SRINAGAR — In a tragic incident, five members of a family, including a month-old infant and an 18-month-old boy, died due to suffocation in the Pandrathan area of Srinagar on Sunday evening, officials said. A senior police official informed the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the five family members, living in a rented accommodation […]
Asks Private Schools to upload details of books on their websites within 3 days SRINAGAR (KIMS) — School Education Department has taken a strong notice of the complaints regarding the textbooks prescribed by some private schools against the norms. This was stated by Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Dr. G N Itoo today after a […]
SRINAGAR — Minimum temperature remained notches below the freezing point in Kashmir on Sunday as the Meteorological (MeT) office forecasted widespread snowfall and rain in J&K. The MeT office statement said, “Between January 5 and 6, generally cloudy with light to moderate rain (plains of Jammu)/snow at most places of J&K with peak activity during […]
SRINAGAR — Ten flights were cancelled at the Srinagar International Airport on Sunday due to poor visibility caused by fog, officials said. “Early morning visibility at the Srinagar airport was 50 metres, which has affected the air traffic. All airlines pushed their flights after 10 am,” an Airports Authority of India official said. With little […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant crackdown on illegal activities, Jammu and Kashmir Police have recovered illicit kerosene and diesel in Keller area of Shopian district in South Kashmir and arrested the accused person involved in the commission of crime. “Acting on a specific information about selling of kerosene oil in black market at Karlcheck […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least four soldiers have lost lives and another suffered injuries after their vehicle plunged into gorge in SK Payeen area of Bandipora district in North Kashmir on Saturday. The mishap occurred after vehicle skidded off the road due to inclement weather conditions and poor visibility. Army said that the injured soldiers […]
SRINAGAR — Flight operations at the Srinagar airport resumed after dense fog that had engulfed parts of Kashmir hit air traffic to and from the valley for several hours on Saturday, officials said. Operations resumed after the morning’s first flight landed at 11:13 am, they said. Air traffic was restored after the visibility improved. Flight […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — While continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from society, Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested two drug peddlers including a woman in Baramulla district of North Kashmir on Saturday and recovered contraband substances from their possession. “A suspect identified as Rafiq Ahmad Sheikh, son of Tariq Ahmad, a resident […]
SRINAGAR — As the MET department forecast moderate to heavy snowfall beginning from Saturday evening, Kashmir Valley braced up for another spell of biting cold and snow. Meanwhile, Srinagar city was enveloped in a dense fog in the morning and all early flights at Srinagar international airport were delayed due to poor visibility. Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — Flight operations at the Srinagar airport were hit on Saturday due to dense fog that engulfed parts of the Kashmir valley, officials said. A thick layer of fog engulfed Kashmir, including Srinagar, in the morning, they said. Poor visibility due to the fog affected operations at the airport and all morning flights were […]