J&K faces fresh winter power crisis as demand set to rise

NRPC bars 400 kV transmission line shutdowns from Dec to March, urges advance preparedness Srinagar, Oct 20: Jammu and Kashmir is bracing for another winter power crisis, with electricity demand expected to match or exceed last year’s peak while hydroelectric generation is likely to remain low. The Northern Regional Power Committee (NRPC) has warned that … Read more

In 71 years; CD Hospital fails to acquire much needed Ventilator

Patients suffering the most Arvind Sharma JAMMU Tawi, Oct 20: The official neglect in respect of patient care in Jammu region could well be gauged from the fact that despite the passage of more than seventy one (71) years, the region’s only Chest Diseases (CD) Hospital has so far not been able to acquire the … Read more

4 lakh pilgrims visit Vaishno Devi Shrine during Shardiya Navratras

4 lakh pilgrims visit Vaishno Devi Shrine During Shardiya Navratras

Daily footfall remains above 30,000; Oct 17 records highest single-day rush at 48,470 Yogesh Jammu Tawi, Oct 20: More than four lakh pilgrims visited the revered Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in the Trikuta Hills of Jammu and Kashmir during the nine-day Shardiya Navratra festival, reflecting the deep faith and devotion of devotees who undertook … Read more

Dussehra celebrated across J&K with religious fervour, grandeur

Dussehra celebrated across J&K with religious fervour, grandeur

Ravan effigies go up in flames in Jammu, Srinagar and districts; Farooq, Sharma call for righteousness, unity and social harmony Jammu Tawi, October 20: Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, was celebrated across Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday with traditional gaiety, religious fervour and enthusiastic public participation, as the burning of effigies of Ravan, Kumbhakarn and … Read more

PM Modi, Shah, J&K Leaders Extend Vijayadashami Greetings

PM Modi, Shah, J&K Leaders Extend Vijayadashami Greetings

NEW DELHI, Oct 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday extended Vijayadashami, Dussehra and Maha Navami greetings to the people, highlighting the triumph of good over evil, truth over falsehood and righteousness over wrongdoing. In a message posted … Read more

J&K Govt Orders Darbar Move To Jammu On Oct 31, Offices To Reopen Nov 2

J&K Govt Orders Darbar Move To Jammu On Oct 31, Offices To Reopen Nov 2

SRINAGAR, Oct 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday ordered the annual Darbar Move of offices from Srinagar to Jammu for the winter season of 2026-27, with offices scheduled to reopen in the winter capital on November 2. According to the government order, offices observing a five-day week will close in Srinagar after office … Read more

Missing Kokernag labourer found dead in Ludhiana, family demands investigation

Srinagar, Oct 19: Grief and anger gripped Darpora village of Hallpora in Kokernag area on Monday after the body of a 28-year-old labourer, Aijaz Ahmad Dar, son of Abdul Majeed Dar, who had been missing for weeks, was brought home from Punjab. According to the details, soon after the body arrived family members of Dar … Read more

OIC has no locus standi to comment on India’s internal affairs: MEA

OIC has no locus standi to comment on India’s internal affairs: MEA

Pak using platform to push its agenda; J&K, Ladakh integral parts of India New Delhi, Oct 19: Accusing Pakistan of using Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to advance its political agenda and divert international attention from its own internal issues, India on Monday rejected references to Jammu and Kashmir in resolutions adopted at an OIC … Read more

‘Cyber slavery’ adds dangerous dimension to human trafficking: DIG-CB

Srinagar, Oct 19: Fraudulent overseas job offers are increasingly being used to lure vulnerable people into human trafficking networks, with victims allegedly routed through multiple countries, stripped of legal protections and forced into exploitative situations, DIG Crime Branch Abdul Qayoom said on Monday. Expressing deep concern over the growing menace, Qayoom, speaking to reporters here … Read more

97,500 appear in Class-10 JKBOSE exams

97,500 appear in Class-10 JKBOSE exams

Srinagar, Oct 19: With the commencement of annual regular Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) exams, nearly 97,000 students appeared for the Class 10th exams on Monday. The officials said that the exam was held in 1,003 centres across Kashmir and a few districts of winter-zone areas of Jammu division. JKBOSE has said … Read more