Army Soldier Dies In Accidental Fire In Poonch
Poonch, Nov 9 : An Army soldier died in an “accidental discharge of his own weapon” in Mankote sector of Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. A army soldier belonging to Rashtriya Rifles (RR) recieved serious bullet wound after his service rifle went off accidentally. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was declared […]
J&K all set for another spell of rains, snow; minus 2°C in Gulmarg
Srinagar : As forecast by the meteorological department, Jammu and Kashmir is all set to receive more rains and snow till November 11. With overnight cloud cover, there was some increase in minimum temperature on Wednesday but stayed below freezing point in Gulmarg which also received fresh snowfall of 2cms in the last 24 hours. […]
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SRINAGAR: Harbin Institute of Technology is offering the Chinese Government Scholarship 2023 for Master’s and PhD degree in China. The scholarship is applicable through the CSC (China Scholarship Council) agency. The scholarship is available for international students all over the world. The duration for the scholarship of Master’s is 2-3 years, while for PhD is 4-5 […]
Advisor Bhatnagar inaugurates three day workshop on ‘Information and Cyber Security’ at Convention Centre Jammu
Officers need to be vigilant, aware of the threats and capable of securely dealing with cyber threats: Advisor Bhatnagar 600 officers, youth, VLEs from 44 panchayats to be trained during the workshop JAMMU, NOVEMBER 08: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today remarked that legal safeguards and frameworks should be established to deal with […]
CS reviews winter preparedness of power DISCOMS
Unscheduled power cuts unacceptable: Chief Secretary JAMMU, NOVEMBER 8: Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a winter preparedness review of Power Distribution Companies (DisComs) here at the Civil Secretariat today. The Chief Secretary instructed the officers to ensure that government workshops are replenished with spare parts, inspections of transformers should be undertaken and sufficient […]
Sub-zero temp in Gulmarg, Pahalgam as J&K braces for another wet spell from tomorrow
Srinagar, Nov 8 : Amid forecast for more rain and snowfall in the next three days, mercury recorded a fall at most places and settled below sub-zero level in Gulmarg and Pahalgam on Tuesday, officials said. “Partly cloudy weather is expected today and light to moderate rain/snowfall (over higher reaches) is expected at many places […]
3-storey house completely gutted in overnight blaze in Poonch
Poonch, Nov 8 : A 3-storey house was gutted in an overnight fire in Sib Mohalla Dargam in Poonch district, officials said on Tuesday. They said fire suddenly broke out in the house and the 3-storey structure was completely gutted by the time fire was brought under control. A police officer who was part of […]
Kulgam truck driver allegedly beaten in Punjab, case filed
Punjab, Nov 08 : A truck driver from Kulgam district was allegedly beaten by toll plaza employees in Mukerian area of Punjab even as a police case has been filed. President J&K Truck Operators Welfare Union, Hilal Malik told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the truck driver identified as Sahil Iqbal of Yaripora […]
Saffron festival
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir recently organized the Saffron festival at Pampore. Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir organised this festival in the karewa of Pampore. The festival was organised in collaboration with the Agriculture Department, SKUAST Kashmir, Cooperative Societies and local saffron growers. Speaking on the occasion, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir who was Chief Guest on […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 07: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL Jammu has informed that the power supply to Bathindi, Upper Chowadi, Channi Himmat, Malik Market, Narwal, Part of Marble Market, Railway Colony, Fruit Mandi and adjoining areas shall remain affected on November 09 from 8 am to 12 noon. Similarly, the power supply to Pargwal, Channi Tanna, Rajpura, […]
