KULGAM — The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat Sunday said electricity in Kulgam district will be restored within few hours. Bhat said that men and machinery are on job and almost entire work has been completed. He said that within one to two hours electricity is being restored in the district. “Major […]
KULGAM — A 47-year-old man from Damhal Hanjipora belt of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district was found hanging in a rented accommodation at Amnoo Kulgam on Sunday afternoon, officials said. An official said that the man identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Dar (47) son of Sona-Ullah Dar, a resident of D K Marg Kulgam was found hanging […]
QAZIGUND — The 278-km-long Jammu-Srinagar highway was reopened for traffic on Sunday after remaining closed for few hours due to landslides, triggered by rains. A traffic police official said that vehicles stranded due to massive landslide at Magarkote area of Ramban were allowed to proceed towards their destinations. “Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been reopened for […]
BUDGAM — Burglars struck at a Masjid in Futlipora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam and decamped with transformer, battery and other items during the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday. Official sources said that during night hours, unknown burglars struck the Masjid Sharief at Futlipora Pakharpora and decamped with 6kv transformer, battery and mating. Meanwhile, police has taken […]
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk said Saturday his company SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband service had been activated in Ukraine, after a Kyiv official urged the tech titan to provide his embattled country with stations. “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine,” Musk tweeted, adding “more terminals en route.” The tweet came some 10 hours after Ukrainian […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly cloudy in J&K and Ladakh on Sunday as the MeT department forecast cloudy weather till Tuesday. A statement issued by the department said, “Weather is likely to remain partly cloudy till March 1st and cloudy with possibility of light Rain/snow(over higher reaches) during March 2-3rd. There is no forecast of […]
NEW DELHI — India reported 10,273 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 1 per cent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. According to the Ministry, As many as 243 people succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours taking the death toll […]
ISLAMABAD — Australia flew into Pakistan Sunday for their first cricket tour in nearly a quarter of a century — and into a high-security bubble that will envelop them throughout their six-week stay. Senior batsman Steve Smith posted a picture on Twitter of the 35-strong Australia tour party inside their charter flight’s cabin after it […]
RAMBAN — The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway was once again closed for vehicular movement on Sunday after fresh landslides occurred at Magarkoot area of Ramban along the highway. “The Jammu-Srinagar national highway is closed for vehicular movement due to landslides stones at Magarkoot,” SSP, traffic, national highway, Shabir Malik said. He said restoration work is […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government has approved recruitment rules for regularization of PDL/TDL by Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited and JKDCL. The government has directed the Managing Director KPDCL Kashmir and Jammu regarding recruitment rules for regularization of PDL/TDL of Power Development Departement. The govt has directed that draft rules to be issued in […]