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17/02/2023

The Jammu and Kashmir government is procuring a fleet of 200 electric buses to establish environment-friendly and socially sustainable network of public transport in the Union Territory's twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar, officials said today. For this, Tata Motors has been given land to build the depot whose construction has started, they said. The Jammu and Kashmir government is procuring 100 e-buses each for both the capital cities, the officials said....

The Jammu and Kashmir government is procuring 100 e-buses each for both the capital cities, the officials said.

17/02/2023

Tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra early morning on Friday, according to National Centre for Seismology. An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter Scale was recorded at 5.01 am today. The depth of the earthquake was recorded at 10 km. "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 17-02-2023, 05:01:49 IST, Lat: 33.10 & Long: 75.97, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 97km E of Katra, Jammu and Kashmir," National Centre for Seismology said in a tweet.

Tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra early morning on Friday, according to National Centre for Seismology.

17/02/2023

Srinagar, Feb 17: The mercury continued to show an upward trend with all places in Kashmir Valley barring Pahalgam recording above sub-zero level minimum temperature on Friday. A meteorological department official told that Srinagar recorded a low of 2.8°C against the previous night’s 1.3°C . Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was above normal by 2.7°C for the summer capital. Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 1.8°C against 0.5°C on the previous night and it was 1.9°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir....

Srinagar, Feb 17: The mercury continued to show an upward trend with all places in Kashmir Valley barring Pahalgam recording above sub-zero level minimum

14/02/2023

Anantnag, Feb 14: An elderly man who lost both legs yesterday after allegedly attempting su***de by jumping in front of a moving train in South Kashmir's Anantnag, succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS Soura on Tuesday morning. An official said that the man from Mattan allegedly tried to commit su***de when he jumped in front of a moving train at Sadora area and lost both legs....

Anantnag, Feb 14: An elderly man who lost both legs yesterday after allegedly attempting su***de by jumping in front of a moving train in South Kashmir's

14/02/2023

UAE-based entrepreneur from Kerala Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, Founder and Chairman of Burjeel Holdings, has donated Rs 11 crore as aid for earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria. The aid has been handed over to the Emirates Red Crescent that is helping with relief efforts in the region. The fund will be used to support rescue efforts by providing medicine and other supplies, relocating those who have lost their homes, and rehabilitating victims and their families....

UAE-based entrepreneur from Kerala Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, Founder and Chairman of Burjeel Holdings, has donated Rs 11 crore as aid for earthquake-hit Turkey

14/02/2023

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir will come up after assembly polls and that a call on the timing of elections will be taken by the Election Commission. In an exclusive interview with ANI, Shah also said there has been improvement in the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and terrorism-related figures were at their lowest....

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir will come up after assembly polls and that a call on the timing

13/02/2023

More than 34,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday last. Turkish officials Sunday detained or issued arrest warrants for some 131 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods of buildings which have collapsed after a pair of earthquakes hit the country last week. Turkey’s justice minister has vowed to punish anyone responsible, and prosecutors have begun gathering samples of buildings for evidence on materials used in constructions....

More than 34,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday last.

13/02/2023

NEW DELHI, Feb 13: The Supreme Court, on Monday, dismissed a petition which challenged the delimitation exercise carried out for redrawing the Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. A Bench comprising Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice A.S. Oka passed the order in a plea, inter alia, challenging the delimitation exercise undertaken in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir pursuant to the recent notifications....

NEW DELHI, Feb 13: The Supreme Court, on Monday, dismissed a petition which challenged the delimitation exercise carried out for redrawing the Legislative

12/02/2023

Sopore, Feb 12 : Locals in Sopore town of north Kashmir's Baramulla district have voluntarily handed over at least 81 Kanals of state land to the authorities, officials said here on Saturday. An official told the locals have handed over at least 81 Kanals of state land to the government in Humlina locality. He said the land has now been handed over to Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council—(KNO)

Sopore, Feb 12 : Locals in Sopore town of north Kashmir's Baramulla district have voluntarily handed over at least 81 Kanals of state land to the authorities,

12/02/2023

Srinagar, Feb 12 : The President of India Sunday appointed Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh as chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh. In a notification, the Union Ministry of Law & Justice said that the President has appointed Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, Gauhati High Court Judge, as CJ of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh. Justice NK Singh was born on March 1, 1963 at Imphal to (Late) Justice N Ibotombi Singh of the Gauhati High Court, who was the first Advocate General of Manipur, and N Gomati Devi....

Srinagar, Feb 12 : The President of India Sunday appointed Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh as chief Justice of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh.

12/02/2023

Srinagar, Feb 12: The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded the second lowest temperature in the month of February in a decade at minus 13.5 degree Celsius, an independent weather forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng said on Sunday. He told that the night temperature in Gulmarg has dropped to minus 13.5 degree Celsius, which is the second lowest temperature in the month of February in the past one decade....

