SRINAGAR — Two residential house, three vehicles and Overhead Equipment (OHE) wire were damaged on Wednesday due to overnight snowfall in parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Local sources said that a tower of Power Department Development (PDD) got collapsed at village Balhama at Khrew near J&K Bank, resulting in damage to two vehicles which includes […]
Jammu & Kashmir
February snowfall cuts power supply to entire Kashmir
SRINAGAR — The overnight heavy snowfall across Kashmir has cut the power supply to majority of areas in the Valley including Srinagar as transmission lines and poles have got damaged extensively. Chief Engineer of Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Aijaz Ahmad Dar said that at least 60 per cent damage has occurred across Kashmir […]
Weather to improve from afternoon: MeT
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Valley received moderate to heavy snowfall since overnight while as weather office here has predicted gradual decrease from Wednesday afternoon. “Moderate to heavy rain/snow with isolated very Heavy snow occurred at most places of J&K with higher reaches reporting 1-2 ft of snow and thunderstorms in Jammu region,” a meteorological department official […]
Major snowfall disrupts life across Kashmir
SRINAGAR — Widespread snowfall across Kashmir on Wednesday disrupted normal life as flight operations, surface transport and routine activities of life came to a grinding halt in Kashmir. It has been continuously snowing in the entire Valley since early morning and around 5 inches of snow has accumulated on the ground in Srinagar city. For […]
LeT militant associate arrested in Jammu, Grenade recovered
JAMMU — Jammu And Kashmir police has arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) associate from Narwal area of Jammu. As per the reports, one grenade was recovered from the possession of the arrested person. The arrest was made in the area that holds NIA HQ, railway station, wave mall, and a key army installation. An FIR has been […]
Snowfall: Exams postponed, land and air traffic disrupted
SRINAGAR — Due to fresh snowfall in Kashmir valley, all the examinations scheduled to be held today have been postponed, land and air traffic has also been disrupted. A notification issued by Controller of Examinations, Kashmir University Dr Majid Zaman reads, “The University of Kashmir has postponed all UG/PG/Professional examinations of the University scheduled to […]
21-year-old BSC Nursing student found dead in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — A 21-year-old BSC student was found dead in Saida Kadal area of Srinagar on Tuesday evening. Official sources said that a 21-year-old BSC nursing student identified as Shahid Ahmad of Kulgam was found unconscious at his rented accommodation in Saidakadal area of Srinagar. They said he was rushed to JLNM Hospital Rainawari, where, […]
2 tourists among 8 injured in Pahalgam accident
SRINAGAR — At least eight passengers including two tourists were injured in a road accident at Langanbal area of Pahalgam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday evening. An official said that an accident took place at Langanbal Pahalgam near Hotel Kulhai Glacier, in which one Tavera vehicle bearing registered number JK018A-0320 skidded off the […]
Deadly Rail tracks in Kashmir claim 34 lives in 5 years
SRINAGAR — The train services in Kashmir may have reduced long distances and helped people to reach their destinations within shortest duration, but the rail routes in the Valley are proving to be very dangerous as in the past five years, 34 people have been crushed to death on the deadly rail tracks here, official […]
Kashmiri youth travel from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, vice-versa without money
SRINAGAR — A Kashmiri youth has travelled from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and vice-versa without money. Muneeb Ahmad Wani, a resident of Panzgam Pulwama who has passed his bachelor degree and makes blogs on different topics reached Kanyakumari in around 50 days. Wani said that it was a social experiment and he started his journey on […]









