SRINAGAR — Deputy Mayor, Srinagar Municipal Corporation Parvaiz Ahmad Qadri alongwith several concerned corporator accompanied with officers of the corporation, Jal Shakti Department and Drainage department visited the various of City including Astan Sharief Kalashpora, Shamswari, Shallapora Allochi Bagh, Danderkah Batamaloo , SD Colony Batamaloo and Sheikh Hamza Colony Batamaloo to took on spot review […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Traffic restored on Jammu-Srinagar national highway after 12 hours
BANIHAL — Traffic movement on the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway was restored on Saturday after remaining suspended for 12 hours as rolling stones from a hillock in Ramban district damaged a steel tunnel, officials said. The traffic from both sides of the strategic highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the […]
Tipper driver dies as vehicle plunges into nallah at Kupwara
KUPWARA — A tipper driver died on Saturday after his vehicle plunged into Nagre nallah in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Officials said that a vehicle plunged into the nallah, trapping the driver inside following which a rescue operation was launched. They said that soon after the rescue operation was launched, the body of driver identified […]
Cause of fire at B&J hospital being ascertained: Principal GMC
SRINAGAR — The cause of the fire at Kashmir’s lone Bone and Joint Hospital in Barzulla is being ascertained, the authorities said on Saturday. However, they said that the top priority at present is to resume OPD and emergency services at the unaffected building of the hospital. Principal GMC Srinagar Dr Samia Rashid told that […]
Light rain/snow forecast in J&K, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — Weather remained partly cloudy on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with periods of sunshine as the Met Department has predicted light rain/snow at isolated places during the next 24 hours. “Light rain/snow is likely to occur at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during the next 24 hours. Another […]
CRPF man dies of cardiac arrest in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man died of cardiac arrest in Maisuma area of Srinagar on Saturday morning. Official sources said that a 41-year-old CRPF man identified as Dinesh Kumar of 132 battalion fell unconscious at Dashmani Akhara Maisuma CRPF camp. He was rushed to SMHS Hospital Srinagar for treatment, where doctors […]
Ganderbal youth, who set himself ablaze during demolition drive succumbs
SRINAGAR — A youth, who set himself ablaze during a demolition drive in Ganderbal, succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS, Soura on Saturday. An official said that on Saturday, a youth namely Amir Ahmad Shah, son of Abdul Hamid of Harn Ganderbal, who set himself ablaze during demolition at Harn, succumbed. Pertinently, on 22 February […]
4 members of family among 5 killed in Samba accident
JAMMU — Four members of a family were among five persons killed while one person was injured when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Samba district of Jammu on Saturday. Official sources said that innova (JK01U-223) met with an accident at Mansar in which four […]
Shooting stones hinder traffic movement on Jmu-Sgr highway
SRINAGAR — The 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic due to shooting stones at Panthyal area of Ramban district on highway, traffic officials said. “Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is closed for vehicular movement due shooting stones at Panthyal area of Ramban” traffic official said. “Road clearance agencies have pressed men and machinery and efforts […]
Drone movement reported on IB in Jammu
JAMMU — A suspected movement of a drone has been reported from Arnia area of International Border after which Border Security Force fired multiple rounds towards the object. An official said that a humming sound of suspected drone was heard early in morning at about 04:10 AM by alert troops of BSF in general area […]









