2 killed as vehicle falls in gorge at Margan Top
Kishtwar: Two persons have died when a load carrier met with an accident at Margan Top near Warwan area of Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the vehicle was in way from Anantnag to Marwah when it fell into a deep gorge near Naribaran, resulting […]
Avoid assemblies in afternoon: Edu Deptt to schools
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has advised educational institutes to avoid assemblies in the afternoon to prevent heat related illnesses. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the department in a guideline to prevent heat-related illness (HRI) asked the schools to avoid assembling in the afternoon. “Ensure adequate availability of drinking […]
BSF official dies while on election duty in Baramulla
Srinagar: A head constable of the Border Security Force (BSF) stationed on election duty in Kunzer area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district passed away due to a heart attack on Wednesday late evening. Reliable sources told news agency Kashmir Scroll that the deceased head constable, identified as Brahandev Ram from 185 Bn BSF B-Coy, was […]
MeT says ‘heat wave’ to continue for 6 days as night temp rises in J&K
Srinagar: Weatherman on Thursday said that the “heat wave” over plains of Jammu and Kashmir was likely to continue for the next six days. A meteorological department official here told GNS that from May 23-28 generally dry weather is expected even as the possibility of thundershower activity at “isolated” places cannot be ruled out. From […]
Tourist dies of heart attack in Budgam
Srinagar : A tourist hailing from Madya Pradesh died of heart attack in Doodpathri area of Central Kashmir Budgam district on last night. An official told news agency Kashmir Scroll that an elderly man aged around 72-year-old tourist identified as Lalit Kumar Bandi son of Late Shri Shobagmal of Indore Madya Pradesh fell unconscious in […]
Heat wave intensifies; MeT predicts hot & dry weather for the week ahead
Srinagar: Srinagar recorded the hottest day of the season thus far at 31.6 degrees Celsius while in Jammu the mercury hovered above 41 degrees Celsius. Reports said that temperatures recorded at almost all weather stations across Kashmir including Srinagar, Qazigund, Pahalgam, Kupwara, Kokernag and Gulmarg are pointing to the prevalence of heat wave. In Qazigund, […]
DGP, GoC review security situation of Poonch ahead of polling
Poonch/Jammu, May 22 (PTI) DGP RR Swain and General Officer Commanding (GOC) White Knight Corps Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva on Wednesday reviewed operational preparedness and security situation of border district Poonch ahead of polling in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency on May 25. They emphasised the importance of maintaining a high level of vigilance to effectively […]
Two more Govt employees disengaged for violating MCC at Ganderbal
GANDERBAL: The government today disengaged two employees for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in the Ganderbal district. An official spokesman said that acting tough against the violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) guidelines, the authorities in Ganderbal disengaged two more government employees, today. The order issued in this regard stated that Mushtaq […]
Spotlight shifts on Anantnag-Rajouri LS constituency going to polls May 25
Anantnag: Polling in four of the five parliamentary seats in Jammu and Kashmir has ended peacefully, the focus has now shifted to the reshaped Anantnag-Rajouri constituency which witnessed four terror attacks in the last 30 days. The constituency spread on either side of the mighty Pir Panjal was originally scheduled to go to polls on […]
Chief Justice administers oath of office to Justice Nargal
Jammu: Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice N Kotiswar Singh, today administered the oath of office to Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal as Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, in the Chief Justice’s Court Room here. The oath-taking ceremony was attended at Jammu by Justice […]
