Weatherman issues ‘orange alert’ in Kashmir
Health officers asked not to leave stations in face of inclement weather
Srinagar: As upper reaches in Jammu and Kashmir witnessed snowfall and rains lashed plains, the Srinagar office of the Meteorological department on Tuesday issued an ‘orange alert’ in Kashmir saying the prevalent rains and snowfall are expected to intensify in coming days. The wet spell started Monday night as Srinagar too received a moderate dose […]
42 flights cancelled at Srinagar airport due to bad weather
Srinagar: Authorities at the Srinagar airport on Tuesday cancelled 42 flights due to poor visibility caused by the prevalent rains and snowfall in Kashmir and said that all the passengers of the cancelled flights shall be rescheduled in the next available flight of the concerned airlines. At around 6.30 PM, Srinagar Airport official handle tweeted: […]
J&K Police to get American assault rifles, pistols for anti-militancy operations
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel will soon get American Sig Sauer assault rifles and pistols to carry out anti-militancy operations, officials said. The Army has already equipped its personnel guarding the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China with the state-of-the-art rifles. The Jammu and Kashmir Police […]
J&K logs 199 fresh COVID-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday logged 199 new positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which took the total number of positive cases detected so far across the UT to 3,42,001. Officials said 109 of the new cases were from Kashmir and 90 from the Jammu, while as 156 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and […]
We ensured Zoji La mountain pass kept open post Dec 31: BRO
New Delhi: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) said on Tuesday that it has ensured that the Zoji La mountain pass, which links Ladakh with Kashmir and rest of the country, is kept open after December 31 for the first time ever. Last year, the pass was kept open till December 31, the BRO’s statement noted. […]
Day after MCB employees targeted street vendors in Bla, 4 employees placed under suspension
Baramulla: A day after Municipal Committee Baramulla (MCB) employees vandalized the carts of street-vendors in Baramulla town, Director Urban Local Bodies Kashmir on Tuesday directed Executive Officer MC Baramulla to take against the erring employees, following which four of them were placed under suspension. Director Urban Local Bodies Kashmir vide letter no DULB/363-66 dated 04-01-2021 […]
POWER CRISIS: J&K’s AT&C losses continue to remain highest in country
Whopping sums expended to bring it down have yielded precious little!
Srinagar: Despite pumping in thousands of crores of rupees to revamp its power distribution infrastructure, J&K continues to top in Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses at 60 percent, the highest in entire India. In simple terms, Jammu and Kashmir is suffering a huge gap in the energy it puts into the system and the […]
LG launches Covid vaccination drive for 15-18 age group
Requests ‘young friends’ to get vaccinated
Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha launched the COVID-19 vaccination drive for beneficiaries in the 15-18 age group from a government school here on Monday, expressing confidence about completing the inoculation of the targeted 8.33 lakh population across the Union Territory in a week. The drive, a part of the national campaign against the Covid pandemic, […]
Top LeT commander among two militants killed in Srinagar encounters: Police
Srinagar: Two militants including a wanted Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Salim Parray and a foreign militant were killed in two encounters with security forces in the outskirts of the Srinagar city on Monday, police said. Giving details, a police spokesman said that based on specific input generated by police regarding presence of militant in Harwan/Shalimar area, […]
Dubai’s Emaar group to develop 5 lakh sq ft shopping mall in Srinagar
New Delhi: Dubai-based realty firm Emaar Properties on Monday said it will develop a five lakh square feet shopping mall at Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the governments of Dubai and Jammu & Kashmir to facilitate investments into this proposed project, Emaar said in a statement. […]
