73 fresh COVID-19 cases reported across JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 73 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the tally to 1,24,019, even as no death due to the virus took place in the last 24 hours, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 31 were from Jammu division and 42 from Kashmir division, they said. The officials […]
Two found dead inside stranded vehicle at Banihal
Ramban admin urges passengers to avail lodging facilities, avoid traveling without road
Banihal/Jammu: Two persons were found dead inside a load carrier at Banihal along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which remained closed for vehicular traffic for the second day on Sunday following snowfall, officials said. Shabir Ahmad Mir (22) and Majid Gulzar Mir (30), both residents of Kralpora village of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, were on way […]
Amarnath Yatra: J-K admin expects 6 lakh footfall, issues directions for safe, smooth movement
Jammu: Expecting a footfall of nearly six lakhs during the annual Amarnath Yatra, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday issued directions to widen walking tracks and build retaining walls with special focus on laying down prefabricated cement tiles on tracks from Baltal. The directions were passed by Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam, who […]
Two siblings die of cardiac arrest in Ganderbal
Sister suffers heart attack after body of brother reaches home
Ganderbal: In a shocking incident, two siblings died of cardiac arrest in Shallabugh area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal area, Sunday evening. Reports said that a Abdul Samad Khanday (65) of Shallabugh fell unconscious at his home Sunday evening following which he was rushed to SKIMS Soura for treatment where he was declared brought dead. As […]
Injured in firing alaong LoC, soldier succumbs
Jammu: An Army soldier, who was critically injured in Pakistani firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district last week, succumbed to injuries in the command hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Sunday, a defence spokesperson said. He is the third Army personnel to have died in the ceasefire violations by […]
3 drug peddlers arrested
Srinagar: Police have arrested three drug peddlers in Srinagar and Handwara and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police press release reaching here said. In Srinagar, officers at a check point established at Baba Dem intercepted a person, later identified as Ashiq Hussain Kumar of Kralpora Nunwani Anantnag. During search, officers were able to […]
Poppy straw recovered, man arrested
Jammu: A man was arrested on Sunday after 53 kgs of poppy straw was recovered from his apple-laden truck in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Harjinder Singh, a resident of Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, was driving his truck from Kashmir to Punjab when he was stopped for checking by police at Ramkot, leading […]
Kashmir under fresh snow cover
Weather to improve from today: MeT
Srinagar: Many parts of Kashmir, including Srinagar, received fresh snowfall on Saturday, the third time this month, even as the minimum temperatures across the Valley increased due to an overcast sky, officials said. Earlier, Kashmir had received heavy snowfall for over four days from January 3 and moderate snowfall on January 9. The famous ski-resort […]
Admin making all efforts to minimise disruptions after fresh
Srinagar: Stating that the administation was making all efforts to ensure that there was no inconvenice to the masses due to the latyest snowfall, Srinagar administration claims to have entire fleet of machines at their disposal. A government communique issued here said that in view of the fresh snowfall, Saturday, the administration ensured deployment of […]
DRPSC reviews Rail, road, aviation projects
Parliamentary Committee concludes its visit
Committee to make recommendations to the Central Govt for quick action SRINAGAR: Winding up the 3 day visit to Kashmir valley, the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Commits (DRPSC) on transport, tourism and culture, Saturday, held a meeting with the officers of civil aviation, tourism, home, Culture, Transport, Railways here today and received brief about the […]
