Kashmir

Cold wave intensifies over Kashmir as minimum temperature drops to minus 2°C in Srinagar

SRINAGAR — Cold wave tightened its grip on Kashmir Valley as the minimum temperature dropped to minus 2 degrees Celsius in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city on Wednesday. Director of the local Meteorological (MeT) Department, Mukhtar Ahmad told IANS, “Minimum temperature dropped to minus 2 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city today increasing the cold wave. […]

Kashmir

CM Omar Abdullah directs officials to ban re-employment, extensions

JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday directed officials to completely ban re-employment, extensions, additional charges and attachments, except under extraordinary circumstances, by the general administration department. He also called for linking the Samadhan grievance redress system with the Chief Minister’s Public Services Outreach Office, emphasising its potential for public benefit. […]