Srinagar, Feb 12: The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded the second lowest temperature in the month of February in a decade at minus 13.5 degree Celsius,

11/02/2023

Fresh snowfall in Kashmir on February 11 affected air and surface traffic as the Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed for vehicles due to shooting stones and flights were delayed because of poor visibility, officials said. The highway too remained closed on Friday and Thursday due to shooting stones at Panthyal and many other places in Ramban district. Flights scheduled to arrive at Srinagar international airport were delayed due to poor visibility caused by the fresh spell of snowfall....

Fresh snowfall in Kashmir on February 11 affected air and surface traffic as the Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed for vehicles due to shooting

11/02/2023

Jammu, Feb 11: An anti-encroachment drive began at the Malik market in Jammu amid tight security arrangements on Saturday, officials said. The authorities have engaged three JCBs to dismantle a car showroom at the market, said an official. The administration of the Union Territory launched an eviction drive against illegal encroachment by ‘big land owners’ and ‘influential’ people and nearly 23,000 hectares have been retrieved during the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in the Jammu division.

Jammu, Feb 11: An anti-encroachment drive began at the Malik market in Jammu amid tight security arrangements on Saturday, officials said.

11/02/2023

The government has found lithium and gold deposits in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) for the first time. The Mines Ministry has found lithium reserves of around 5.9 million tonnes in Salal-Haimana area of Reasi district. This report, along with 15 other resource bearing geological reports and 35 geological memorandums, were handed over to respective state governments during the 62nd Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) meeting, held on Thursday....

The government has found lithium and gold deposits in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) for the first time.

11/02/2023

Uri, Feb 11: Owing to snow-clogged roads, at least five villages in Boniyar Uri, falling along Line of Control, continue to remain cut off from rest of the Valley for last six days. Local residents said over phone that, villages including Chotali, Jabdi, Gaggerhill, Korali and Samali falling along Line of Control continue to remain closed as the authorities are 'yet to clear the roads of accumulated snow.'...

Uri, Feb 11: Owing to snow-clogged roads, at least five villages in Boniyar Uri, falling along Line of Control, continue to remain cut off from rest of the

08/02/2023

For seven-year-old Syrian girl, who was trapped for 17 hours under earthquake rubble, must have felt like 17 years. She kept her hand over her little brother’s head while being stuck in earthquake making sure that he remains safe. Both of them were rescued from the rubble of the collapsed building later. The image was shared by UN representative Mohamed Safa....

For seven-year-old Syrian girl, who was trapped for 17 hours under earthquake rubble, must have felt like 17 years.

08/02/2023

Srinagar, Feb 8: The minimum temperature saw a fall at most places in Kashmir Valley with Srinagar and Qazigund too recording below sub-zero level on Wednesda A meteorological department official here told that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.1°C against 2.7°C on the previous night. Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was above normal by 0.3°C for the summer capital....

Srinagar, Feb 8: The minimum temperature saw a fall at most places in Kashmir Valley with Srinagar and Qazigund too recording below sub-zero level on Wednesda

07/02/2023

JAMMU, Feb 7: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Jammu, in its initiative of identifying unique products of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in consultation with various stakeholders including Development Departments, has sanctioned a project for GI Registration of 09 Products of both the UTs for further submission to Human Welfare Association, Varanasi. Pertinently, Geographical Indications (GI) is a form of Intellectual Property right that identifies goods originating from a specific geographical location and having distinct nature, quality and characteristics linked to that location....

The products which have obtained GI tagging included Basohli Paintings (Kathua), Basholi Pashmina Woolen Products (Kathua), Chikri Wood Craft (Rajouri),

07/02/2023

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 07: With the launch of two applications today by Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, J&K became first in the country to take online monthly feedback from students of class 6th and above about the performance of their teachers and carry out the GPS based attendance of teachers on daily basis. The ceremony was attended by Principal Secretary Education; MD, Samagra Shiksha; Director School Education Kashmir/Jammu, Director Estates, Secretary JKBOSE and many other concerned officers....

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 07: With the launch of two applications today by Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, J&K became first in the country to take

07/02/2023

Srinagar, Feb 07 : Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that 25,450 vacancies have been filled in various government departments in Jammu and Kashmir till December 2022. The minister in a written reply, said the Government of J&K, has carried out several governance reforms, including in the area of recruitments in Government. "Large scale recruitment drive has been carried out after formation of the Union Territory in the most transparent manner," he said....

Srinagar, Feb 07 : Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that 25,450 vacancies have been filled in various government

07/02/2023

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria dug with their bare hands through the freezing night Tuesday hunting for survivors among the rubble of thousands of buildings felled in a series of violent earthquakes. The confirmed death toll across the two countries has soared above 4,300 after a swarm of strong tremors near the Turkey-Syria border -- the largest of which measured at a massive 7.8-magnitude....

