SRINAGAR — Widespread light to moderate rain occurred in J&K and Ladakh on Friday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast mainly cloudy weather in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. A statement issued by the MeT department said, “Today, weather is most likely to remain cloudy at most places of J&K and […]
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BJP Bandipora President, Sarpanch booked for taking Rs 1 lakh bribe to ‘release’ jailed youth
BANDIPORA — Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP’s) District President Bandipora and his Sarpanch associate for allegedly collecting Rs 1 lakh from a woman in lieu of getting her incarcerated brother released. The money has also been seized by the Police, official sources said.
Baramulla encounter ends, top LeT Commander Yousuf Kantroo among three militants slain
BARAMULLA — Three Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) militants including a top Commander were killed and five armed personnel including a policeman were injured in an encounter between government forces and militants at Malwah, Pariswani area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir on Thursday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and […]
Freaky weather likely in J&K during next 24 hours
SRINAGAR — Weather remained inclement with rain and thunder in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as the Met Department forecast freaky weather with rain, thunder and gusty winds during the next 24 hours. “Today, freaky weather, cloudy with occasional rain, thunderstorm with gusty winds, hail storm at isolated places and snowfall over higher reaches is […]
Encounter breaks out in Baramulla
BARAMULLA — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Malwah, Pariswani area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir on Thursday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Malwah, Pariswani following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. […]
Parimpora residents stage protest against shortage of water
SRINAGAR — Residents of Abanshah area of Parimpora in Srinagar outskirts on Wednesday protested against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) over shortage of water supply and blocked traffic on Srinagar-Bandipora highway. Reports reaching news agency Kashmir Dot Com said that both men and women gathered at Abanshah, Parimpora and raised slogans against the PHE for […]
Chanapora residents stage protest against installation of smart electric meters
SRINAGAR — Scores of men and women staged a protest in Chanapora uptown area of Srinagar on Wednesday against the installation of smart electric meters in their area. The protesting women blocked the road and raised the slogans against the Power Development Department (PDD) and the installation of the smart meters, which as per them […]
Dearness Allowance Hiked By 3% To 34%, Effective From January 1, 2022: JK Govt
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday ordered an increase of 3% dearness allowances of the government employees working in regular pay levels under 7th Pay Commission recommendations. An per an order, issued by Finance department, an existing rate of DA per month for employees was 31% of basic pay and has been increased […]
Light to moderate rain likely in J&K during next 24 hours
SRINAGAR — Weather remained cloudy with scattered light rain on Wednesday as the MeT department forecast widespread light/moderate rain in J&K during the next 24 hours. “Widespread light/moderate rain is likely to occur in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded 9.6 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 3.6 and […]
Night parking facility to start at Srinagar, Jammu airports from April 21
SRINAGAR — Night flight operations will start from Srinagar and Jammu airports from Thursday as the two airports have been given approval for night parking facilities by the competent authority. Officials at the two airports said that ‘Go Airlines’ will park two A-320 NEO aircrafts each at Jammu and Srinagar airports. “This is to ensure […]








