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20/07/2025

LG Sinha Reviews Amarnath Yatra Arrangements at Baltal Base Camp

Interacts with pilgrims; takes firsthand feedback on facilities and preparedness from service providers.

Ganderbal, July 20 : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday visited the Baltal Base Camp and reviewed the arrangements for the ongoing Amarnath Yatra.

The Lieutenant Governor chaired a meeting with the Camp Director, officials of District administration, Police and security agencies and discussed the measures taken to facilitate the smooth movement of pilgrims.

He also reviewed the mud-slide preventive measures, and other arrangements in place for comfortable stay, food, healthcare, connectivity, sanitation, water & power supply, traffic management, on spot registration and other facilities for pilgrims.

The Lieutenant Governor interacted with pilgrims and service providers and received their feedback.

He also took stock of the preparedness and response mechanism of the stakeholder departments to tackle any weather vagaries. He directed the concerned officers to take dedicated measures to ensure safety of the pilgrims at vulnerable areas.

At the Baltal Base camp hospital, the Lieutenant Governor interacted with the Doctors, medical staff and inspected the healthcare facilities for the pilgrims.

The Lieutenant Governor lauded the dedicated efforts of all the departments and agencies involved in yatra management for ensuring the safe and seamless pilgrimage of the devotees of Amarnath.

The Lieutenant Governor was accompanied by VK Birdi, IGP Kashmir; Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Secretary, Science & Technology Department; Jatin Kishore, Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal and senior officials of SASB, Police, Security Forces and stakeholder departments..

20/07/2025

Six Minutes of Night at Noon: 2027 Eclipse to Stun Millions

Rare celestial event will create the longest total solar eclipse visible from land this century, casting darkness over Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East for over six minutes
A spectacular total solar eclipse will darken skies over Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East on August 2, 2027, offering millions a once-in-a-lifetime celestial experience. Known as the “Great North African Eclipse,” the event will feature up to 6 minutes and 23 seconds of total darkness, making it the longest land-visible eclipse between 1991 and 2114.

The eclipse will occur in the early to mid-afternoon, depending on location, with the full event lasting nearly three hours from first to final contact. Central Egypt, especially Luxor, will witness the longest totality, while cities from Cádiz in Spain to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia will also fall under the shadow.

Clear skies across North Africa, particularly in Libya and Egypt, promise ideal conditions for observers and scientists studying the Sun’s corona.

This unusually long eclipse results from three rare astronomical factors:

Earth will be at aphelion (its farthest point from the Sun), making the Sun appear smaller.

The Moon will be at perigee (its closest point to Earth), appearing larger.

The shadow path will track near the equator, where Earth’s rotation slows the shadow’s movement, extending totality.

The path of totality, stretching up to 275 kilometers wide, will cross Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Somalia before moving over the Indian Ocean. Regions such as India, the Americas, and much of Asia will miss the show.

For scientists and skywatchers alike, the 2027 eclipse offers a rare chance to study solar phenomena and witness a natural wonder unmatched for nearly a century..

20/07/2025

Fresh Spell of Rains Expected in J&K from Monday.

Srinagar July 20 : The weather department has predicted a fresh spell of monsoon rains across Jammu and Kashmir starting Monday.

Reports reaching said that the rains will vary from place to place and at different times of the day over the next four days.

On July 21, the plains of Jammu are likely to receive rain, especially in the early morning hours. In the Kashmir Valley, some areas may see showers later in the afternoon, evening, or at night.

Rain is expected in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir on July 22. Jammu plains may get rainfall in the first half of the day, while rain in the Kashmir Valley and higher areas is likely to occur later. However, some isolated places may remain dry throughout the day.

On July 23, monsoon showers may continue in many parts of the Union Territory. The rainfall is likely to decrease on July 24, with only a few areas expected to receive rain. Overall, the weather is expected to improve that day.

From July 25 onwards, dry weather is expected across the region, with only a few areas possibly receiving brief showers. No major or widespread rainfall is expected after that, reports added..

20/07/2025

Police Foil J&K Congress Protest March for Statehood, Karra terms police action undemocratic.

Jammu July 20 : Police on Sunday thwarted a protest march led by the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) demanding the restoration of statehood. The march, organized in Jammu, saw heavy deployment of police forces, resulting in the detention of several Congress leaders, including PCC president Tariq Hamid Karra.

