SYDNEY — Routine eye tests can accurately predict a person’s risk of stroke, according to an international research team on Tuesday. The research, led by the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) in Melbourne, Australia identified a blood vessel “fingerprint” at the back of the eye that can be used to predict a person’s stroke […]
JAMMU — The natural cave at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district was opened for devotees for Makar Sankranti celebrations on Tuesday, officials said. The doors of the old cave was opened for devotees after special prayers which was among others attended by Chief Executive Officer, Shri Mata […]
JAMMU — At least six Army personnel were on Tuesday injured in a landmine explosion in a forward village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The troops were on patrol duty when one of the soldiers accidentally stepped over the landmine near Khamba Fort in Nowshera sector around 10.45 am, triggering the […]
JAMMU — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday lauded Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his efforts to reduce the distance between hearts of people of J-K and Delhi, and asserted that the BJP government treats Delhi and Kashmir equally. Singh was addressing the ninth armed forces veterans’ day rally at the Tanda […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday praised the armed forces for safeguarding the country and assured them of his government’s complete support in mitigating their problems. He was addressing a function organised by the Army at Tanda Artillery Brigade in the Akhnoor sector near Jammu to celebrate the ninth Armed […]
JAMMU — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hoisted a 108-foot national flag and inaugurated a heritage museum in the Akhnoor border belt of Jammu, a defence spokesperson said. Singh, accompanied by the chief of defence staff (CDS), was received by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and senior officers amid tight security. […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir continues to be in the grip of a cold wave as the minimum temperatures stayed several degrees below freezing point in the valley, the meteorological department said on Tuesday. The valley is likely to witness mainly dry weather over the next few days, it said. The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at […]
JAMMU — The Congress on Monday said the major developmental projects in Jammu and Kashmir suffered unnecessary delay under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the past 10 years, even as it welcomed the opening of Z-Morh tunnel. The tunnel, opened by Modi earlier in the day, provides round-the-year connectivity to Sonamarg hill resort […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case against Riyaz Ahmad Parray, a retired Superintending Engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD – Roads & Buildings). The investigation was launched following allegations that Parray, a resident of Hygam Baramulla, had accumulated significant wealth through corrupt practices […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of doing “everything” to normalise the Centre’s decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. In a post on X, Mehbooba said Abdullah’s conduct has been so different from that of her father’s, late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, a former chief minister. “Difference […]