Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Sunday has been closed due to the sudden damage of a bridge on the road. No vehicular movement will be allowed on the highway from Jammu towards Srinagar and vice versa, Traffic Police said. The bridge at Kela Morh in Ramban has suffered sudden damage. There is no optional […]
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Locals Clear Snow To Reach Hospitals, Morgues; Administration “Missing”
Srinagar: As heavy snowfall in Kashmir snapped road and air links, the Union Territory administration has come under severe criticism for its failure to clear snow from roads, which has brought life to a standstill in the valley. Many areas in the hinterlands remain cut off even three days after it stopped snowing. Record snowfall […]
Recognise political aspiration of J&K people for new industrial scheme to succeed: Masoodi
Srinagar: National Conference MP Hasnain Masoodi on Sunday said the recently announced Rs 28,400 crore new industrial developmental scheme (IDS) would not fetch any result without taking into account the political aspirations of people of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The MP from south Kashmir’s Anantnag said the trade bodies must realise that peace and […]
Sisters from Srinagar make snow sculpture as tribute to corona warriors
Srinagar: As a white winter and COVID-19 pandemic keep the people homebound, two sisters from Kashmir—one a doctor and the other a lawyer by education—have warmed hearts with their tribute in snow to the corona warriors. A steady stream of visitors was seen at the lawn of their residence at Athwajan in the city where […]
Pakistan violates ceasefire in different sectors along LoC
Jammu: Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked mortar shelling and firing on forward posts and villages in different sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Rajouri, Poonch and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. However, there was no immediate report of any damage […]
J&K’s first homoeopathic medical college proposed in Kathua: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir”s first homoeopathic medical college has been proposed in Kathua and its establishment is being pursued with the Union Ministry of AYUSH. A public demand for homoeopathic college had been pending for several decades but no previous government or public representative took a serious […]
Anantnag Admin seized two clinics
NEWS DESK Anantnag (KIMS): District Administration Anantnag on Sunday seized two medical stores at Main town Anantnag in South Kashmir. Sources told Kashmir Independent Media Service – KIMS that two clinics, Al-Qadir Medical Store and Maqbool Pharmacy were seize by Deputy Commissioner Anantnag KK Sidha. Sidha visited many areas on Sunday to review the current […]
Army Captain staged Amshipora encounter for Rs 20 lakh: Police charge sheet
Shopian: The Army Captain, who was involved in the alleged fake encounter in Shopian in July last year in which three youths were killed, had hatched a conspiracy along with two civilians with the motive for “grabbing” a reward money of Rs 20 lakh and also fired at the victims even before his men could […]
Police bust Lashkar hideout in Awantipora, arrests militant associate
Srinagar: Awantipora Police claimed to have busted a hideout of militant outfit (LeT) Lashkar-e-Toiba at Chandhara area of Pampore town in Pulwama district and arrested one militant associate. He has been identified as Adil Ahmad Shah son of Mohd Azad Shah, a resident of Chandhara Pampore. Police in a statement said, Police along with 50 […]
Srinagar Police enforces ban on smoking in public places, booked female tourist
Srinagar: From now, if people are caught smoking in open spaces particularly in public places, the city police are likely to book them under Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act. The measure is being taken to curb smoking in public places, police said on Sunday. According to news agency Kashmir Dot Com, Srinagar police on […]