Talking to media, Karra Called the police action "undemocratic" and a "brute use of force," Karra strongly condemned the police action, stating that the people's democratic right to protest was being stifled. The protest was part of the Congress’s broader campaign to press for the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.

He said that we were supposed to present our memorandum to the LG (Lieutenant Governor), but as you saw, how the peaceful procession was sabotaged by the police using force and also by arresting us. Whatever is happening right now is being done in an undemocratic manner there's an attempt to suppress our voice, he said.

We have decided that the slogan we gave earlier first "Chalo Srinagar" (Let’s go to Srinagar), then "Chalo Jammu" (Let’s go to Jammu), and now the new slogan we’ve given "Chalo Chalo Dilli Chalo" (Let’s go, let’s go to Delhi), under this slogan, we will begin our march towards Delhi tomorrow. We will try to also surround the Parliament House if possible, he said.

Why are we being stopped? Who is behind the police? Because it’s clear who the police is working under. This is failure of BJP as they want to run Jammu and Kashmir through hooliganism, we will not allow that hooliganism to succeed, he added..

20/07/2025

New Jammu & Kashmir Is a Living Reality, Not a Slogan: LG Manoj Sinha

Srinagar, July 20 : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday hailed the dedication and sacrifice of the Jammu and Kashmir Police. He said the force, from senior officers to SPOs, has shown unmatched courage and commitment to the nation. “The history of J&K Police is written with the blood of brave soldiers who gave everything for the motherland,” he said.

He spoke about the role of the police in the last five to six years, saying they have helped bring peace, strengthen national unity, and create new hope among people across the region. He added that peace and development must go hand in hand and the momentum must be maintained.

LG Sinha referred to the “Pedal to Paralyzed” Cycle Race as a meaningful step towards youth engagement. “Every pedal is a step toward a better tomorrow. It’s not just a race—it’s a message to young people affected by violence or drug addiction that a new path is possible,” he said.

LG Sinha said the idea of a “New Jammu and Kashmir” is not a slogan but a visible change on the ground. He invited people to look back six years and compare. “Children now carry pens instead of stones. Schools remain open all year. Youth are working on startups, innovation, and research. Big dreams are being shaped in small villages.”

He said today, cultural and religious events take place without fear. Muharram processions and Ram Janaki yatras are held peacefully. Families can enjoy nightlife, and people can watch movies in local theatres instead of traveling to Delhi or Chandigarh. These changes reflect a shift in the atmosphere and lifestyle of the region.

LG Sinha also spoke about the role of youth in this transformation. He said their energy and potential are central to building a stronger Jammu and Kashmir. The development journey must continue with the involvement of all, especially the younger generation.

He called for unity against terrorism, drugs, and the networks that support them. “Our aim is a terror-free, drug-free, and fit Jammu and Kashmir. I appeal to the youth to come forward and play their part in building a peaceful and progressive future,” he said. “This is the new Jammu and Kashmir—real, confident, and full of possibilities.”..

19/07/2025

Kashmir's Blackboard Crisis’

Over 890 staff vacancies, 98 rented buildings: Budgam schools struggle with acute shortages

12 Principal, 171 Lecturer posts vacant for years; lack of water, electricity adds to woes for 7,500 students in 917 govt schools.

Srinagar, Jul 19 : Students enrolled in government schools across central Kashmir’s Budgam district are facing major hardships due to acute staff shortages and lack of basic amenities, with many suffering in silence as these issues remain unaddressed.

Details accessed, reveal a concerning scenario in Budgam, where a significant number of schools have long-standing vacancies for principals, headmasters, and other key staff. The district, which has 13 education zones, is grappling with a shortage of not only principals, headmasters, and master grade teachers, but also Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) and lecturers.

Out of the 917 government schools catering to 7,548 students in Budgam, 12 of the 46 sanctioned principal positions remain vacant. Of the 572 lecturer posts, a staggering 171 have been vacant for the past three years. Additionally, 460 middle schools in the district are struggling due to a severe lack of teachers.

Though Budgam has 101 high schools, the district is short 210 master’s positions and has four unfilled posts in areas such as Magam, Khag, Khan Sahib, and Char Sharif. Five Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) positions in Khan Sahib, Budgam, and Khag also remain vacant.

Support staff shortages are equally concerning. There are 568 vacant head assistant posts, 12 senior assistant posts, 16 junior assistant positions, five laboratory assistants, 21 librarians, 17 library assistants, and 90 Class IV and MTS positions that have been unfilled for years.

