MeT forecasts rains, thunderstorm till June 2, night temp rises in J&K

Srinagar: Amid forecast for intermittent light to moderate rain and thunderstorm till June 2, night temperature reordered increase but hovered below normal at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 12.0°C against 8.9°C on the previous night and it was normal for […]

Turkiye’s Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade

Ankara:Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that levelled entire cities. A third term gives Erdogan an even stronger hand domestically and internationally, and the election results will have implications far beyond […]

PM Modi inaugurates new Parliament building, hopes it will serve as cradle of empowerment

PM Modi inaugurates new Parliament building, hopes it will serve as cradle of empowerment

New Delhi, May 28 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building here on Sunday morning and expressed hope that it will become a cradle of empowerment, igniting dreams and nurturing them into reality. Dressed in traditional attire, Modi walked into Parliament premises from its Gate No. 1 and was welcomed by Lok […]

PDP’s DDC member resigns from party in Pampore

PAMPORE, May 27:People’s Democratic Party DDC member Pampore resigned from the party membership on Saturday. Tazima Akhtar District Development Council (DDC) member of the People’s Democratic Party from Pampore area of Pulwama district on Saturday resigned from the basic membership of the party. Tazeema, a resident of Batdalow Khrew village of Pampore Kashmir Reader that […]

NITI Aayog governing council meeting begins

New Delhi: NITI Aayog’s eighth Governing Council meeting, which will deliberate on several issues including, health, skill development, women empowerment and infrastructure development, with an aim to make India a developed nation by 2047, began here on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing the meeting. The Council, the apex body of NITI Aayog, includes […]

Cloudy to mainly dry weather forecast on weekend, rains from May 29-31 in J&K

Srinagar: Weatherman on Saturday forecast cloudy to mainly dry weather on weekend and intermittent ‘light to moderate’ rain, thunderstorm and lightning with possibility of hailstorm and gusty winds at a few places from May 29-31st in Jammu and Kashmir. “Currently weather is partly cloudy throughout J&K. Brief spell of rain/thunderstorm may occur towards late afternoon/evening […]

Forest department arrested timber smuggler in Pulwama

Bilal Habib PULWAMA, May 27: Forest department officials apprehended one timber smuggler and seized two horses with illicit timber in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Acting on specific information about timber smugglers in the outskirts of district Pulwama , a Joint party of Sangerwani, Namblan, Keller and Zampathri blocks led by Block Forest Officer Sangerwani Iliyas […]

3 visually impaired siblings killed as house collapses in Kishtwar

Kishtwar: In a tragic incident, three visually impaired brothers were killed in mountainous Kishtwar district last night when their house collapsed. An official said that a residential house collapsed in Puller hamlet of Nagseni tehsil last night due to continuous rainfall in the area for the past two days. “Three of the inmates died on […]

NIA moves Delhi HC seeking death penalty for Yasin Malik in militant funding case

NIA moves Delhi HC seeking death penalty for Yasin Malik in militant funding case

New Delhi, May 26: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for separatist leader Yasin Malik, who was awarded life term by a trial court here in a militant funding case. The plea by the agency has been listed for hearing on May 29 before a bench of […]

‘Active HM Associate Arrested Alongwith Chinese Grenade in Kishtwar’

Kishtwar: Jammu and Kashmir Police Friday said to have arrested an ‘active Hizbul Mujahideen’ militant associate along with a Chinese grenade during a joint operation with army and CRPF in Kishtwar district. “Kishtwar Police alongwith 17 RR & CRPF 52 Battalion teams arrested one most active associate of (HM) outfit from Cherji Kishtwar”, said a […]