Srinagar: Light snowfall in Kashmir Valley and dense fog in Jammu division disrupted the air traffic on Saturday morning. The authorities meanwhile said the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway is open for stranded vehicles only. The weather office has forecast dry weather during the next 6 days adding that Saturday’s light snowfall in Kashmir Valley would clear […]
Pulwama: Four members of a single family were found unconscious on early Saturday morning after which they were shifted to hospital by police. An official told that Javaid Ahmed Thoker son of Mohd Iqbal thoker, his wife and two minor children were found unconscious at their residence in Nussipora Audoora in Keegam area of Shopian […]
Shopian: The newly elected DDC members of JKAP held a press conference here and advocated that the current situation in Shopian is not merely another snow fall but a disaster that has completely halted normal life in the district. They urged LG that Government must immediately declare Shopian as disaster hit district wherein the whole […]
New Delhi: The procedures of informing the family of the date of the execution and facilitating the last meeting with the convicts were “perhaps… not fully adhered to” in the case of Afzal Guru and Yakub Memon, felt former President Pranab Mukherjee. As the President, Mukherjee had also asked the then Home Minister Sushil Kumar […]
Jammu: A BJP worker had a narrow escape as unknown gunmen attacked his vehicle near Qasim Nagar Chowk in Bagh- e – Bahu Jammu on Friday evening. Official sources told GNS that at around 1805 hours, a scarpio vehicle (JK02CD-0799) parked at Qasim Nagar was fired upon with pistol. There was no loss of life […]
Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday banned the import of poultry until January 14 a day after the Centre issued advisories asking local authorities to keep a close vigil to contain the spread of avian influenza or bird flu. The Centre on Wednesday said the outbreak has been reported from at least four states. Officials […]
Srinagar: Disaster Management Authority (DMA) has issued low level avalanche warning for higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh region. There is a threat of low level avalanche in higher reaches of Poonch, Rajouri, Ramban, Doda and Kishtwar, Anantnag, Kulgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora, Ganderbal and Kargil districts. Low level avalanche has also been issued […]
Kupwara: An Army porter was injured in a landmine blast near Line of Control in Tanghdar area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. Official sources told that the porter identified Showkat Ahmad Chack (35) son of late Ghulam Rasool Chack of Tanghdar Nard suffered serious injuries in foot in the blast which took place […]
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Friday changed the examination timings of Undergraduate students except for Fridays. Prof Irshad Ahmad Nawchoo Controller of Examinations at Kashmir University’s said, “the new timing for UG 6th semester, UG 1st year, UG 2nd year and UG 3rd year will now be 12:00 Noon instead of 11:00 am (previous […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has started gathering details about the properties of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) youth president and recently elected District Development Council (DDC) member Waheed ur Rehman Parra in Srinagar on the instructions of National Investigative Agency (NIA). The office of deputy commissioner of Srinagar has issued a communication to […]