SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry on Wednesday in J&K as the MeT department forecast similar condition to prevail during the next 24 hours. “Hot and dry weather is likely to continue in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar registered 12.2, Pahalgam 6.4 and Gulmarg 8.0 degrees Celsius […]
NEW DELHI — In the last 24 hours, India reported 3,303 new Covid cases, a considerable rise against the 2,937 infections reported the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. In the same period, the country reported 39 fresh fatalities, taking the nationwide death toll to 523,693. Meanwhile, the active caseload currently stands […]
PULWAMA — Two local militants of Al-Badr outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Mitrigam village in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Mitrigam following the […]
SRINAGAR — In order to meet the increasing electricity demand in Jammu & Kashmir, the Union Government has allocated 207 MW additional Power to the Union Territory. Principal Secretary, to the Lt Governor & PDD, Shri Nitishwar Kumar said that the order issued by the Union Ministry of Power will substantially increase the availability of […]
SRINAGAR — The Government of India has mooted a proposal that has been forwarded to the Hajj Ministry of Saudi Arabia suggesting to consider the Haj aspirants who have attained the age of 65 years. The suggestions came to fore in a meeting of Central Haj Committee of India held in Mumbai. Sources privy to […]
SRINAGAR — In wake of the Shab-I-Qadr and Jumat-Ul-Vida, the traffic police on Wednesday issued an elaborate traffic plan. A large number of devotees are expected to assemble at Asari Sharief Hazratbal for the celebrations of Shab-i-Qadr falling on the intervening night of 28th/29th of April 2022 and Jumat-ul-Vida on 29th of April-2022, a traffic […]
SRINAGAR — Amid the power paucity in Jammu and Kashmir, the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has claimed that the previous year’s electricity demand in July at national level has already crossed yesterday in wake of the increasing demand this year due to the early summer. The corporation has said that the power scenario […]
SRINAGAR — The government has issued an advisory, asking the farmers not to cultivate paddy crops in wake of the low discharge of water from nearby nallahs and admitted that the water scarcity is likely to affect Kashmir parts in the mid of summer season due to the deficit rainfall and early melting of snow. […]
BANDIPORA — A driver was killed on Wednesday after a load carrier he was driving turned turtle in Naidkhai village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said. Officials said that the load carrier turned turtle at Naidkhai area, resulting into the critical injuries to driver following which he was taken to nearby hospital, where he […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir recorded eight new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that three of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu district, two each from Srinagar and Bandipora and one from Anantnag, taking the overall tally to […]