Locals say that the absence of principals and headmasters is negatively impacting the quality of education. In many cases, a single principal has been given charge of up to three schools, complicating administrative tasks for both staff and students. Employees have expressed strong dissatisfaction over the failure to assign additional charges for secondary schools in several areas.

Adding to the woes, 98 schools across the district, from primary to higher secondary level, are operating from rented buildings—36 primary, 59 middle, two high schools, and one higher secondary. Senior education officials have failed to address these infrastructure issues, with the administration largely playing the role of a silent spectator.

A lack of proper drinking water and electricity in most schools is causing further distress to students. Local residents have voiced their frustration with the education department and are demanding urgent action to resolve the persistent staff shortages and basic facility gaps that are hampering the education and well-being of thousands of children in Budgam..

19/07/2025

J&K braces for three-day wet spell from Monday

MeT issues yellow, orange alerts, predicts flash floods, landslides at vulnerable places.

Srinagar, Jul 19 : The weather conditions are expected to witness a shift again on Monday as the weatherman here has predicted a three-day wet spell from July 21 to 23 with the Meteorological department (MeT) here issuing yellow and orange alerts again for the region.

The day temperature witnessed a rise once again today with Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recording a maximum temperature of 32.7 degrees.

As per the data, the mercury in Qazigund, a gateway of Kashmir, recorded a maximum temperature of 32.5 degrees while Pahalgam recorded 27.3 degrees.

In Kupwara, the mercury settled at 32.5 degrees followed by 31.4 degrees in Kokernag while Gulmarg, a famous ski-resort, recorded a maximum temperature of 22.0 degrees.

Jammu division has also recorded the above normal temperatures today while the weatherman here has predicted hot & humid weather conditions for tomorrow as well with brief spells of light to moderate rain and thundershower at scattered to fairly widespread places.

Director MeT, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad told that generally cloudy weather with intermittent spells of light to moderate rain and thundershower is expected from July 21 to 23 at many places with intense showers at few places with heavy rain at isolated places of J&K.

From July 24 to 27, he said that there is a possibility of brief showers at scattered places.

Moreover, the MeT has issued an advisory, stating that there is a possibility of intense showers with gusty winds at few places with heavy rain at isolated to scattered places of J&K during 21-23rd July.

“Flash floods at few vulnerable places with landslides, mudslides & shooting stones,” it reads, adding that rise in water level in rivers, streams, local Nallas & water logging in few Low lying areas is also expected.

Meanwhile, the farmers have been advised to spray till tomorrow..

19/07/2025

SMC Chief Reviews Civic Services, Sets New Targets for Srinagar.

Srinagar, July 19 : Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Faz L*l Haseeb, IAS, on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting with senior officers from all departments to review performance and speed up urban development in the city.

The Commissioner directed all wings to work with punctuality, accountability, and a citizen-first approach. He stressed faster disposal of files, streamlined building permissions, and better coordination among departments to avoid service delays.

Haseeb instructed the Sanitation and Solid Waste Management teams to intensify cleanliness drives, improve garbage collection, and conduct regular hygiene checks across all wards. The Civil, Mechanical, and Drainage wings were told to expedite repairs of roads, drains, and dewatering stations, particularly in flood-prone areas.

He also ordered strict action against illegal constructions and encroachments, digitization of birth, death, and property records, and stronger grievance redressal systems with round-the-clock monitoring by the SMC Control Room.

The Commissioner said the Corporation is committed to transparent, efficient, and responsive service delivery, aiming to transform Srinagar into a cleaner and modern city..

19/07/2025

India’s Water Will Now Serve India: LG Manoj Sinha

Jhelum and Chenab control to boost Jammu and Kashmir development, Pakistan to face economic impact.

Srinagar, July 19 : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday that India will fully use its rightful share of water resources to benefit its people, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir, while also supplying other regions of the country.

“India’s water will now flow for India, stop in India, and serve the people of India,” he said, adding that with the treaty now in effect, India will have full control over the Jhelum and Chenab rivers.

He said Pakistan’s reliance on these waters, which support 16 million hectares of farmland, 80 percent of irrigation, and 93 percent of total water use, will bring serious economic challenges. “The direct impact of this treaty will be felt in Pakistan’s economy, a lesson future generations will remember,” Sinha said.

