Snow skiing course for first batch conducted by IISM Gulmarg concludes at Kargil
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Snow skiing course for first batch conducted by IISM Gulmarg concludes at Kargil

The training course for the first batch of snow skiing conducted by the Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering (IISM), Gulmarg concluded today here at Linkipal, Kargil. In the 1st batch of the skiing course, 40 trainees completed their training which include 30 trainees from Ladakh and 10 from all India level like Kerala, Delhi,…

Ladakh sets Guinness World Record with Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon
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Ladakh sets Guinness World Record with Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon

Another feather in its cap by getting the exotic ‘Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon’ officially registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s highest frozen lake half-marathon. Official spokesperson from Leh, said, “Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) in collaboration with Adventure Sports Foundation of Ladakh (ASFL) organised India’s first and the world’s…

Quiz on e-services: IT Dept seeks citizen participation in online initiative

Quiz on e-services: IT Dept seeks citizen participation in online initiative

With a view to promote participatory governance, involving the common people at large, Jammu and Kashmir Government is holding an online Quiz on e-services for the citizens of the Union Territory. The Information Technology (IT) Department has exhorted and invited all the citizens to participate actively and learn about the e-services in J&K. The online…

Job aspirants protest in Srinagar demand inquiry report on recruitment irregularities be made public

Job aspirants protest in Srinagar demand inquiry report on recruitment irregularities be made public

Job aspirants, who had applied for various posts in the Fire and Emergency Services, on Wednesday held a demonstration here demanding that the Jammu and Kashmir administration make public the report of the inquiry committee formed to probe alleged irregularities in the recruitment process. The protestors assembled at Press Colony on Residency Road here holding…

AAP’s Shelly Oberoi elected mayor of Delhi in a hotly contested poll

AAP’s Shelly Oberoi elected mayor of Delhi in a hotly contested poll

AAP’s Shelly Oberoi, 39, was elected as the mayor as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)’s session for the mayoral polls was convened for the fourth time on Wednesday after the election could not be held with the earlier three sessions over two months plunging into chaos. The AAP and BJP have blamed each other…

Levying property tax arbitrary, undemocratic: Tarigami

Levying property tax arbitrary, undemocratic: Tarigami

Senior CPI( M) leader Mohamamd Yousuf Tarigami termed the levying of property tax as arbitrary and undemocratic. The process of collecting tax and deciding the values of the tax is the sole prerogative of the elected institutions — the legislature to frame laws and the municipal councils/corporations to decide the forms and different values according…

Jammu-Srinagar Highway Remains Shut As Shooting Stones Continues In Banihal

Jammu-Srinagar Highway Remains Shut As Shooting Stones Continues In Banihal

The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway continues to be closed as shooting stones continued to hamper road clearance work at Shalgadi Banihal in Ramban district on Wednesday, officials said. “Highway is still closed. Restoration work is underway. People are advised not to travel on the highway till the restoration work is completed,” a traffic department official said….

A School Building was Damaged in Fire mishap in Kupwara District

A School Building was Damaged in Fire mishap in Kupwara District

A private school building was damaged partially in a fire accident in the Dardpora Lolab area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A school building ‘Al-Falah Public School’ caught fire this morning, & which fire and emergency department reached the site. The fire was brought under control after persistent efforts by the fire department and emergency services…

WhatsApp to release feature to bring profile icons in group chats

WhatsApp to release feature to bring profile icons in group chats

In October last year, WhatsApp news tracker WABetaInfo reported that the Meta-owned service was developing a feature that will display profile icons within group chats. Now, citing a WhatsApp beta for Android update, the website has said that the instant messaging service continues to work on the feature, which is still under development. With the help…