Buttler happy for the lessons despite tough defeats in the Caribbean
England captain Jos Buttler opined that the tour of West Indies had been a success despite series defeats in both ODIs and T20Is. The twin defeats came on the back of a dismal World Cup campaign in India but Buttler saw enough positives in the 2-3 loss in the T20 format to be optimistic of […]
Cold, foggy weather in Delhi, flights delayed & air quality ‘severe’
As extensive regions of Northern India grappled with the impact of plummeting temperatures, a dense fog blanketed the national capital on Saturday, leading to low visibility affecting flights. The reduced visibility resulted in notable disturbances to flight schedules at the Delhi airport, where the Flight Information Display System reported delays for 11 international and five […]
J&K | Barring Gulmarg, Night Temperatures Rise Above Freezing Point
SRINAGAR, Dec 23: All the MeT stations in Kashmir, barring Gulmarg, reported temperatures above freezing point amid an overnight cloud cover, officials said on Saturday. Quoting a meteorological department official, that the minimum temperature in Srinagar was 1.2°C against minus 3.3°C on the previous night and it was above 2.0°C normal for the summer capital […]
Trump pressured officials to throw out Biden’s win: report
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump urged two Michigan election officials not to certify Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the state following the 2020 presidential election, personally calling them in a pressure campaign reminiscent of his Georgia tactics, the Detroit News reported. In a Nov 17, 2020, phone call, the then-president told two fellow Republicans on the Wayne County […]
Mobile Internet suspended in Poonch, Rajouri amid massive anti-militant op
Poonch/Rajouri: Mobile Internet services were suspended in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts early Saturday as security forces continued their massive search operation to track down terrorists behind the recent ambush on two Army vehicles that left five soldiers dead, officials said. The suspension of the mobile Internet services in the twin border districts […]
2 civilian tailors killed in fire incident at Doda Army camp
Doda: At least two civilian tailors died at Arnora area of Doda district after fire engulfed the Army camp on Saturday morning, an official said. An official said that, “Fire broke out in the army’s 10 Rashtriya Rifles Army Camp Arnora Doda on Saturday morning.” He said due to uncontrolled fire, two civilian tailors who […]
Institutional mechanisms
J&K administration is providing transport service to the tribal population to come to Kashmir highlands and go back with their livestock. 12,497 families, 1.56 Lakh livestock provided transport facilities from Kashmir as the winter season approached. Government recently informed that at an average each family saves 20 days of transit and taking into account man-days […]
Healthcare services
Recently Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, chaired a meeting to review the functioning of GMCs, Associated Hospitals as well as District Hospitals of Jammu division at Civil Secretariat and asked the officials to review the facilities in the hospitals. He asked them to establish a QR code mechanism for certification of each supply received besides feedback […]
38495 Households connected with Tap water under JJM at Bandipora
121 schemes taken for execution in mission mode BANDIPORA, DECEMBER 20: As part of the initiative to enhance water accessibility both qualitatively and quantitatively on a long term basis, district Bandipora has made substantial strides by connecting 38495 households out of 47358 targeted households. While sharing details, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad […]
Severe Cold Grips Kashmir, Minus 4.4°C In Srinagar
Srinagar: Severe cold wave conditions continued unabated in Jammu and Kashmir as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 4.4°C on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that today’s minimum temperature in Srinagar was down by 0.7°C from previous minus 3.7°C recorded on previous night and it was 2.7°C below normal for the summer capital […]
