SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection and Recruitment Board (SSRB) has finalised a list of over 2,300 successful candidates for government posts, which will reduce the staff shortage in various departments including health department, an official said on Friday. “We have finalised the list of 1,534 candidates for junior assistant posts referred to […]
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Supreme Court to consider listing of pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court Friday said it will take a decision on early listing of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala took […]
Dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours: MeT
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Friday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The weather remained dry in the Union Territory during last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, mainly dry weather with partly cloudy sky is expected in J&K during the next 24 hours. He said, […]
3.6 magnitude earthquake hits Reasi
JAMMU — An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 hit the Katra belt of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Friday, the National Centre for Seismology said. The quake struck at 5.01 am at a depth of 10 km. The epicenter was 97 kilometers east of Katra. The latitude and longitude of the earthquake were found to […]
Day not far when KPs would return to their homeland: LG Sinha
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that the day was not far when all Kashmiri Pandits would return to their home land. “With God’s grace, all KPs would return to their homes in Kashmir and the day is not far,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a function at […]
Three self-styled leaders arrested for threatening, intimidating media persons in Srinagar: Police
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said, it has arrested three self-styled leaders for threatening and intimidating media persons in Srinagar. They also gave anti-national byte (statement) in a press conference yesterday, it said. Police said, three miscreants namely Suhail Khan, Nadeem Shafi Rather and Umar Majeed Wani were arrested for threatening and […]
Infiltrator killed along LoC in Saidpora Kupwara: Police
SRINAGAR — An infiltrator was killed along Line of Control (LoC) in Saidpora area of Kupwara district in North Kashmir on Thursday. Police said that the search operations are going on in the area. The infiltration bid was foiled by the Army and J&K Police in a joint operation, they said. During the preceding night, […]
Dry weather to continue in Jammu and Kashmir, says MeT
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The weather remained dry in the Union Territory yesterday. An official of the Meteorological Department said, dry, partly cloudy weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours. He said, Srinagar recorded 1.3 degrees Celsius while […]
Driver dies, another injured in twin Ramban accidents
RAMBAN — A truck driver died while another was injured after their vehicles fell into a deep gorge near Panthyal and Chamalwas areas in Ramban district on late Wednesday night. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that a driver identified as Shamsher Singh, son of Gurdev Singh of Punjab died on the spot after […]
Waqf Board member booked for ‘duping’ unemployed youth
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board member, Sohail Kazmi, was on Wednesday booked for duping unemployed youth on pretext of government job. As per information received, a case under FIR number 12/2023 under section 420 IPC has been registered against Sohail Qazmi at Police Station Peermitha, Jammu. Sources told that Dr. K L Sharma […]








