Water in canals of Jammu province to be released on March 15

JAMMU: The Government has decided to release water in all major canals of Jammu Province from March 15, 2024 to facilitate the farmers. “As suggested by Director Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Jammu vide his letter No: Agri/DAJ/Dev-33/2023-24/8118-23 dated: 1-3-2024, it is notified for the information of public in general and farmers in particular that […]

Army promotes women’s sports with badminton, table tennis tournament in Sgr

SRINAGAR: HQ 31 Sub Area of Chinar Corps organised women Badminton and Table Tennis Tournament at Srinagar to celebrate International Women’s Day. The event was aimed at promoting sports amongst women and also to encourage young girls from remote areas of Kashmir to explore and participate in sports. The event was organized from March 09 […]

Winning or losing not a big thing, unity must: Mehbooba

Winning or losing not a big thing, unity must: Mehbooba

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said to win or lose the elections is not a big thing, but a combined voice of all people of Jammu and Kashmir to show the opponents that “we can fight for our rights democratically.” Referring to the cracks in the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar […]

3 new laws in tune with constitutions: HC Judge

3 new laws in tune with constitutions: HC Judge

Srinagar: Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Judge, High Court of J&K and Ladakh, has said the Indian Penal Code, as the name itself suggested, was introduced with a view to penalise the Indians. He also gave an overview of the three new laws: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA) and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha […]

KCCI delegation calls on LG

KCCI delegation calls on LG

SRINAGAR: A delegation of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by its President Javid Ahmad Tenga called on Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha, today at Raj Bhawan. The delegation apprised the Lt Governor of various important matters pertaining to the promotion of industries and tourism sector in Jammu Kashmir. Later, Sh Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, […]

Ramadan Starts In Saudi today

Ramadan Starts In Saudi today

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia announced the start of the holy month of Ramadan on Monday, March 11, following the sighting of the crescent by the moon-sighting committee, according to local media. This crescent sighting marks the beginning of the month in the Islamic Hijri calendar. According to the Saudi Supreme Court, the crescent was spotted on […]

MHA Authorizes States, UTs To Take Action Against 3 Banned J&K Groups

MHA Authorizes States, UTs To Take Action Against 3 Banned J&K Groups

Jammu: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has authorized all States and Union Territories to take action against three banned Jammu and Kashmir-based groups under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The groups include Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Sumji faction), Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir (Bhat faction) and Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu and Kashmir. In […]

2 WDs Affecting J&K, To Trigger Rains, Rains For 5 Days: MeT

2 WDs Affecting J&K, To Trigger Rains, Rains For 5 Days: MeT

SRINAGAR: Two back-to-back Western Disturbances (WD’s) in quick succession are likely to trigger rain and snow over the next five days in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar forecasts that generally the weather will remain cloudy today with isolated very light rain and snow over the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir […]

Concerning that arbitration not litigant’s first choice: SC Judge

Concerning that arbitration not litigant’s first choice: SC Judge

Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Sunday said it was concerning that arbitration was not the first choice of any litigant in India and parties still preferred litigation and adjudication in courts. The top court judge, who was speaking at the closing ceremony of Delhi Arbitration Weekend (DAW) in the Delhi High Court, […]

Urban, Rural Local Bodies Likely To Get Uninterrupted Grants: Report

Srinagar: The Urban and Rural Local Bodies are likely to get continuous grants for development works from the Union Home and Rural Development Ministries for upcoming financial year of 2024-25 uninterruptedly, report said. These bodies have ceased to exist few months back due to delay in elections because of grant of reservation to Other Backward […]