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Seventeen injured after bus carrying wedding guests turns turtle in J&K's Rajouri

Rajouri, Dec 5: Seventeen guests on board a bus carrying wedding guests were injured in a road accident in Tarkundi near Line of Control in Rajouri district on Monday, officials said. As per pol...

Farooq Abdullah re-elected as NC President

Srinagar, Dec 05: Farooq Abdullah was on Monday elected unopposed as the president of National Conference, reports said. Quoting NC spokesperson, Imran Nabi Dar, news agency KNO reported that the ...

DDC polls: Hajin records 35% polling till 11 am, Drugmulla 16%

Srinagar, Dec 05: Hajin (A) DDC constituency recorded a polling percentage of 34.43 till 11 am and Drugmulla 15.7%, officials said. The State Election Commission (SEC) had declared the polls of bo...

4.78% voting recorded in Drugmulla DDC seat in two hours

Srinagar, Dec 05: Around 4.78 percent polling was recorded in Drugmulla district development council(DDC) seat in the first two hours of voting on Monday. Quoting an official, news agencies report...

At minus 3.4 degree Celsius, Srinagar records coldest night of season

Srinagar, Dec 05: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the coldest night of the season on Monday at minus 3.4 degree Celsius. The minimum temperature continues to settle bel...

Kashmir shivers as Srinagar again records season's lowest at minus 2.2°C

Srinagar, Dec 4: Foggy and cold weather conditions showed no signs of reprieve in Kashmir Valley as minimum temperature in Srinagar again plunged to minus 2.2°C on Sunday. Quoting a meteorological...

ASCOMS holds CME on ‘Foetal Echo Cardiography’

JAMMU: A CME on ‘Foetal Echo Cardiography' was organized by the Department of Paediatrics, ASCOMS & Hospital Sidhra, as a part of its ongoing Continuing Medical Education Programme. Dr Radhika Uppa...

DGP presides over closing ceremony of ‘Khelo Khel Bhoolo Nasha’

DODA: Director General Police, Dilbag Singh attended the closing ceremony of the Cricket tournament under the theme ‘Khelo Khel Bhoolo Nasha' as chief guest and distributed trophies and prizes among ...

J-K: Agri university professor arrested after student alleges sexual harassment

Srinagar, Dec 3: Police have arrested a professor of an agricultural university in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district after a student levelled allegations of sexual harassment against him, offici...

MeT predicts light snow in Kashmir plains on Dec 9, 10

Srinagar, Dec 03: With a slight improvement in night temperature, the weatherman on Saturday predicted light snowfall in plains of Kashmir valley on December 09 and 10. Quoting officials in the Me...

Hurriyat leader's house searched as SIA raids multiple locations in Kashmir

Srinagar, Dec 03: The house of a Hurriyat leader is being searched in Srinagar as part of the ongoing SIA raids in Kashmir, reports said today. As per news agencies, the raids are being conducted ...

Woman charred to death after fire guts house in Bandipora

Srinagar, Dec 03: A 35-year-old woman was charred to death in a blaze at Taki Shah village of Bandipora district in northern Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Naseema Begum, wife of Fayaz Ahmad...

J&K: Four injured in leopard attack

Pulwama: Four people were injured on Friday in a leopard attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. The officials said that a leopard prowling in the Ladoo village of Pampore tehsil in Pulwama ...

10 Bovines rescued, two vehicles seized by police Ghagwal

SAMBA:— District Police Samba successfully foiled an attempt to smuggle bovines by rescuing 10 bovines in the jurisdiction of Police Station Ghagwal. 1) Acting on an information received from reliab...

City Livelihood, encroachment free plans to be implemented in Jammu City: Mayor Jammu

Jammu: To improve the livelihood of Jammu city and to make Jammu an encroachment free city, a robust grassroots level mechanism is required for Jammu City. In this regard, a detailed City liveliho...

Secretary Planning conducts extensive tour of District Udhampur

Udhampur: Secretary Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, Dr Raghav Langer today conducted an extensive tour of district to take the stock of ongoing developmental scenario of the District...

ATM guard held for withdrawing amount using customer card in J&K’s Pulwama

SRINAGAR, Dec 1: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested an ATM guard, who was allegedly withdrawing money using the card of a customer in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Pol...

SC reserves judgment on plea challenging J-K delimitation

New Delhi, Dec 1: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea challenging the government's decision to constitute a delimitation commission for redrawing the Legislative Assembly and...

This village in J-K has India’s biggest International Yoga Centre

Udhampur: India’s biggest Yoga Centre has been constructed in village Mantalai in the Chenani Tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur. The village, which is located on the Himalayas in the sal forest...

2nd Coordination meeting between STD, CGST officers held at Jammu

Jammu: The 2nd Coordination meeting between the officers of State Taxes Department (STD), J&K and Central GST (CGST) officers was jointly held by Commissioner State Taxes J&K, Dr. Rashmi Singh and Co...

Kashmir Valley, Ladakh Under Deep Freeze; Srinagar Records Minus 2.1°C

Srinagar: There was no let up in freezing cold conditions in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh as Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, equaled the second coldest night recorded so far this season at minus 2....

Mother-son duo among 3 of a family killed in Kathua road mishap

Srinagar, Dec 1: Three members of a family, including a mother-son duo, died and two others were critically injured in a road mishap in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday night. Pol...

CCI delegation calls on J&K Bank MD & CEO, put-forth issues of business fraternity

Jammu: A delegation of Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) today called upon the J&K Bank MD and CEO Baldev Parkash at the bank’s corporate headquarters to discuss the issues faced by the b...

Jugal Kishore MP held Public Darbar at Badhori in Vijaypur Constituency

Jammu: Jugal Kishore Sharma Member of Parliament BJP (Lok Sabha) Jammu-Poonch along with Ashok Koul General Secretary org,Chairman DDC Keshav Dutta,Former Minister Chander Prakash Ganga, DDC Shilpa D...

Dry, cold weather with hazy mornings in J&K, Ladakh

JAMMU, Nov 30: Weather was dry and cold in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Wednesday that dry weather with hazy mornings is expected to ...

Rohit Kansal brought reforms in HED, paved way for termination of Dy Secy

Jammu: The outgoing Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department (HED) Rohit Kansal, who has now been appointed as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, GoI not only pushed reforms at large...