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Scorching Jammu Heatwave: Samba Hits 43.9°C, Srinagar Swelters at 31.9°C

June 9, 2025 Editor

Scorching Heatwave Grips Jammu Region – Samba Hits 43.9°C, Srinagar Swelters at 31.9°C Srinagar 09 June 2025: The Jammu region is currently enduring an extreme heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 40°C for the third consecutive day. The most severe temperatures were recorded in Samba, which registered a scorching 43.9°C — making it the hottest spot in the entire region. Close behind, Jammu city sweltered at 42.7°C, placing immense pressure on infrastructure, health systems, and daily life. Unusual Heat Across Jammu & Kashmir While Jammu division is typically warmer, the sheer…

Administrative Shake-Up: 22 JKAS Officers Get New Roles

January 28, 2025 Editor

Govt orders transfers, postings of 22 JKAS officers Srinagar, Jan 27: The Jammu and Kashmir government today ordered an administrative reshuffle of 22 officers in Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services (JKAS). The order was issued by Commissioner/ Secretary to the Government, M Raju. As per the order Munir-ul-Islam, JKAS, Chief Executive Officer/Secretary, J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, has been transferred and posted as Secretary in the Information Department. Ajaz Abdullah Saraf, JKAS, Additional Transport Commissioner, J&K, who has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer/Secretary, J&K…

Omar Abdullah-Led Cabinet Approves Major Initiatives for J&K

January 21, 2025 Editor

J&K Cabinet gives nod to key proposals Srinagar, Jan 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet, chaired by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday approved a series of proposals during a meeting held on Monday in Jammu. Sources privy to the meeting told Rising Kashmir that Cabinet gave nod to revise Dearness Allowance rates for government employees, pensioners, and family pensioners which will take effect retrospectively from July 1, 2024, bringing financial relief to thousands of beneficiaries across the Union Territory. He said that the Cabinet also approved the introduction…

Fatal Accident in Doda: Army Vehicle Hits Bike, Resulting in One Fatality

November 12, 2023 Editor

The accident took place at Haneja Morh, four kms from Thathri, at around 8.15 am when Mohd Aslam Deedar, along with his friend Mohd Sharief, was on his way to Sartingal area of Bhaderwah where they both were working as labourers, an officer said A 29-year-old man was killed and his friend injured when the motorcycle they were riding was allegedly hit by an army truck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Saturday, police said. The accident took place at Haneja Morh, four kms from Thathri, at around 8.15…

Counter-Terror Agency Raids Multiple Locations in Jammu and Kashmir

November 11, 2023 Editor

A total of 10 locations were raided across the districts of Srinagar, Pulwama and Anantnag, officials said The state investigation agency on Friday conducted raids in three districts in a terror-funding case involving laundering of ₹85 crore through covert channels, officials said. A total of 10 locations were raided across Srinagar, Pulwama and Anantnag, they added. “In continuation to searches conducted on November 8, the SIA, Kashmir, conducted searches at multiple locations, including in two locations in Srinagar, one in Anantnag and seven in Pulwama,” the SIA said. On Wednesday, SIA…

Army pauses phased withdrawal from J&K after spike in terror attacks

October 4, 2023 Editor

The revised counter-terror strategy, sources said, will consider that attempts to infiltrate the Valley are likely to rise before winter when heavy snowfall makes such bids difficult. The new spurt in terror incidents in J&K, where infiltration peaks before the onset of winter, has prompted security forces to reassess their counter-terror strategy in the Union Territory, and plans to redistribute Rashtriya Rifles (RR) units might not be implemented immediately, top security sources have told The Indian Express. A RR force from J&K was moved to the Line of Actual Control…

Omar Abdullah, Mehbuba Mufti accuse BJP of deliberately delaying Local Body Elections in J&K

September 29, 2023 Editor

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbuba Mufti and Omar Abdullah have accused the central BJP government of “deliberately postponing” urban local body and panchayat elections. The tenure of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is due to end this year. National Conference Vice President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah sakçhave doubts about BJP’s intentions. I am worried that the BJP will make some mistakes even before the dates are indicated. Knowing that Uddhav Thackeray would win, he said, “Don’t be surprised if the panchayat and urban local…