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 […]
JAMMU — A 9-year-old boy, who was injured in mysterious firing in Surankote area of Poonch district yesterday, died at Government Medical College Jammu on Thursday. Sources said that the boy identified as Afran Ahmed son of Mohammad Sharief of Sangla Tehsil was shifted to GMC Jammu from GMC Rajouri for advanced treatment. However he […]
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 — The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against 6 accused persons in a case related to drone recovery and other ammunition in Kathua district. According a statement, NIA filed the chargesheet in NIA Special Court, Jammu in case pertaining to interception of drone (Hexacopter), recovery of drone (Hexacopter) and rounds of UBGL […]
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, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said it has arrested four drug peddlers in South Kashmir’s Awantipora and Anantnag area and recovered huge quantity of contraband substance from their possession. According to press release, in Awantipora, acting on a specific information regarding hoarding of narcotic substances by one person namely Mushtaq Ahmad Shah […]