SRINAGAR — A shrine of a revered sufi saint was gutted in a massive fire incident at Nowshera village of Uri Tehsil in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday evening. Officials said that the fire broke out at the shrine of Syed Sakhi (RA), located at Nowshera on Baramulla-Uri highway. However, till the fire was […]
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5th Battalion of the JKLI conferred with Lt Governor’s Unit Citation
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today conferred the “Lieutenant Governor’s Unit Citation” to the Fifth Battalion of the Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry (Ashok Chakra Bn). The citation was received by CO of the Battalion, Col Gurpal Singh Jambal, and Subedar Major Daler Singh, at the Raj Bhavan. Pertinently, the Fifth Battalion of the […]
J&KBOSE Declares Result of Class 11th, Annual-2021 (Regular) for Kashmir Division
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (J&KBOSE) on Saturday declared the result of Class 11th, Annual-2021 (Regular) for Kashmir division. CLICK HERE TO CHECK YOUR RESULT CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD GAZETTE
Properties to be attached for ‘willful’ harbouring of militants only: Police
SRINAGAR — Police on Saturday said “clarified” properties of those harbouring militants “willfully” will be attached and not done under duress. “There has been misinformation, rumours floated by certain quarters regarding information provided by Srinagar Police with respect to initiation of attachment of properties used for purpose of (militantcy),” a police spokesperson said in a […]
Magician posing beggar allegedly loots gold, cash in Budgam
BUDGAM — A magician who posed as a beggar has allegedly looted cash besides gold from a residential house in Ichgam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday. The family members according to news agency Kashmir Dot Com said that a beggar came to their house and requested for tea and on humanitarian ground […]
200 electric buses with real-time tracking soon in Jammu, Srinagar
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government is all set to launch a fleet of 200 electric buses equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, including a real-time tracking system, in both capital cities of the union territory, an official said on Saturday. The move to introduce 100 eco-friendly buses each in Jammu and Srinagar is aimed at […]
Clear weather to continue in J&K
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly clear and partly cloudy in J&K and Ladakh on Saturday as Meteorological Department (MeT) has forecast mainly clear weather to continue during the next 24 hours. “Weather is expected to remain mainly dry and clear in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department […]
In 3 days, 35000 persons visit Tulip garden
SRINAGAR — In the first three days, over 35,000 tourists including locals visited Asia’s largest Tulip Garden in Srinagar, official data said. Official figures reveal that 35,228 people thronged the Tulip garden here in the first three days after it was thrown open for public. Figures reveal that on the first day of opening on […]
Transforming J&K: Carpet export picks up pace after launch of GI tag
JAMMU — The launch of Geographical Indication (GI) for the famed hand-knotted Kashmiri Carpets by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, to revive the sheen and glory of Kashmiri Carpet Industry has bestowed a new lease of life to the carpet trade in Kashmir. The GI certifies the genuineness of Hand-knotted Kashmir Carpets with relevant information of […]
Amid dry weather, day temp likely to go up in J&K
SRINAGAR — As the weather would remain mostly dry till March 30, the weatherman here has predicted a rise in maximum temperature across Jammu and Kashmir. Meteorological department’s Deputy Director, Mukhtar Ahmad said that there is a possibility of dry weather conditions till March 30. He said that there is no forecast of rain till […]









