Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Council of Educational Research and Training (JKSCERT) Saturday rescheduled the annual examination dates for 8th standard. JKSCERT said that the exams in the soft zones will commence from March-13 and will culminate on April-02.Similarly, the JKSCERT said that the exams in hard zones for 8th standard will commence from […]
Srinagar’: The Jammu and Kashmir Health and Medical Education Department has constituted an advisory committee for holistic advancement of the health sector, roadmap for implementation of Chawla Committee along with comprehensive Budget analysis in the Union Territory. According to an order issued,former Director SKIMS Dr Ajit Nagpal will be the chairperson of the committee.The other […]
Verinag: A strong windstorm that swept across south Kashmir on Saturday morning damaged several structures in Verinag area of Anantnag district, officials said.An official said that strong winds damaged a rooftop of a house and shops in Nowgam village today morning. Sign boards of over dozen of shops were also swept away, while no loss […]
*Incessant rains drench plains in J&K, 1.3-ft fresh snowfall in Gulmarg Srinagar: Incessant spell of rains drenched plains while higher reaches including Gulmarg recorded fresh snowfall, officials said on Saturday. A meteorological department official said that in 24 hours till 0830 hours today, Srinagar received 20.5mm of rain, Qazigund 45.4mm, Pahalgam 27.5mm (0.8cms), Kupwara 16.6mm […]
Srinagar: Rayees Mohammad Bhat (IPS), DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, called for ‘dynamic and holistic’ relook at the augmentation and optimisation potential of the security aspects of various important sites and installations in the range. The officer made the statements as he conducted crime & security review meeting at rannge police headquarters at Udhampur, police said in […]
Srinagar,: Two days after Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan was released from a five-year detention, he has been rearrested here in another case, officials said on Friday. “Sultan was rearrested late Thursday night,” the officials said. He was first arrested in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case in September 2018 when he was working as a […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday granted 3-day special leave to Jammu based migrant and PM Package employees working in Kashmir in view of Mahashivratri. According to an order, the special casual leave will be granted to the employees on 7, 9 and 11 of this month. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the grant […]
Srinagar: Search operation to retrieve the body of a 55-year-old man who jumped in the river Jhelum near Srinagar’s Safa Kadal area yesterday continues for 2nd consecutive day even as Indian Navy’s MARCOS commandos have been roped in, officials said on Friday. An official said that Nazir Ahmed Matoo (55) of Eidgah jumped in the […]
Ramban: Driver of a tanker died after his vehicle rolled down into a deep gorge on Srinagar-Jammu national highway near Money Morh area of Ramban district on Friday, officials said. An official said that the oil tanker was traveling from Jammu towards Srinagar.He said the driver, in a rash maneuver at Monkey Morh, lost control […]
Srinagar: Amid forecast for moderate to heavy rain and snowfall, night temperature recorded a rise and barring Gulmarg, the mercury settled above sub-zero at all meteorological stations in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 4.5°C against previous night’s 2.1°C. It was below normal by 3.0°C for […]