Snowfall predicted in some parts of Kashmir valley over weekend

Srinagar: Cold conditions prevailed in Kashmir as the minimum temperature remained below the freezing point across the valley on Tuesday, even as the MET Office said the weather is likely to remain dry and cold till the weekend when a spell of light to moderate snowfall is possible at widespread places. The weather remained dry […]

Pak army shells mortars along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled mortars at forward posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday, a defence spokesperson said. There was no report of any damage on the Indian side, he said. “At about 0930 hours today, Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small […]

DDC elections: Scribes decry arrangements at Bandipora, stage protest

Bandipora: The scribes of different media organizations on Tuesday walked out of the mini-secretariat Bandipora and staged a sit-in protest against the administration for failing to provide adequate facilities to them for covering the election results, they said in a statement. In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the media fraternity […]

COVID-19: India records lowest daily new cases after gap of nearly six months

New Delhi: The number of daily new coronavirus infections reported in the country was recorded below 20,000 after nearly six months while the COVID-19 active caseload fell below 3 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,75,116 with?19,556 new infections being reported in a day. The […]

J-K DDC polls: Early trends show Gupkar alliance ahead of BJP

Srinagar: Early trends in counting of votes for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday show PAGD, an anti-BJP alliance formed post abrogation of article 370, in the lead followed by the BJP. The People”s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) — an alliance of seven political parties including the National […]

Freezing weather continues unabated In Kashmir

Srinagar Records Minus 5.2°C, Gulmarg And Pahalgam Coldest At Minus 5.8°C

Srinagar: Bone-chilling weather continued in Kashmir as overnight temperatures remained several degrees below the freezing point in the Valley, the weatherman said on Tuesday. Srinagar, where people endured the second coldest night at minus 6.6 °C in a decade on Saturday last, recorded a low of minus 5.2°C against 4.0°C on the precious night, a […]

Counting of votes for 280 DDC seats in J-K begins

Srinagar: Counting of votes began on Tuesday to decide the fate of 2,178 candidates in the fray for the maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here. The process will bring to an end the eight-phase polling process which was spread over 25 days. There are 280 DDC seats — […]

2 LeT militants surrender after brief encounter in Kulgam: IGP

Srinagar: Two Lashker-e-Toiba militants surrendered before security forces after a brief encounter in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on wee hours of Tuesday. Officials told GNS that a joint team of Srinagar and Kulgam Police besides army’s 34RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Tongdounu area of the district. As the joint team approached towards the […]