Srinagar: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited the revered shrine of Kheer Bhawani in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The Gandhi siblings drove to the shrine nestled among mighty chinars in Tullamula area of the central Kashmir district, 28 kilometres from here, they said. The officials said […]
Jammu: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today remarked that after successfully digitizing all the services, focus should be laid on timely delivery of services and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in managing the affairs of government departments. Dr Mehta was speaking in the 14th Board of Governors (BoG) meeting of the Jammu & Kashmir […]
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Tuesday postponed the examinations of MBBS, LLB and BA LLB which were scheduled to be held on February 1, 2023 (Wednesday). Controller of Examinations Dr Majid Zaman said students from snow-bound areas of Kashmir requested for postponement citing inaccessibility due to heavy snowfall, according to a statement issued by […]
HC Also Orders Transfer Of 13 Judicial Officers Srinagar: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Tuesday posted Shahzad Azeem as its Registrar General and also ordered transfer of thirteen judicial officers in the interest of administration. According to an order issued here, the Chief Justice (acting) ordered the posting of Shahzad Azeem as […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium Tuesday recommended to the Centre the names of Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Aravind Kumar for elevation as apex court judges. All the six members of the Collegium, led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, were unanimous in recommending […]
Srinagar: Season’s major snowfall on Monday affected normal life, causing traffic disruptions and plunge in day temperature. The snowfall started in the wee hours and people across the Valley woke up to a blanket of snowfall. Srinagar witnessed its first major snowfall, draping the summer capital of J&k in white blanket. The snow accumulation caused […]
Srinagar: All flights to and from Kashmir were cancelled on Monday due to bad weather and moderate to heavy snowfall across the Valley, officials said. The continuous snowfall reduced visibility to below 500 metres, leading to the cancellations of all the 68 scheduled flights at the Srinagar airport. The snowfall started late Sunday night and […]
Srinagar: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, remained blocked since early Monday morning, mainly due to shooting stones and mudslides at several places between Chanderkot and Banihal, officials said. A traffic department official here said the thoroughfare remained blocked for 16 hours and 13 minutes due to shooting […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority on Sunday issued avalanche warning for ten districts in upcoming 24 hours, amid prevailing inclement weather conditions. The authority has warned of possible ‘High Danger Level’ avalanche above 2500 metres above sea-level over Doda, Kishtwar and Poonch districts. Avalanche with ‘Medium Danger Level’ is likely to occur above […]
Srinagar: Having deferred all examinations for today, Kashmir University and Cluster University Srinagar postponed all examinations scheduled for tomorrow (January 31) in view of snowfall. “In view of continuous snowfall reported across Kashmir, all examinations of the University of Kashmir, scheduled to be held on Tuesday (January 31, 2023) are postponed,” Controller Examinations KU Dr […]