Tag: Aug

SRINAGAR: Under the supervision of Controller, Legal Metrology, J&K, Shiv Kumar Gupta, the Legal Metrology Department (LMD) has intensified enforcement and compliance activities across the Union Territory.As per the consolidated progress report for August 2026, the Department has realised approximately Rs 44.55 lakh as revenue and ₹9.10 lakh through ...

Fatma Zehra Solmaz31 August 2026•Update: 31 August 2026Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Monday, including US forces striking Iran’s Larak Island, Iran saying the attack killed and injured several fighters and civilians and then vowing retaliation, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ...

Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Friday, including Washington encouraging Israel and Syria to pursue de-escalation after Israeli airstrikes on a Syrian airbase; US President Donald Trump ordering the renaming of Lake Ontario to “Lake America;” and Kuwait and Pakistan signing a defense ...

Diyar Guldogan26 August 2026•Update: 26 August 2026Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Wednesday, including China urging the US not to disrupt its cooperation with Iran amid fresh sanctions and the YPG terror group in Syria announcing its dissolution.TOP STORIESChina urges US not to ...

Gizem Nisa Demir24 August 2026•Update: 24 August 2026Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Monday, including US President Donald Trump renewing his criticism of Canada amid an ongoing tariff dispute, Syria and Israel holding high-level US-mediated de-escalation talks in Jordan, and the US Treasury ...

Esra Tekin17 August 2026•Update: 17 August 2026Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Monday, including US President Donald Trump welcoming the signing of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement by Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Trump ordering a reduction in US-South Korea military drills, citing ...

Diyar Güldoğan13 August 2026•Update: 13 August 2026 Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Thursday, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying that supporting Palestine is a shared responsibility of all humanity at a joint news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who was ...

Srinaga: Parts of Jammu and Kashmir received significant rainfall in the past 24 hours, with Pulwama recording the highest at 57.5 mm. Poonch recorded 53 mm, Awantipora 47.8 mm and Rajouri 44 mm, the Meteorological Department said. An official of MeT Centre Srinagar told GNS that a spell of ...

Gizem Nisa Demir09 August 2026•Update: 09 August 2026Here’s a rundown of all the news you need to start your Sunday, including Yemen’s armed forces launching an operation against Houthi targets; a vessel struck by a projectile off Oman with its crew safe; and US CENTCOM chief’s visit to Israel ...

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness widespread rainfall and thunderstorms over the coming days, with the Meteorological department warning of heavy to very heavy rain in a few districts of Jammu division from August 9 to 11.Jammu recorded a maximum temperature of 30.5 degree Celsius, which was ...