Kashmir

MeT predicts snowfall from Saturday

Srinagar: The Meteorological Department has said that a wet spell was likely to begin from Friday night and there would be a “moderate spell of snowfall during Saturday and Sunday night.” The forthcoming wet spell can cause disruption in both air and surface traffic, the MeT has warned. Director MeT, Sonam Lotus, in the latest […]

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31-Member Parliamentary Delegation to visit Kashmir today to review the Tourism, Culture, road and transport sectors

Srinagar: A Parliamentary delegation comprising 31 delegates will arrive in Kashmir today (Wednesday) to review the Tourism, Culture, road and transport sectors in the valley. Special Secretary to the Government and Secretary Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez confirmed the visit of the Parliamentary Delegation and said the guests will meet the officials from Tourism department and other […]

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Infiltration bid foiled along LoC in Akhnoor sector, 3 militants killed, 4 army soldiers injured

Jammu: Three infiltrators were reportedly killed and four army soldiers injured overnight on the line of control (LoC) in J&K’s Jammu district where the army foiled an infiltration bid, officials said on Wednesday. Defence sources said Pakistan Army started heavy shelling in Khour area of LoC’s Akhnoor sector on Tuesday evening to facilitate infiltration of […]

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‘Will remain silent if our sons turn out militants’ Give me the body of Athar, will bury him in middle of the night: Father

Srinagar: A day after Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar said that bodies of 3 ‘militants’ killed in Srinagar encounter won’t be handed over to families in wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the father of one of the slain youth today said that he will give in writing that there will be no problem. […]

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Intense cold wave sweeps Kashmir valley

Srinagar: Minimum temperatures across Kashmir stayed several degrees below the freezing point as an intense cold wave sweeps the region, a meteroelogical department official said on Tuesday. Several water bodies, including the surface of the famous Dal Lake here, have frozen, while a thick layer of ice has formed on several roads in Srinagar and […]

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Mechanical Irrigation Department gets over Rs 34.50 crore bill from PDD for a single water pump station

Bandipora: Mechanical Irrigation Department Shadipora Division here in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district was shocked when the Power Development Department (PDD) sent them over Rs 34.50 crore, electricity bill for the month of October, 2020. The total bill dispatched by PDD to ‘Baba Jangi Flood and Irrigation Pump Station’, located in Shilvat Sumbal is Rs 34 […]