Srinagar: Amid forecast for mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir, night temperature recorded dropped below sub-zero at a few places but hovered above normal except Qazigund on Wednesday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said Srinagar recorded a low of 3.7°C against the previous night’s 5.0°C. Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was above […]
In order to give a boost to tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has been working on many aspects and now the focus is on the shooting of the films in Kashmir and other places. With the launch of the new J&K Film Policy in 2021, Jammu and Kashmir has emerged as the favourite […]
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 21: The government of Jammu and Kashmir empowers every family of J&K with a financial protection of Rs 5 lakh annually for meeting catastrophic health expenditure under world’s largest health insurance schemes ‘Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and AB PM-JAY SEHAT’. Pertinently, Jammu and Kashmir was one of […]
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 21: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that the power supply to Bakshi Nagar, Shakti Nagar, Shiv Nagar, CID, Govt. Women Polytechnic, Canal, Patel Nagar, Gurha Bakshi Nagar, Kasim Nagar and adjoining areas shall remain affected on February 22 from 9 am to 6 pm. Similarly, the power supply to Chaatha, Bhour […]
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 21: Principal Secretary Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, today chaired an officer’s meeting here at Civil Secretariat to review upgradation of Food Craft Institute (FCI), Nagrota. Dr Samoon had a detailed discussion on modalities for upgradation of FCI to Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) and Catering Technology besides Applied […]
The Wildlife Department Tuesday captured a leopard in Bagandar Lasjan area of Srinagar outskirts. The leopard was seen roaming in the area by some locals during pre-dawn hours when they were on their way to the mosque to offer ‘fajr’ prayers. An alert was sounded and announcements were made using the public address system of […]
Parts of Kashmir Valley received rains and snowfall while Meteorological (MeT) department on Tuesday forecast mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for now. A MeT department official said that upper reaches including Gulmarg received fresh snowfall with the world famous skiing resort recording 10 cms (4 inches) of it since overnight till 8:30 am […]
A six-year-old girl died after being hit by a motorcycle in Sangam Palapora area of Srinagar city on Tuesday, officials said. They said that a biker hit a minor girl who was immediately shifted to the hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. The victim has been identified as Aliza Firdous, a resident of Takanwari […]
J&K government is to boost fish production and for this purpose it has approved 176 cr rupees project. The project includes introducing species diversity in aquaculture through research and development (R&D). The UT government recognizes that a limited variety of aquaculture species is a challenge to the sector, and aims to address this through R&D. […]
People’s Democratic Party president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over the issue of renewal of her, her mother’s and daughter Iltija Mufti’s passport. According to a letter, a copy of which lies with Kashmir News Service (KNS), Mehbooba Mufti expressed her anguish over the matter that […]