Jammu, Jan 20 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Reasi district said on Tuesday that it has cracked down on violations of SDM’s orders and multiple people have been booked for the defiance. An official said that District Police Reasi has intensified its enforcement drive to ensure strict compliance with tenant verification rules and lawful directions.During a verification drive at Daba Morh, Police Post Banganga found tenants staying without mandatory verification at the shed of Chain Singh, son of …
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Jammu, Jan 20 (IANS) Former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Tuesday that those talking of dividing Jammu from Kashmir are unwise and don’t realise the consequences. Responding to the demand of former Srinagar Mayor, Junaid Azim Mattu and legislator, Sajad Gani Lone, that the Valley should be separated from the Jammu division, Farooq Abdullah said, “We have never thought on those lines. We have been opposing the separation of Ladakh from J&K. What did the people of Ladakh g…
Srinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) The minimum temperature dropped to minus 5.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s ski resort of Gulmarg as the Meteorological (MeT) Department forecast moderate to heavy rain/snow from January 22 evening.Srinagar city had a minimum temperature of minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 4.4 and Gulmarg minus 5.5.Jammu city and Katra town both had 7.4 degrees Celsius, Batote 2.5, Banihal minus 1.6 and Bhaderwah minus 1.2 as the minimum temperature.The MeT D…
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) Minimum temperature again slipped several notches below zero in the Valley on Sunday as Jammu and Kashmir faced a 96 per cent rain deficit in the first fortnight of January, the Meteorological Department said.Meteorological Department officials said that during the first fortnight of this month, Jammu and Kashmir recorded a 96 per cent rain deficit, which is alarming because there is a probability of early bloom in trees that will not mature into fruit due to the low temp…
Srinagar, Jan 17 (IANS) Four civilians were injured on Saturday in a wild boar attack in Tral town of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police officials said. An official said that four civilians were injured after a wild boar attacked pedestrians at the Tral market in Pulwama.The incident triggered panic among locals as the animal reportedly entered the busy market area and attacked people at random.All injured individuals were promptly evacuated to a nearby hospital, where they are undergo…
Srinagar, Jan 17 (IANS) While higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received light snowfall, the plains of the Valley missed the season’s first snowfall on Saturday.Weather officials have forecast moderate to heavy snowfall in the Valley between January 22 and 24.According to Meteorological Department officials, light to moderate snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir during the last 12 hours, while the plains did not record any, much to the disappointment of residents waitin…
Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) A quantity of brown sugar was seized in Srinagar and two persons arrested in this connection, police said on Friday.”Srinagar police have recovered 14 grams of narcotic substance, identified as brown sugar, during a ‘Naka’ (Checkpost) checking operation carried out by Police Station Kralkhud yesterday. The recovery was made from the possession of Rayees Ahmad Dar, also known as Rayees Bandaar, and Abish Imtiyaz Bhat, both inhabitants of the Barbarshah area of Srinagar…
Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) The minimum temperature showed improvement across Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, attributed to a night of continuous cloud cover. The Meteorological (MeT) office indicated that three consecutive Western Disturbances are expected to bring rain and snow to the union territory. Sonam Lotus, Director of Ladakh MeT Department, told IANS, “Three Western Disturbances are likely to become active over J&K from January 16 to January 24. The first one is a feeble Western Disturb…
Jammu, Jan 14 (IANS) Jammu recorded 7.4 degrees Celsius as its maximum temperature on Wednesday, which is 10.1 degrees less than normal and lower than the maximum temperature recorded anywhere in the Kashmir Valley in the day.”7.4 degrees Celsius as the maximum temperature is the 4th lowest ever recorded in Jammu,” local Met Department Director Mukhtar Ahmad told IANS.”The maximum temperature was 5 degrees Celsius in January 1986, 6.7 degrees in 2013 and 7.1 degrees in 2016,” he added.Srinagar c…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said India’s tunnel infrastructure reflects a clear shift toward smarter and more resilient development, solving long-standing connectivity challenges while supporting economic growth and national priorities.With landmark projects like the Atal Tunnel, India is rapidly expanding its tunnel infrastructure. Tunnels in India represent more than infrastructure development; they reflect the nation’s determination to overcome geographical challe…