Gulmarg Records Season’s Coldest Night At -1.6°C; Shopian Coldest Among Kashmir Plains At 0.9°C

Gulmarg Records Season’s Coldest Night At -1.6°C; Shopian Coldest Among Kashmir Plains At 0.9°C

Srinagar, Nov 14: Gulmarg recorded the coldest night of the season in Kashmir at minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, while Shopian was the coldest place among the Valley plains with a minimum temperature of 0.9 degrees Celsius, according to the latest data issued by the Meteorological Centre Srinagar. Despite the increasing chill during night hours, several … Read more

LG Pays Obeisance At Vaishno Devi Shrine Day After Security Review

LG Pays Obeisance At Vaishno Devi Shrine Day After Security Review

Jammu, Nov 14: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday visited the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district and offered prayers, a Lok Bhavan spokesperson said. The visit by the LG, who is also the chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Boardcomes a day after a senior … Read more

Kulgam CRPF Attack: Over 500 Questioned, 20 Detained

Kulgam CRPF Attack: Over 500 Questioned, 20 Detained

Jammu, Nov 14: Security agencies have intensified their investigation into the November 11 terrorist attack on a CRPF patrol in Kulgam, questioning over 500 people and detaining at least 20 suspects to identify the local support network behind the strike. Investigators are focusing on a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module allegedly led by local operative Abdul … Read more

NC ready for any sacrifice to restore J&K’s rights: Farooq

NC ready for any sacrifice to restore J&K’s rights: Farooq

Srinagar, Nov 13 : National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said his party is ready to make any sacrifice in the struggle for restoration of constitutional and democratic rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Stressing that statehood is an urgent necessity, he explained that its restoration would enable an elected government to … Read more

BJP asks Pakistan to vacate PoJK

NEW DELHI, Nov 13: The BJP on Friday asked Pakistan to hand over Pakistan-occupied Jammu-Kashmir (PoJK) to India, asserting that Kashmir was, is and will remain an integral part of the country. He also said relations with the neighbouring country cannot improve until it stops terrorism. Reacting to National Conference president Farooq Abdullah’s recent statement … Read more

Security reviewed of Vaishno Devi Shrine, foot-track

Jammu Tawi, Nov 13 : A comprehensive security review meeting was held on Friday to assess the overall preparedness at the Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir with top officers also undertaking an extensive on-foot inspection of the twin yatra tracks from Katra to … Read more

Police bust major inter-state arms, drug syndicate; 10 arrested across 3 states

Gataru gang leaders arrested in UP; arms, heroin seized Financial transactions worth Rs 1 Cr under scanner JAMMU TAWI, Nov 13: In a major breakthrough against organised crime, Jammu and Kashmir Police have busted an inter-state arms and narcotics syndicate operating across Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, arresting 10 persons, including alleged kingpins … Read more

50 pc Faculty, Sr. Resident posts vacant in JK Medical Colleges: Govt

50 pc Faculty, Sr. Resident posts vacant in JK Medical Colleges: Govt

Jammu Tawi, Nov 13: Jammu & Kashmir is facing a severe shortage of manpower in its medical colleges, with nearly half of all faculty and senior resident posts lying vacant in them. The figures were revealed by the Health & Medical Education Department in a detailed reply submitted to the Estimates Committee of the J&K … Read more

Cabinet Okays Urban Asset Mapping & Hydropower Policies

Cabinet Okays Urban Asset Mapping & Hydropower Policies

Jammu Tawi, Nov 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet on Friday approved the Urban Asset Mapping and Monetization Policy, 2026 and the J&K Hydropower Policy, 2026, besides clearing several land allotment proposals, including those for setting up fruit mandis at Pattan, Tral and Kulgam. Sources said that Cabinet meeting was held chaired by the Chief … Read more

Rain, snowfall grip J&K; key roads closed, highway traffic disrupted

MeT forecasts improvement from Nov15 Traffic Police caution against night travel on NH-44 amid landslide risks JAMMU TAWI, Nov 13: Fresh snowfall in the higher reaches and widespread rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir intensified cold conditions on Friday, forcing the closure of important mountain roads and disrupting vehicular movement on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway … Read more