Cold wave continues in Kashmir, Gulmarg freezes at minus 5

Srinagar The minimum temperatures throughout the valley remained several notches below the freezing point. Srinagar, the summer capital of the state recorded a low of minus...

Centre releases Rs 2977 cr for J&K, Rs 1275 cr for Ladakh

Srinagar In a major boost for financial health of the two newly created Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Central Government has...

SKIMS nurse receives Florence Nightingale award

Srinagar Assistant Nursing Superintendent, SKIMS, Haseena Parveen Sofi was presented the National Florence Nightingale Award by President Ram Nath Kovind for her services to the...

NTA extends last date to raise objections against UGC NET answer key

Srinagar After releasing the answer key for the National Eligibility Test (NET) earlier this week, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the deadline to...

Robust response mechanism fully activated across Kashmir districts: Div Com

Srinagar Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan on Friday informed that the fool-proof arrangements have been put in place and robust response mechanism has been...

Time bound redressal of public grievances; Govt’s prime concern: Advisor Sharma

Srinagar Advisor to Lt Governor, K K Sharma on Friday said that the public grievances projected by people are being redressed in a time-bound manner...

No Friday prayers offered at Jamia Masjid for 19th consecutive week

Srinagar For the 19th consecutive week, no Friday congregational prayers were offered at historic Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta on Friday. Since August 5, when the Center...

Satisfied with HC report saying no detention of minors in J&K: Supreme Court

Srinagar The Supreme Court on Friday expressed satisfaction with the fresh report submitted by Jammu and Kashmir Juvenile Justice Committee which stated that no minors...

Snowfall: DC Srinagar inspects snow-clearance operation in early morning city tour

Srinagar Following overnight snowfall in the district, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary early Friday morning visited various areas around the Srinagar city to...

Div Com tours City, reviews snow clearance works

Srinagar Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan on Friday conducted extensive tour of Srinagar City to inspect snow clearance works, besides reviewing other essential services. Deputy...

Two injured in cross LoC firing in Uri  

Srinagar Two persons were injured after armies of India and Pakistan resorted to cross border shelling and firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in...

Four Private Secretaries transferred

Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir government ordered transfer and postings of four private secretaries with immediate effect. According to Government Order No.177-JK(GAD) of 2019, issued by General...

Raina appointed as Chairman BOPEE

Srinagar The Government has appointed Shafiq Ahmed Raina, a retired IAS officer, as Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE). He has...

Centre rules out law in J&K on lines of Article 371

Jammu Ending speculation, the Government of India has made it clear that it would not bring any legislation on the lines of Article 371 in...

Snowfall disrupts air, road traffic in Kashmir Valley

Srinagar Fresh snowfall across the Kashmir Valley on Friday disrupted air traffic at the Srinagar airport while the Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for vehicular movement. Officials...