SRINAGAR — Jammu-Srinagar highway, the lone surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, has been thrown open for traffic after remaining blocked for several hours due to landslide at Nachlana on Thursday, officials said. Official sources said that men and machinery were pressed into service to clear the debris at Nachlana, the area […]
BUDGAM — The body of a missing soldier has been found in Khag area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday. Working as a driver in Jammu Kashmir Light Infantry, Sameer Ahmed Malla, a resident of Lorkpora village of Khag had gone missing a couple of days ago. The soldier who was posted in Jammu […]
PULWAMA — In view of on-going encounter between government forces and militants at Naina, Batpora village in Pulwama district, authorities on Thursday snapped down mobile internet and train service in South Kashmir. The authorities snapped down mobile internet service in some parts of Pulwama and Anantnag district in South Kashmir as a precautionary measure. Further, […]
NEW DELHI — India saw a single day rise of 4,184 coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,29,80,067, while the active cases dipped to 44,488, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,15,459 with 104 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]
PULWAMA — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Naina, Batpora village in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Thursday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) in Naina, Batpora village following the inputs about presence of militants in the […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly cloudy in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast dry weather in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court (HC) Wednesday ordered the immediate release of a man from preventive custody while quashing his detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA). A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar directed the government to release forthwith from preventive custody Kaiser Ahmad Beigh of Nai Basti, Anantnag who was booked under the PSA […]
SHOPIAN — A temple was gutted in a fire caused by an electric short circuit in Zainapora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, officials said . Official sources said that Rajona temple in South Kashmir’s Shopian district was gutted due to short circuit in the intervening night. […]
SRINAGAR — The traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was halted on Thursday due to a landslide at Nachlana, located between Banihal and Ramban. People are advised not to travel on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway till the clearance work is completed. “Jammu Srinagar NHW blocked due to landslide at Nachlana (between Banihal and Ramban) people are […]
JAMMU — The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP of vitiating the atmosphere of peace and harmony in Jammu and Kashmir and downgrading its statehood status against the wishes of people. All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir Rajni Patil said only the Congress can restore peace, harmony, progress and the lost […]
