Mercury Plunges Again In Kashmir; Pahalgam Shivers At Minus 9.4°C, Srinagar At Minus 5.2°C
SRINAGAR, Jan 4: Intense cold conditions continued unabated in Kashmir Valley as minimum temperature dropped to minus 9.4°C in Pahalgam on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.2°C against last night’s minus 4.4°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 3.1°C below normal for the summer capital, the official said. […]
Ganderbal residents protest against smart meter installation
The residents of the Reshipora area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday staged a protest against the Power Development Department (PDD) for installing smart meters. Eyewitnesses said that scores of women took to the streets and blocked the Beehama-Duderhama road. They staged demonstrations against the installation of smart electric meters and raised slogans against […]
Teacher, appointed 13 years ago, managed entry into Edu Deptt through fake order: Probe Panel
The probe, ordered into the appointment of a teacher, has found that the teacher in question has managed his entry in the department after producing fake appointment order. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the probe has revealed that the teacher has managed entry in the education department through fake appointment KNO […]
Drug addiction
Drug addiction is spreading among the youth in Jammu and Kashmir especially in Srinagar city. Police in the recent past have arrested many drug peddlers and have booked them under strict laws to curb this menace in the society. Recently Deputy Commissioner Srinagar discussed threadbare various issues related to menace of drug addiction, areas of […]
APHC condemns Rajouri killing, calls it ‘irreparable human loss’
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who continues to be under house arrest since August 2019, Tuesday expressed concern while condemning the killing of civilians in the Rajouri district. In a statement, APHC said it is in principle against all forms of killings and violence. Expressing sympathy and solidarity with the […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, JANUARY 03: Chief Engineer (Distribution), JPDCL Jammu has informed that the power supply to GhoManhasa, Marh, Gajansoo Kherian, Haipur Jagir, Saroda, Puran de Kothi, Trilokpur, Pounichak, Jourian, Troti, Muthi, Mara, Bakora, Rakh Muthi, PHE, BSF, Border Migrant, Sohal and adjoining areas shall remain affected on January 04 from 9 am to 2 pm. Similarly, the […]
Mayor JMC, Former Dy CMs, GOC 16 Corps call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, JANUARY 03: Sh Rajinder Sharma, Mayor, JMC, and Dr Nirmal Singh, Sh Kavinder Gupta, Former Deputy CMs, J&K called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan, here today. The Mayor apprised the Lt Governor on the functioning of the Jammu Municipal Corporation. He also informed about the recent resolutions passed by the […]
MHA sets up high-powered panel for land, employment safeguards for Ladakh
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a high-powered committee to discuss safeguards for Union Territory of Ladakh. Quoting an order the news agency KNO reported that the committee will be headed by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanad Rai. “It has been decided to constitute a High Powered Committee (HPC) under the […]
Rajnath Singh to inaugurate infra projects in Arunachal today
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Arunachal Pradesh today to inaugurate a series of development projects. The visit comes a month after Indian and China troops clashed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Tawang sector. Singh will inaugurate the Siyom Bridge near Boleng in Siang district and also virtually inaugurate 27 projects […]
Pakistan vs New Zealand: Salman reaps the fruits of his labour
KARACHI: In his six previous Tests Agha Salman had picked up just two wickets across eight innings. So when Pakistan were put in to field by New Zealand in the second Test at the National Stadium here on Monday, the 29-year-old — in the side as a batting all-rounder — would have given himself little […]
