N. Korea flies jets, fires artillery after US, South extend exercises
SEOUL: South Korea said it scrambled warplanes in response to 180 North Korean military flights near the countries’ shared border on Friday, and Pyongyang again demanded that the United States and South Korea halt “provocative” air exercises. The North Korean manoeuvres follow the firing of more than 80 rounds of artillery overnight and the launch […]
MeT forecasts rain, snow till November 7 in J&K
Says 2-3ft Heavy Snowfall Expected Over Higher Reaches Srinagar, Nov 5: Weather department on Saturday forecast widespread rain and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir for next 2 days. While the temperature is expected to fall significantly, the MeT department also forecast heavy snowfall of 2-3 feet over higher reaches on November 6 and 7. “On […]
Spirit of Back to Village
The Back to Village program has been started again by the J & K administration so that people at the ground level get the benefits being provided to them by different schemes. Recently LG Manoj Sinha addressed a gathering at a Back to Village program in Sheikhpora Budgam. He said the spirit of Back to […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 04: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL Jammu has informed that the power supply to Hatli, Dhukhat, Khanyara, Mehtabpur, Sola, Hote, Jagatpur and adjoining areas shall remain affected on November 05 from 9 am to 12 noon. Meanwhile, the Executive Engineer, Elect. Division-I JPDCL, Parade Jammu has informed that the power supply to Kachi Chawani, […]
J&K people faced persistent neglect of healthcare for over six decades: LG Sinha
Jammu, Nov 4: Stating that a happier and productive society is the prime objective and public health is fundamental to stable socio-economic growth, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that the people of this region faced persistent neglect of healthcare for over six decades. Speaking after inaugurating ‘Jashn-e-Sehat’—a two-day health conclave […]
B2V4 campaign ends on high note in Bandipora
Huge public participation witnessed BANDIPORA, NOVEMBER 04: The last phase of week-long Back to Village’ (B2V4) outreach programme concluded on a high note across the district during which designated officers profiled developmental needs of rural areas. The official spokesperson said the Back to Village-4 programme was held in 151 Panchayats of the district in three […]
Shadab supreme as Pakistan reinvent batting tactics
THE deadly combination of rain and Shadab Khan kept Pakistan’s slender hopes alive in this year’s World T20. Shadab’s excellent two wickets before the rain break made South Africa’s stiff challenge even stiffer, and rekindled memories of the 1992 World Cup when South Africa were robbed of a semi-final place by the rain rule. Lightning […]
Kim fears US, South Korea planning ‘decapitation strikes’, experts say
SEOUL: North Korea fired more missiles in the last 48 hours than it did during the whole of 2017 — the year of “fire and fury” when leader Kim Jong Un traded barbs with then-US president Donald Trump. What has triggered the record-breaking blitz of weapons tests? Analysts say ongoing US-South Korean military exercises are […]
Mother-daughter duo dead, man injured as house collapses due to landslide in Surankote
Poonch : A Mother-daughter dup died while a man was injured after a house collapsed due to a landslide in Bufliyaz village of Surankote area in Poonch district on Friday. An official told that the incident took place near the site of a project for upgradation of road from Rajouri to Surankote. He said that […]
MeT issues yellow warning as J&K braces for light to moderate rain, snowfall from Nov 5 to 7
Srinagar : “Fairly to widespread light to moderate rain, snow and thunders” are expected in Jammu and Kashmir this weekend. A meteorological department official here told that while “mainly dry weather, although cloudy at most places,” was expected to continue today, “fairly to widespread light to moderate rain, snow and thunders” are expected from Nov […]
