Noor-ul- Qamrain

Gupkar alliance leads in J&K polls, BJP emerges as single-largest party

December 23, 2020

The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of seven political parties in Jammu & Kahsmir, was leading in the first-ever District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu & Kashmir, the counting of which was underway late on Tuesday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), however, emerged as a dark...

Kashmir, Ladakh reel under sub-zero temperatures as harsh winter sets in, water supplies hit in many areas

December 22, 2020

SRINAGAR: Kashmir and Ladakh are reeling under sub-zero temperatures even as the 40-day intense winter period “Chillai Kalan” started in the Valley on Monday, indicating that freezing night temperatures will continue. The minus temperature has not only impacted the water supplies in many areas of Kashmir, but the water bodies...

Srinagar’s Amar Singh College gets UNESCO award for conservation

December 19, 2020

SRINAGAR: Heritage College, also known as Amar Singh College, in Srinagar has been awarded for cultural heritage protection by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific in 2020. According to a statement issued by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), J&K chapter, “Project entries...

BJP’s Shahnawaz Hussain raises Tricolour in Mehbooba’s hometown

December 18, 2020

SRINAGAR: BJP national general secretary Syed Shahnawaz Hussain hoisted tricolour in Bijbehera town of South Kashmir, the home town of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. “Some people tried to block my visit. A grenade was lobbed earlier in the day. This Bihari is here in Bijbehara town hoisting tricolour,” Shahnawaz...

MERCURY DIPS FURTHER IN J&K AND LADAKH, PEOPLE TOLD TO STAY INDOORS

December 18, 2020

SRINAGAR: Authorities in the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh have issued a fresh advisory to the people to stay indoors after the sunset till morning to avoid any deaths due to the cold wave. The advisory came on Thursday after Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season, the...

J&K EASES OUT PROCESS FOR SEEKING RECORDS FOR DISPLACED POK FAMILIES

December 17, 2020

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has allocated to each displaced family of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) a unique ID which would be the proof to seek registration and subsequently the domicile certificate in Jammu and Kashmir. On Wednesday an official spokesman of the J&K government said that they have eased...

Seventh phase of DDC polls in J&K over, 57.22% voting recorded

December 17, 2020

SRINAGAR: State Election Commissioner (SEC) K.K. Sharma on Wednesday said that the seventh phase of the DDC elections was over in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with 57.22 per cent voting recorded. He said that counting of votes for sarpanch and panch by-election segments in this seventh phase...

Jammu, Srinagar to get metro rail soon; project to be completed in 2 years

December 16, 2020

SRINAGAR: In order to give further push to the development in Srinagar and Jammu, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Tuesday chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat to steer Light Metro Rail Projects for the twin capitals of Jammu and Kashmir. Manoj Sinha was informed in the high-level meeting that on...

SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES IN KASHMIR, LADAKH AS COLD WAVE GRIPS REGION

December 16, 2020

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Valley has been witnessing sub-zero temperatures during the nights because of the clear skies, the MET department said on Tuesday Drass town of Kargil in Ladakh recorded minus 18.6 amid an ongoing cold wave in the two Union Territories. The MET department has said that there would be...

Big push for preservation and restoration of water bodies in Kashmir

December 15, 2020

SRINAGAR: The state Assembly has passed the “Andhra Pradesh Disha (Special Courts For Specified Offences Against Women And Children) Bill, 2020”, and the Andhra Pradesh Land Titling Bill, 2020 by voice vote. Explaining the silent features of the Bill, Home Minister Mekathoi Sucharitha, who tabled the Disha Bill, said the...

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