Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that in the past many decades no serious effort was made to prevent power losses with the result the UT continues to face huge Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses to the tune of Rs 3400 Crore a year. He also announced that Jammu areas getting […]
Srinagar: A passenger Vehicle fell into a deep gorge after hit by a snowslide along Sadhna Top in frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said. They said that some eight persons are believed to have been in the vehicle. A rescue operation has been launched in the area to ensure safety of all the persons, […]
Srinagar: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the lone surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, reopened after remaining closed for several hours in the morning due to shooting stones near Mehar area in Ramban , officials said on Monday. “Jammu-Srinagar highway is now through for vehicular movement,” a senior traffic department officer said . Earlier due […]
Srinagar: Weatherman on Monday forecast hot and dry weather during this week barring March 23 and 24 when there is possibility of brief spell of light to moderate rains. “Except for 23-24th, weather will remain hot and dry this week,” a meteorological department official said, adding, “On 23-24th, a brief spell of light to moderate […]
Srinagar: Advisor to LG of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Khan on Sunday evening submitted his resignation to the Ministry of Home Affairs to take up an important political assignment in view of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Khan confirmed that he has put in his papers. Sources disclosed that Khan submitted his resignation after […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Sunday announced to convene the assembly session on March 25 to take up a no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Around 100 lawmakers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) submitted the no-confidence motion before the National Assembly Secretariat on March 8, […]
Beijing: The US’ Indo-Pacific strategy is as “dangerous” as NATO’s eastward expansion in Europe resulting in Russia’s military offensive against Ukraine, a senior Chinese diplomat has said. “With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) should have been consigned to history alongside the Warsaw Pact,” China’s Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng […]
Mar 17 Amid the ongoing debate over Hindi film “The Kashmir Files”, which is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus in 1990s, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has claimed the movie portrays half truth and only shows violence without conveying any message. Baghel was talking to reporters late Wednesday night after watching the movie […]
Srinagar: Amid cloud cover and rain in some parts, night temperatures recorded a drop across Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, received 0.3mm of rainfall in 24 hours till 0830 hours and recorded a low of 8.2°C against last night’s 10.7°C. The temperature was […]
Bandipora: A man from Markundal village of Bandipora district died last night, nearly two days after suffering serious burn injuries in a blaze in which a cow and calf were charred to death. Local sources said that fire broke out on Friday evening in the cowshed of Abdul Rashid Rather son of Ghulam Mohammad, a […]