road safety across […]
SRINAGAR, Dec 30: Cold wave conditions intensified in Gulmarg and Pahalgam in Kashmir where mercury plunged several degrees below the freezing point, even as the rest of the Valley experienced extended relief from the harsh winter, officials said on Monday. Gulmarg, a tourist resort town known for skiing activities in north Kashmir, recorded a night […]
Recently Minister for FCS&CA, Transport, YS&S, IT, S&T and ARI & Trainings, chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review the physical and financial progress on developmental works being executed by Rural Development Department in Chhamb constituency under different schemes, The meeting focused on evaluating the progress and impact of ongoing projects in the constituency […]
Jammu: One person was killed while another one was injured in a road at Bari Brahmana area of jammu district. Officials said that on thursday evening one trailer truck bearing registration number PB07CA lost its control near Bari Brahmana and hit a motorcyclist. In this incident the motorcyclist was killed on spot where as pillion […]
Recently District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kupwara held a joint meeting to review the progress of works under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Addressing the meeting, the Mission Director JJM impressed upon all the officers of Jal Shakti Department to take responsibility of the execution of works under JJM, and work with utmost dedication and sincerity to […]
Jammu: Body of a 30-year-old man has been found in Mendhar area of Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. They said that the body of Mohammad Javed resident of Mankote, was found beneath a nallah (rivulet) in Mendhar. A police party reached the spot and later shifted the body to SDH Mendhar for […]
Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) has slammed the National Conference (NC) for excluding staunch advocates of Article 370 and 35A from the committee tasked with finalizing the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. MLA Langate and senior AIP leader Sheikh Khurshid accused NC of deliberately sidelining those committed […]