JAMMU (KIMS) — In view of prevailing extreme cold conditions, the Directorate of School Education (DSEJ), Jammu on Sunday extended the Winter vacation for schools upto higher secondary level (12th) till January 27. According to a communique, In view of prevailing extreme cold conditions, all the schools upto 12 class functioning in Summer Zones of […]
JAMMU — Battling with grave shortage of staff to run operations in 650 square kilometers, the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has got a directive from Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha-led administration to identify and meet the shortage in a bid to ensure the work does not suffer, officials said on Saturday. The JDA, which runs its […]
JAMMU — Several social activists and professionals on Sunday joined the PDP here in the presence of its president Mehbooba Mufti. Those who joined the party were advocate Meenakshi Bhatyal, Rajiv Sharma, Sameer Ahmed, Haider Abass and Adil Altaf. Their decision to join the PDP reflects a growing endorsement of the party’s values and vision, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Friday forecast light rain and snowfall in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir from January 26. “The weather will continue to remain dry in Jammu and Kashmir till January 24 with generally cloudy weather on the evening of January 20,” an official of the Meteorological Department […]
SRINAGAR — Temperature improved in Jammu on Thursday while dry cold became more intense in Kashmir with no prospect of snowfall during the next seven days. The Meteorological (MeT) department said that there would be no major change in weather in J&K during the next seven days. Temperature improved in Jammu on Thursday as the […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Additional DGP Anand Jain on Monday directed all the intelligence agencies to be alert in view of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations so that anti-national elements do not succeed in their nefarious designs. Reviewing security arrangements for Republic Day at a high-level meeting of officers of intelligence agencies, the […]
JAMMU — Authorities have imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) around the water bodies in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bhaderwah belt to curb rising pollution, officials said on Sunday. The picturesque Bhaderwah valley, often referred to as ‘mini-Kashmir’, is grappling with escalating pollution in the absence of an efficient […]
JAMMU — Keeping in with annual tradition, the old and natural cave route of the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district was reopened on Sunday, officials said. The natural route for undertaking pilgrimage to the cave shrine in Trikuta hills is usually reopened during this time of the year after performing a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — As the higher reaches of Kashmir valley including Gurez and Zojila-Gumri axis on Srinagar-Leh highway received light snowfall, the Meteorological Department (MeT) on Saturday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir till January 23. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, “The weather is expected to remain generally dry in Jammu […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Due to prolonged dry spells, the maximum temperature at many stations of Jammu and Kashmir recorded 6-8°C above normal temperature. The highest maximum temperature was recorded over Banihal station at 23.4°C on January 11. The previous all time highest maximum temperature was recorded at 22.6°C on January 18, 2003. The years 2018, […]