SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory received widespread light to moderate snowfall in the last 24 hours which affected the normal life in the valley. The land and air traffic was also badly hit. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir received season’s first snowfall while higher reaches were lashed by heavy […]
SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar Friday expressed its deep regret that its head and the top religious leader of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq continues to be under detention for the past three and a half years. As a result of this detention, he is unable to perform his official duties […]
KULGAM — A tragedy struck a family in Gujjar Basti Avil Manzgam area of Damhal Hanjipora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam on Friday after an elderly man died on Friday while his residential house gutted in a fire incident a few hours after his death. Tehsildar Damhal Hanjipora, Rouf Ahmad Lone said that an elderly man […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Management Authority on Friday issued avalanche warning in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of heavy snowfall since morning. According to a communication, avalanche with high danger level is likely to occur above 2000 metres of Bandipora and Kupwara districts in the next 24 […]
SRINAGAR — Due to snowfall in Kashmir valley, all flights at Srinagar International airport were cancelled on Friday. The airport authorities informed about cancellation of flights in a tweet. “All flights for today at our airport have been cancelled due to continuous bad weather”, the tweet said. The airport authorities informed that the passengers of […]
SRINAGAR — A female tourist from Delhi died at a hotel in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, Srinagar on Friday. Reports said that a female tourist identified as Veena Ahuja (62) resident of Delhi fell unconscious at a hotel 4 points in Sonwar area here. They said the tourist was immediately shifted to Khyber Hospital […]
SRINAGAR — A security guard at an ATM booth in Soura area of Srinagar was found dead on Friday, official sources said. They said the guard, identified as Mohammad Muzaffar Kakroo, son of Abdul Kahliq Kakroo, a resident of Amdakadal Lalbazar, was found unconscious inside the ATM booth of HDFC Bank in Soura. “He was […]
BUDGAM — A passenger train plying on the Baramulla-Banihal section has derailed from a railway track at Mazhama area in central Kashmir Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said on Friday. Quoting a railway official news agency KDC reported that a coach of train no 04483 skidded off at km no 85/7 and 85/8 on Budgam-Baramulla track. […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department office on Friday forecast widespread light to moderate rain, snow in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. Weather was partially cloudy in the Union Territory during the last 24 hours “Widespread light to moderate rain/snow is likely to occur in J&K during the next 24 hours”, IANS quoted […]
SRINAGAR — At least 45 percent of professors, consultants, and additional associate and assistant professor posts at Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura are lying vacant—thus raising a question on the functioning of the institute. Besides, at least 51 percent paramedical posts are also vacant. The authorities had sanctioned 290 posts of professors, consultants, […]