Gulmarg Freezes At -2.5°C, Coldest Place In J&K As Night Temp Dips Below Normal

Gulmarg Freezes At -2.5°C, Coldest Place In J&K As Night Temp Dips Below Normal

Srinagar, Nov 15: Gulmarg emerged as the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as the minimum temperature plunged to minus 2.5 degrees Celsius, signalling an intensification of cold conditions in the upper reaches of the Kashmir Valley. According to the Meteorological Departmentthe minimum temperature in Gulmarg was 1.9 degrees below normal, while the … Read more

Kulgam terror attack: Search Op continues for 4th day

Kulgam terror attack: Search Op continues for 4th day

Kulgam, Nov 14: The massive search operation to track down the terrorists involved in the firing on a party of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district continued for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday. An official told the news agency that dog squads were pressed into service to assist search teams. … Read more

Jammu Grid to get 160 MVA addl capacity within 6 months: Sagar

Jammu Tawi: Power infrastructure in Jammu city and adjoining areas will be augmented with an additional transformation capacity of 160 MVA within six months, as the government has directed the Power Development Department (PDD) to expedite ongoing grid augmentation and transformer replacement works. Minister for Power Development Department, Ali Mohammad Sagar, issued the directions during … Read more

Govt tightens noose on delayed birth, death registration

Govt tightens noose on delayed birth, death registration

Jammu Tawi: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has amended the Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 2022, making it mandatory to obtain an order from a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class for registering births or deaths reported more than two years after their occurrence. Under the amended rules, cases reported after one year but … Read more

Jammu to get 100 additional electric buses

Jammu Tawi, NOVEMBER 14: A team from the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), led by Bhanu Pratap Singh Bhadoria, Director, Urban Transport, on Saturday visited the under-construction electric bus depot at Bhagwati Nagar to review the progress of infrastructure development under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme and assess arrangements for expanding Jammu’s electric … Read more

Amit Sharma to lead UNFPA panel for census preparedness mission to Trinidad & Tobago

Amit Sharma to lead UNFPA panel for census preparedness mission to Trinidad & Tobago

Arvind Sharma JAMMU Tawi, Nov 14: Amit Sharma, the Chief Principal Census Officer (CPCO) and Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, has been selected by the Government of India (GoI) to lead an Indian delegation to Trinidad and Tobago for an important Bilateral Technical Assistance Mission on Census Preparedness, … Read more

CM urges youth to become job creators, not job seekers

CM urges youth to become job creators, not job seekers

Jammu Tawi, Nov 14: Asking young graduates to become entrepreneurs, innovators and value creators, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said that no student should lose an academic year waiting for examinations or the award of a degree. Addressing the first-ever convocation of Cluster University of Jammu at Abhinav Theatre here, CM Omar said, “Rapid technological … Read more

Create opportunities, don’t wait for them: LG to youth

Create opportunities, don’t wait for them: LG to youth

At Cluster University’s maiden convocation, Sinha lauds women achievers as daughters bag 130 of 163 gold medals Jammu Tawi, Nov 14: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday urged young graduates to become creators of opportunities rather than merely seeking them, saying startups emerging from small towns reflect the true democratisation of entrepreneurship. Addressing the maiden … Read more

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