Temperature improves to bring little respite from cold in Kashmir
Srinagar: There was a slight improvement in the minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir on Sunday, but there was little respite from the cold wave as mercury remained several degrees below the freezing point across the Valley. Meanwhile, the MET Office said a Western Disturbance is most likely to affect the union territory for […]
2 minor siblings die of severe cold in Kulgam
Srinagar: Two minor children of a Bakerwal family from Reasi district died of severe cold in Brinal Lammar area of Devsar in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said here. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that a Bakerwal family from Reasi was putting up in a tent under open sky in Brinal Lammar area, […]
Army officer shoots himself dead in Kupwara
Srinagar: An Army officer allegedly shot himself dead at a forward post in Tangdhar sector along the Line of Control in north Kashmir, officials said on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Major Fayazullah Khan, a company commander of 6 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, they said. The officials said the reason behind the officer […]
2 persons go missing, one rescued as truck falls into stream in Ramban
Srinagar: Two persons went missing while another was rescued in injured condition after a truck they were travelling in fell into a stream near Ramsoo along the Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Monday morning. Quoting official sources, news agency GNS reported that the truck (HR38-1633) skidded off the road and fell down at Sher Bibi area […]
Bomb-disposal squad destroys suspicious bag on Kupwara-Kralpora road
Srinagar: A suspicious bag was destroyed by a bomb-disposal squad (BDS) along the Kupwara-Kralpora road on Monday, reports said. Quoting official sources, news agency GNS reported that during a routine road inspection by army personnel (ROP) of 338 Field Regiment, a red color bag was spotted on the roadside near Harie area. About arrangements for […]
IAF ferries 81 passengers between J&K, Ladakh
Jammu: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday ferried 81 stranded people between the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, a week after airlifting 286 passengers, an official said. “Eighty-one passengers were airlifted by AN-32, locally known as Kargil Courier. While 53 passengers were airlifted from Kagil to Jammu, 28 others were ferried […]
Dr Farooq urges LG to take steps for promotion of Surinsar as tourist destination
Surinsar: Emphasizing huge potential of the Surinsar Lake as a tourism destination, National Conference President and MP, Dr Farooq Abdullah today urged Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha to have a plan in place in the larger interest of the local economy and promotion of tourism in the Jammu region. “We will take up the issue in […]
DGP reviews security scenario, arrangements for R Day in Jammu
Jammu: Director General of Police J&K, Dilbag Singh, chaired a high level security meeting of the senior officers of Police, Army, BSF, CRPF and Intelligence agencies at Police Headquarters here today, a police spokesman said on Monday. “The meeting was attended by COS 16 Corps Major General Sharad Kapoor, IGP Jammu Zone Mukesh Singh, IGP […]
Address ration shortage & curtailment in Kashmir division: Apni Party
Directorate of CAPD in deep slumber: Mohammad Dilawar Mir
Srinagar: Expressing serious concerns over the shortage of ration and the arbitrary curtailment in food supplies quota in Kashmir division, Apni Party senior leader and Former Minister Mohammad Dilawar Mir on Monday urged the Lt. Governor to address the issue on priority. According to JKAP spokesperson, Mir said that there is an awful shortage of […]
PDP accused administration of ignoring people’s sufferings
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party today accused the administration of failing to clear the the roads even after two week of heavy snowfall in Kashmir. While speaking during a presser, PDP General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Hanjura said, “Administration has totally failed to clear roads even after 14 days of snowfall. Many villages in all districts of […]
