Smooth electoral process
Over 12 lakh voters set to exercise their right to franchise in 1,494 polling stations in Jammu district. 72-Bishnah (SC) Assembly Constituency comes next with 1,19,988 registered voters; 63,385 males, 56,602 females and 1 third gender voter. To ensure smooth electoral process, 139 polling stations have been established across the constituency, of which 18 are […]
Farooq Abdullah Warns JK Voters to Beware of “Devils in Disguise” Sent by Delhi
SRINAGAR: Ahead of the final phase of voting in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah urged voters to prioritise their honour and dignity by rejecting candidates whom he described as “devils in disguise” and “sent by Delhi”. The third and final phase of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Kulgam Encounter: 3 soldiers, ASP Kulgam injured, Ops on
Kulgam: Three soldiers and a police officer were injured in an ongoing encounter at Adigam village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday. A top official said that during the ongoing gunfight, three soldiers and ASP Kulgam were injured—all are stable. The operation is underway, he said. Pertinently, a joint […]
CRPF Personnel Dies After Falling from Lift in Central Kashmir
SRINAGAR: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel died after falling from a multi storey lift in the Kakanmaran area of central Kashmir, officials said. An official said that the 27-year-old CRPF man fell from lift of an under construction building in Budgam district of Kashmir. He has been identified as Praveen Kumar from Haryana. […]
MeT forecast generally dry weather from tomorrow, possibility of light snow on few higher reaches tonight
Srinagar: While rains lashed parts of Jammu and Kashmir, weatherman here on Friday forecast generally dry weather with brief spell of rain and thunderstorm at isolated places by the end of this month and dry weather till October 6 thereafter in J&K. Also light snowfall has been forecast on a few upper reaches tonight. A […]
Affarwat Gulmarg Receives Season’s First Snowfall, Rains Lash JK
SRINAGAR: Gulmarg, the renowned ski destination in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, witnessed its first light snowfall of the season on Friday. The Affarwat Gulmarg Mountains received a light dusting of snow, signaling the end of an extended dry spell. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir experienced a spell of light to moderate rainfall overnight, with rains lashing […]
Gold glitters at Rs 78K
Gold prices on Thursday jumped by Rs 400 to breach a record Rs 78,000 per 10 gm level in the national capital on sustained buying by jewellers as well as strong trends in global markets. Maintaining its record-breaking run for the second day, gold spurted by Rs 400 to a fresh lifetime high of Rs […]
BJP attacks Oppn-ruled states over unemployment
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday attacked Opposition-ruled states for their failure to address unemployment. Citing data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) from July 2023 to June 2024, Pradhan highlighted the glaring disparities in job creation in states led by Opposition parties. According to the survey, Kerala, ruled by the Opposition, recorded one […]
Alcaraz hopes Davis Cup finals won’t be Nadal’s ‘last dance’
BEIJING: Carlos Alcaraz said Wednesday he is relishing teaming up with Rafael Nadal for Spain at the Davis Cup finals but hopes it won’t be “a last dance” for the 22-time Grand Slam champion. Spain this week named both players in their five-man team for the finals in November on home soil in Malaga, the […]
Hong Kong court jails former editor of Stand News for sedition, releases another on health grounds
A Hong Kong court on Thursday night sentenced a former editor to jail for 21 months and immediately released another after they had earlier been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a ruling that has prompted an international outcry. In a landmark case about media freedom, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam of […]
