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Kashmir shivers as upper reaches receive snow and plains get rains

Srinagar/Jammu, Oct. 16 -- Rain lashed several plain areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, while the higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley remained draped in white after fresh overnight snowfall, pro... Read More


PM Modi inaugurates five projects worth Rs.3,350 crore in Ladakh

NEW DELHI, Oct. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated and dedicated five development projects worth around Rs.3,350 crore in Ladakh through video conferencing, focusing on connect... Read More


Three of family sentenced to life for murdering daughter-in-law

Srinagar, Oct. 16 -- A Srinagar court on Thursday sentenced three members of a family to life imprisonment for the murder of Tasleema Begum, daughter-in-law of the family living in Bemina in 2022. Th... Read More


HC bans motorboats on Dal Lake

Srinagar, Oct. 16 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has banned fuel-powered motorboats and jet skis from being plied on Dal Lake till further order. Citing the 'threat of pollution' to ... Read More


CM Omar Abdullah inaugurates 70th National School Games in Ganderbal

GANDERBAL, Oct. 15 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday inaugurated the 70th National School Games at the Government College of Physical Education, Ganderbal, welcoming young athletes from 23 S... Read More


PM to inaugurate five Ladakh projects worth Rs.3,350 crore today

LEH, Oct. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate five development projects worth around Rs.3,350 crore in Ladakh on Thursday, October 15, through video conferencing at around ... Read More


LG Sinha calls for science-based development to protect Himalayan ecosystem

SRINAGAR, Oct. 15 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has called for urgent, coordinated action to protect the Himalayan ecosystem, stressing that development must go hand in hand with environmental co... Read More


Education Minister bars schools from forcing parents to buy books from specific vendors

SRINAGAR, Oct. 15 -- Education Minister Itoo on Wednesday said private schools must allow parents to purchase textbooks and uniforms from vendors of their choice, making it clear that no school should... Read More


Three J&K soft tennis players to represent India at world championship in China

JAMMU, Oct. 14 -- Three players from the Khelo India Soft Tennis Centre in Jammu and Kashmir - Sidhani Singh, Shreemai Bhatt and Madhvender Singh Sambyal - have been selected to represent India at the... Read More


BIMSTEC adopts Delhi Declaration; aims to combat cross-border terrorism, narcotics smuggling

NEW DELHI, Oct. 14 -- The first meeting of Home Ministers of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) concluded in New Delhi on Tuesday with the ado... Read More