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria dug with their bare hands through the freezing night Tuesday hunting for survivors among the rubble of thousands of buildings

06/02/2023

Srinagar, Feb 06 : Announcing the Haj-2023 policy for this year's holy pilgrimage of Haj, the Haj Committee of India (HCoI) today said that this year there will be 25 Haj Embankment points while as Haj application forms will be made available after three days and there will be no fee for the same. Talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), exclusively, Member HCoI, Er Aijaz Hussain said after a crucial meeting of HCoI, it was decided that this year there will be 25 embankment points for the pilgrims across the country and Haj application forms will be made available within three days....

Srinagar, Feb 06 : Announcing the Haj-2023 policy for this year's holy pilgrimage of Haj, the Haj Committee of India (HCoI) today said that this year there

06/02/2023

Ankara (Turkey), February 6: At least 76 people were killed in Turkey after an earthquake shook the country's south and also northern Syria, said disaster agency. "More than 440 injured in Aleppo, Hama and Latakia regions as a result of earthquake," said Syrian state media. The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said the quake struck at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) near the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, while the EMSC monitoring service said the chance of a tsunami risk was being evaluated.

Ankara (Turkey), February 6: At least 76 people were killed in Turkey after an earthquake shook the country's south and also northern Syria, said disaster

06/02/2023

Srinagar, Feb 6: Rains lashed most plains including Srinagar while some parts of the Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall with Gulmarg receiving more than one foot of it since overnight, officials said here on Monday. The weather department here also said that intermittent light rain and snow was likely to continue till afternoon and thereafter gradual improvement was expected. On February 7 and 8, a meteorological department official here told that the weather would be “partly cloudy”....

Srinagar, Feb 6: Rains lashed most plains including Srinagar while some parts of the Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall with Gulmarg receiving more than

05/02/2023

New Delhi, Feb 5: In a major crackdown, the Central government has initiated the process to ban and block 138 betting apps and 94 loan lending apps with Chinese links on an ‘urgent’ and ’emergency’ basis, top government sources said on Sunday. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is learnt to have taken the decision based on the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)....

New Delhi, Feb 5: In a major crackdown, the Central government has initiated the process to ban and block 138 betting apps and 94 loan lending apps with

05/02/2023

NEW DELHI, Feb 5: The Union government is likely to increase the dearness allowance (DA) for its over one crore employees and pensioners by four percentage points to 42% from existing 38% as per the agreed formula for the purpose. The dearness allowance for employees and pensioners are worked out on the basis of the latest Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) brought out by the Labour Bureau every month....

NEW DELHI, Feb 5: The Union government is likely to increase the dearness allowance (DA) for its over one crore employees and pensioners by four percentage

05/02/2023

Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf passed away in Dubai on Sunday at the age of 79 due to a prolonged illness. Musharraf, who was admitted to a hospital in Dubai, was shifted to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) in Rawalpindi earlier. Musharraf, who was in Dubai since March 2016, was undergoing treatment for amyloidosis. It is a rare disease that occurs when an abnormal protein, called amyloid, builds up in your organs and interferes with their normal function....

Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf passed away in Dubai on Sunday at the age of 79 due to a prolonged illness. Musharraf, who was admitted to a

05/02/2023

Srinagar, Feb 5 : Weather department on Sunday forecast fairly widespread light snow on February 6 in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here told partly cloudy weather was expected on February 7-8. “Light to moderate snow/rain was expected at many places during February 9 (night) -11th,” the official said. Meanwhile amid cloud cover, the minimum temperature saw further increase except at a few places with Srinagar recording a low of 1.8°C against minus 0.4°C on the previous night....

Srinagar, Feb 5 : Weather department on Sunday forecast fairly widespread light snow on February 6 in Jammu and Kashmir.

05/02/2023

The worry that ChatGPT will overtake Google is not entirely unfounded. Gmail's creator, Paul Buccheit, recently expressed his opinion on Twitter, claiming that Google might be completely replaced by artificial intelligence within the next two years. Google's most lucrative service, could soon be supplanted by a tool from Open AI.After only one week of operation, ChatGPT has attracted over a million users by November 2022....

The worry that ChatGPT will overtake Google is not entirely unfounded. Gmail's creator, Paul Buccheit, recently expressed his opinion on Twitter, claiming

03/02/2023

Doda: It's a Joshimath-like crisis in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, where a village is sinking and more than 20 houses and a mosque have developed cracks, triggering panic among residents. Officials say the families are being shifted to a safer place and experts have been sent to the village to investigate the cause of the soil shifting, which has led to cracks in buildings....

Doda: It's a Joshimath-like crisis in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, where a village is sinking and more than 20 houses and a mosque have developed

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