Sinha said the decision will start a new phase of infrastructure and economic growth in Jammu and Kashmir and called Sant Kumar Sharma’s monograph on the treaty “timely and important” for informing the younger generation about its background..

19/07/2025

Bus Accident in Jammu Leaves 12 Injured.

Jammu, July 19 : Over a dozen passengers were injured on Saturday morning when a bus travelling from Udhampur to Jammu skidded off the road near Jhajjar Kotli.

Eyewitnesses said the speeding bus (JK02AT 2279) veered off the road, leaving the vehicle badly damaged. Police and emergency teams rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu.

Officials said several of the injured are in critical condition. Preliminary investigations point to over-speeding as the cause of the accident.

Police have registered a case and launched further investigation..

19/07/2025

J&K Congress intensifies statehood campaign, launches Srinagar Chalo on 19th, Jammu on 20th, and Delhi on 21st July

“Rahul Gandhi and Kharge Ji echo J&K’s pain in letter to PM”: Karra.

Srinagar, July 19 : The Indian National Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir has intensified its statehood campaign, which they launched last month for the restoration of statehood to J&K. The party will march to Srinagar on 19th July, to Jammu on 20th July, and then to Delhi on 21st July.

Talking to the media, J&K Congress President Tariq Hamid Karra said, “For us, the assurances given in Srinagar turned out to be nothing more than empty words. Keeping this in mind, both leaders (Kharge Ji and Rahul Gandhi Ji) wrote a letter in which they included the dates and instances when these assurances were made, and stated clearly: 'No more waiting.'”

He said, “With this in view, we decided to intensify our ongoing movement in Srinagar and Jammu. As part of this intensification, we made the decision to launch a ‘Chalo Srinagar, Chalo Jammu’ (‘Let's go to Srinagar, Let's go to Jammu’) campaign on the 19th in Srinagar and the 20th in Jammu. Following that, we gave a call for ‘Chalo Delhi’ (‘Let's go to Delhi’) on the 21st, under which our senior leadership will go there to demand immediate restoration of statehood.”

He also said that this state was divided into two parts into two Union Territories and ever since then, the Congress Party launched a campaign in Jammu and Kashmir. “Over the past six months, we started a movement called ‘Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq’ (‘Our State, Our Right’). Whether in Jammu or in Kashmir, we campaigned across the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. In every district, we went and presented the importance of the ‘Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq’.”

“You’ll be pleased to know that this program and slogan received a warm response in every district across Jammu and Kashmir. During this time, our President Kharge Ji and our leader Rahul Gandhi Ji, understanding the pain of the people of Jammu and Kashmir their emotions, feelings, aspirations, and needs—wrote a letter to the Prime Minister. In that letter, they clearly stated that for months, both inside and outside of Parliament, you (the PM) have been repeatedly giving assurances. Time and again, you say that when the appropriate time comes, the restoration of statehood will be done,” he said.

“Through this, we aim to amplify our voices and align them with the voices of all our leaders, so that the feelings, aspirations, emotions, and needs of the people of Jammu and Kashmir reach the ears of the government. For your information, the letter that Rahul Ji and Kharge Ji sent was based on all these concerns,” Karra said.

He also said that the backing for statehood is not only from the Congress Party’s 108 members but also from 233 members of our INDIA bloc alliance in the Lok Sabha. “We want to make it clear that without the intervention of the Congress without the efforts of Rahul Ji, Kharge Ji, and their team it would be impossible to restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir.”

“At this point, we have prepared a memorandum, and we will march toward the office of the Divisional Commissioner to present this memorandum to them, which will then be forwarded to the Lieutenant Governor (LG),” he added..

18/07/2025

Eight Amarnath Pilgrims Injured in Road Accident Near Battal Ballian.

Udhampur, July 18 : Eight pilgrims on their way to the holy Amarnath shrine sustained injuries after a collision between an Innova vehicle and a truck near Battal Ballian in Udhampur district on Friday.

According to officials, the mishap occurred when a truck bearing registration number PB65AV/9318 collided with an Innova (registration number UP81BN/3701) carrying pilgrims returning from the Pahalgam Yatra route.

Preliminary reports suggest that eight passengers were onboard the Innova at the time of the accident. While three pilgrims sustained minor injuries and were provided medical aid on the spot, five others suffered serious injuries and were shifted to the Government Medical College (GMC) Associated Hospital in Udhampur for specialized treatment.

Police have registered a case in connection with the incident, and further investigation is underway..

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