Jammu, Jul 28: Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department (HED), Rohit Kansal Thursday chaired a meeting with Registrars and Deans of all the Universities of J&K to review the process regarding commencement of academic session 2022-23 in the universities and Colleges. While reviewing the progress on ongoing admission process, the Principal Secretary stressed upon the participants […]
Srinagar, Jul 28: Mutahida-Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), a conglomerate of several religious organizations, on Thursday asked religious clerics to refrain from creating rifts amongst the different sects of Islam. “There are many sects in Islam and everybody is allowed to follow the teachings in whatever the way he wants to. But, nobody should be allowed to create […]
Jammu, Jul 28: The Northern Railway has achieved another milestone of breaking through the escape tunnel T-48 on the Katra–Banihal section of under construction Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Rail Line (USBRL) project that would link the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country on the rail network. Officials said as part of part of the […]
Srinagar, Jul 28: Jammu and Kashmir Thursday reported 685 fresh cases of Covid-19, pushing the number of active cases to 4,315 while one death was reported in the UT in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 4,766. An official said that among 685 new cases, 423 belong to Kashmir division while as […]
Srinagar, Jul 28: The use of drugs mainly heroin is leading to a scary increase in Hepatitis C cases in J&K as around three among four drug users are Hepatitis C positive in Kashmir. Dr Yasir Rather Professor, Department of Psychiatry GMC Srinagar said that “we screen every patient for Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B and […]
Jammu, Jul 28: Intense rainfall coupled with cloudbursts triggered massive flash floods in Jammu parts damaging many residential houses and other structures on Thursday. Dozens of houses and structures suffered damage due to rains, flash floods and landslides in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Poonch, Rajouri, Ramban, Udhampur and Reasi districts. Authorities rescued some school children and […]
Srinagar, July 28 : The government of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday ordered naming of 18 school buildings, infrastructure after the names of martyrs and eminent personalities of the Union Territory. According to an order, School Education Department has been directed to take immediate necessary steps for naming of school buildings and infrastructure after martyrs […]
SRINAGAR – The Jammu-Srinagar, Srinagar-Leh highway were closed on Thursday after heavy rains triggered landslides at various places along the route. The inclement weather conditions also lead to the suspension of ongoing Amarnath Yatra. Due to heavy rains on Wednesday night, massive landslides blocked the national highway in Ramban district of Jammu region, a senior […]
Uri, Jul 28: The Srinagar–Muzaffarabad road has been suspended for all sorts of vehicular traffic as incessant rains have triggered landslides at several places along the 123-Kilometre road. An official said that landslides have blocked the road at several places, especially near Uri. “We have roped in men and machinery to clear the road of […]
Jammu: Authorities have sounded an alert asking people to remain cautious after rise in water level in Chenab river following nightlong rainfall. An official said that water level of Chenab, recorded at 09:15 AM, was at the danger mark level. He said that due to nightlong rainfall in the Jammu province, all the tributries feeding […]
