Kashmir reels under heat wave, Srinagar records above 34 degree

Kashmir reels under heat wave, Srinagar records above 34 degree

Srinagar: Heat wave continued on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir as Srinagar recorded a temperature of 34.1 degree Celsius. A meteorological department official said that the maximum temperature in Srinagar was 34.1 degrees Celsius higher than normal. Jammu recorded a maximum of 35.7 degrees Celsius against normal of 34.2 degrees Celsius and previous day’s 34.9 […]

Weather Advisory for heavy rains in J&K

Weather Advisory for heavy rains in J&K

Srinagar: Meteorological department on Saturday issued a weather advisory for heavy rains and thunder with lightning in Jammu and Kashmir. “Lower and Middle level tropospheric winds from north Arabian sea is most likely to interact with Easterly Winds (from Bay of Bengal) from 18th to 21st July,” Meteorologist M H Mir said in a letter […]

Assad sworn in for 4th term as Syria’s President

Assad sworn in for 4th term as Syria’s President

Damascus: Syrian President Bashar Assad was sworn in Saturday for a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country, pledging to overcome the impact of Western economic sanctions and retake territory still out of his control after 10 years of fighting. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the presidential palace and attended by clergymen, members of […]

All gaps in Indian borders will be plugged by this year end: Amit Shah

All gaps in Indian borders will be plugged by this year end: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday asserted that unfenced gaps along India’s over 7,500-km-long land border will be sealed by the end of this year, thus covering areas that lead to infiltration and smuggling of arms and narcotics. He also asserted that India’s security policy was either “influenced or was overlapping” with the […]

People facing double whammy of economic distress, price rise: Sagar

People facing double whammy of economic distress, price rise: Sagar

Asks Admin to keep check on market forces; ensure all public services to people on eve of Eid Al Azha Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar on Saturday asked the incumbent administration to explore venues to check sky-rocketing prices of essential commodities in view of forthcoming Eid Al Azha, […]

Altaf Bukhari chairs meeting of district presidents, frontal heads and coordinators of Jammu

Altaf Bukhari chairs meeting of district presidents, frontal heads and coordinators of Jammu

JAMMU: Apni Party President Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari on Saturday chaired an important meeting of all the District Presidents, Frontal Heads and Coordinators of Jammu Province here at Gandhi Nagar Office. As per a press statement, the meeting was attended by all the District Presidents, Frontal Heads and Coordinators from across the Jammu Province which […]

Prominent PDP and NC leaders from Kishtwar join Apni Party

Prominent PDP and NC leaders from Kishtwar join Apni Party

JAMMU: Two senior PDP leaders, a senior National Conference leader among four prominent people from Kishtwar District on Saturday joined Apni Party at its office in Gandhi Nagar, Jammu in presence of the Party President Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari. The joining ceremony was organised by Provincial Vice President Syed Asgar Ali in which District President, […]

Police arrests 11 drug peddlers in Anantnag, Kulgam; Contraband substances recovered

Police arrests 11 drug peddlers in Anantnag, Kulgam; Contraband substances recovered

SRINAGAR: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police have arrested eleven drug peddlers in Anantnag, Kulgam and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a statement issued by Police said. In Anantnag, officers from Police Station Anantnag at a checkpoint established at Larkipora intercepted two persons identified as Bashir Ahmed […]

Justice Wani visits Court Complex Shopian

SHOPIAN: Justice Javid Iqbal Wani, Judge Common High Court of U.T of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and Administrative Judge District Shopian today visited District Court Complex Shopian to review its functioning. On his arrival, the Justice was presented guard of honour after which he inaugurated Vidhik Sewa Kendra, and interacted with the judicial Officers, […]

Fear grips after leopard was spotted in Bla

BARAMULLA: Fear gripped among the residents of Baramalla on Friday evening when a leopard was spotted in civil lines area of Baramulla town. Eyewitness said that a leopard was spotted at Nanak Bhawan area close to Saint Joseph’s higher secondary school Baramulla town on Friday evening. “It is first time when a wild beast came […]