SRINAGAR — Flight operations at the Srinagar International Airport were affected on Monday due to snowfall in the Kashmir valley, officials said. “The snow clearance operation is in progress at the runway. All airlines have pushed their flights after 9:30 am,” an Airports Authority of India official said. The Kashmir valley received a fresh spell […]
JAMMU — Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Anand Jain on Sunday reviewed the ongoing measures against drug trafficking and substance abuse in the Jammu region and called for freezing the accounts and properties of drug dealers and smugglers as a decisive action against them. The ADGP directed the officers to map out vulnerable areas, […]
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 […]
JAMMU — Amid growing complaints about the mushrooming of unauthorized colonies in rural areas due to illegal constructions, the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has issued a stern warning, advising the public to ensure that colonizers and developers obtain a Change of Land Use (CLU) certificate and approval for the layout plan of the colony from […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Government of India has approved a special project under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) to provide housing assistance to the fire victims of Mulwarwan village in the Warwan Valley of Kishtwar district. A devastating fire on October 15 last year destroyed numerous houses, leaving several families homeless. Chief Minister Omar […]
JAMMU — Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Sunday announced that the 4-lane Banihal bypass has been completed and will become operational within 15 days. This 4-lane road will bypass traffic from Banihal town on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway thereby saving the travel time lost to traffic jams in the town. […]
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 […]
JAMMU — Four people were killed after their vehicle skidded off the road, rolled down a hill and fell into a river in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Two persons, including the driver, are missing and a rescue operation is underway. The accident took place in the Paddar area, a […]
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 […]