SRINAGAR — The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to landslides near Samroli in Udhampur, officials said on Monday. “Jammu-Srinagar NHW blocked at Dewal near Samroli, Udhampur due to huge landslide, people are requested not to travel on Jmu-Sgr NHW till the clearance work is completed,” Jammu and Kashmir Traffic police […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained generally cloudy in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday as the MeT department forecast partly cloudy weather during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain partly cloudy in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded minus 0.6 degree […]
GUREZ — A generator supplying electricity to several villages went up in flames in Kanzalwan area of Gurez in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday late evening. Official sources said that the generator caught fire, leaving at least five villages of Gurez including Kanzalwan, Naibasti, Izmarg, Jalindoora and Chuntiwari under darkness. “Soon after noticing the […]
SRINAGAR — As schools in Kashmir Valley are opening from March 2 after a long hiatus, the government on Sunday made wearing masks mandatory for the students coming to the educational institutions. “Regarding the offline mode of teaching for other classes in all Schools of J&K, the Heads of Institutions shall be responsible for adherence […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Students Association here today sent legal notice to Turkey based Outlet TRT World for using and broadcasting fake images of three Kashmiri students and landing them in Trouble. Association sent a copy of legal notice, through their lawyer Aamir Masoodi, claiming defamation of three Kashmiri students seeking a compensation of […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested an active militant of (LeT) Lashkar-i-Toiba) militant outfit in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Anantnag Police in a statement said, “during surprise naka checking, movement of a suspicious person was noticed, who was apprehended tactfully by the alert police party.” He has been identified as Shahid Thoker […]
KUPWARA — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Jabdi, a remote village of Kupwara saved a precious life by shifting a critically-ill patient to sub district hospital Karnah for immediate medical relief as the area is still out of bounds due to heavy snowfall . “Kupwara Police evacuating a critically ill elderly patient from snowbound forward […]
KULGAM — The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat Sunday said electricity in Kulgam district will be restored within few hours. Bhat said that men and machinery are on job and almost entire work has been completed. He said that within one to two hours electricity is being restored in the district. “Major […]
KULGAM — A 47-year-old man from Damhal Hanjipora belt of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district was found hanging in a rented accommodation at Amnoo Kulgam on Sunday afternoon, officials said. An official said that the man identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Dar (47) son of Sona-Ullah Dar, a resident of D K Marg Kulgam was found hanging […]
QAZIGUND — The 278-km-long Jammu-Srinagar highway was reopened for traffic on Sunday after remaining closed for few hours due to landslides, triggered by rains. A traffic police official said that vehicles stranded due to massive landslide at Magarkote area of Ramban were allowed to proceed towards their destinations. “Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been reopened for […]