Light rains, snow brings down mercury to below normal in J&K
Gulmarg Records Season’s First Sub-Zero Night; MeT Predits More Rain, Snowfall Today Evening Srinagar : Light rains lashed plains and snowfall in some parts of upper reaches, bringing mercury down to below normal in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here told that in 24 hours till 0830 hours today, Srinagar received […]
Arrested hybrid militant killed in Shopian encounter: Police
Says incriminating material recovered, search operation still going on Srinagar, Oct 19 : Jammu & Kashmir police on Wednesday said the hybrid militant who was arrested by it was killed in firing of another militant after contact was established with militants in Shopian district of south Kashmir. Kashmir Zone Police in a tweet said that […]
“All the new National Highways will have helipads along them…” Jyotiraditya Scindia annouces
All the new national highways to be constructed in the country will have helipads along them for immediate evacuation during emergencies, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia revealed on Tuesday while speaking at Civil Aviation Minister’s Conference. “We had talks with the Ministry of Road Transport that all the new highways should have helipads along them […]
U-23 World Wrestling C’ship: Sajan Bhanwala bags India’s 1st Greco Roman medal in 77kg
India’s truncated squad at the U-23 World Wrestling Championship saw glory after India’s Greco-Roman wrestler Sajan Bhanwala bagged a historic Bronze in the 77kg division on Tuesday. Sajan won India’s first Greco-Roman medal in U-23 Wrestling World Championship.The wrestler got the better of Ukraine’s Dmytro Vasetskyi in the repechage round to win the historic medal. […]
Russian army accepts situation ‘tense’ for its troops in Ukraine
MOSCOW: The Russian military said on Tuesday that the situation for its troops on the ground in Ukraine was “tense” in the face of a Ukrainian counter-offensive, after several major setbacks in the east and south. “The situation in the area of the special military operation can be described as tense. The enemy is not […]
Sports activities
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has kept special focus on the sports activities and events in order to give a boost to local talent. Sports infrastructure is coming up in all the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir so that the local talent is encouraged to take part in sports activities. Recently LG Manoj […]
Lightning Strike Leaves Man Dead in Shopian
SRINAGAR: A man died in a lightning strike in South Kashmir’s Shopian district this evening, officials said. They said that one Bashir Ahmad Parray, son of Abdul Rehman Parray, a resident of Budherhama was in a cow-shed when the lightning struck the structure, leaving him dead on spot. There were however no immediate reports of […]
Dir Horticulture takes stock of various departmental activities in Shopian
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 18: Director Horticulture Kashmir, G. R. Mir today visited district Shopian to take stock of different departmental activities in the district. At the outset, he visited the office of Chief Horticulture Officer Shopian where he interacted with the officers of the Department and emphasized upon them for timely completion of given targets. He […]
Light to moderate rain, snow forecast in J-K
Weather department on Tuesday forecast isolated light rain and thunders over Jammu and Kashmir during next 24 hours. For subsequent two days, a meteorological department official said there is a possibility of “scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain or snow in J-K.” However, the weatherman reiterated that “there’s no forecast of any major […]
Panel report on Jaya’s death creates storm in Tamil Nadu
The report of Arumugasamy Commission on the death of former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa has created a storm in Tamil Nadu soon after it was tabled in the State Assembly on Tuesday. Jayalalithaa died on December 5, 2016. Raising doubts over the medical treatment given to former chief minister, the Commission has […]
