Sidra Gunfight: Three Militants Killed, Arms And Ammunition Recovered: Police
Says Militants Were Travelling in a Truck Srinagar, December 28: Three unidentified militants have been killed in an encounter at Sidra area of Jammu district on Wednesday. A senior police officer told GNS that during firefight three militants have been killed, arms and ammunition have been also recovered. However identity of the militants is being […]
Mock drill for COVID preparedness conducted across J&K
JAMMU, DECEMBER 27: Keeping pace with other parts of the country, healthcare institutions of Jammu and Kashmir today conducted mock drill regarding Covid preparedness to assess the key facilities and logistics requisite to deal with any emerging situation due to the pandemic. Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department, Bhupinder Kumar, monitored and supervised the conduct […]
Director Horticulture Kashmir visits FPN Sangdon, Anantnag
Takes stock of various developmental activities going on there SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 27: Director Horticulture Kashmir, G.R. Mir today visited Fruit Plant Nursery (FPN) Sangdon, Anantnag and took stock of various developmental activities being carried out there. During the visit, the Director thoroughly deliberated on all the management practices being carried out. He instructed the staff […]
Russia says it shot down Ukrainian drone near air base
Kyiv:The Russian military reported Monday that it shot down a Ukrainian drone approaching an air base deep inside Russia, the second time the facility has been targeted this month again revealing weaknesses in Russia’s air defenses. Russia’s Defense Ministry said debris killed three servicemen at the Engels air base, which houses Tu-95 and Tu-160 nuclear-capable […]
J&K, Ladakh Reels Under Severe Cold; Srinagar Shivers At Minus 4.8°C, Jammu Records Season’s Coldest Night 3.7cm Snowfall In Pahalgam
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir continued to reel under severe cold with Srinagar recording minus 4.8°C and Jammu its coldest night so far this season on Tuesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a drop by 1.3°C than the last night’s temperature of minus 3.5°C. The temperature was 2.7°C below normal for the summer […]
Driver Dies After Oil Tanker Falls into Gorge in Ramban
Srinagar: An oil tanker driver died after his vehicle fell into a deep gorge in Ramban district this morning, officials said. They said that an oil tanker bearing registration number JK01AJ 9101 purportedly skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Kalamorh, resulting in on spot death of the driver identified as […]
Heritage Conservation
In order to conserve the heritage value of Srinagar city, the J & K administration has been working in this direction. In the recent past Divisional Commissioner Kashmir held a review meeting regarding the heritage conservation of Srinagar city. The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is trying to acquire many heritage buildings in Downtown Srinagar […]
MeT predicts light snowfall in Kashmir
Amid cloud cover and the possibility of isolated snowfall over upper reaches, there was a slight respite from intense cold conditions in Kashmir Valley on Monday. “From December 26-30th, generally cloudy weather is expected with intermittent light snow at isolated to scattered places on higher reaches of North, Northwestern and central Kashmir during 29 (Night) […]
President Xi urges steps to ‘protect’ lives as China battles Covid wave
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged officials on Monday to take steps to protect lives in his first public remarks on Covid-19 since Beijing dramatically loosened hardline containment measures this month. Having mostly cut itself off from the rest of the world during the pandemic, China is now experiencing the planet’s biggest surge in infections after […]
Director Agriculture Kashmir visits Baramulla; convenes meeting
Awareness among farmers, key to the successful implementation of projects: Chowdhury Iqbal BARAMULLA, DECEMBER 26: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited Baramulla district and convened a meeting of officers of the department to review the physical and financial progress on the implementation of centrally sponsored schemes, flagship programs and CAPEX budget at […]
