Leh highway, Mughal road closed, one-way traffic on Kashmir highway

Leh highway, Mughal road closed, one-way traffic on Kashmir highway

Srinagar: The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh Highway and historic Mughal road remained closed due to fresh snowfall and slippery road condition while only one-way traffic will ply on the Kashmir highway on Tuesday, a traffic police official said. There is also a forecast for widespread snowfall during the next 48 hours in Jammu and Kashmir which could […]

Wife of former militant and resident of Pakistan administered Kashmir wins Sarpanch, Panch elections in Kupwara

Srinagar: A woman from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) has been elected unopposed as Sarpanch and Panch in Khumriyal area of northern Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Arifa Begum (35) had come to this part of Kashmir along with her husband Ghulam Mohammad Mir via Nepal in 2010. Arifa, originally a resident of Palandari village in Muzaffarabad had […]

Panchayat polls: 40 Sarpanchs, 669 Panchs declared win uncontested in north Kashmir’s Kupwara

Panchayat polls: 40 Sarpanchs, 669 Panchs declared win uncontested in north Kashmir’s Kupwara

Srinagar: In the forth coming panchahyat polls across valley, 40 Sarpanchs, 669 ward panchs have been declared winers uncontested in northern Kashmir’s Kupwara. Officials said that at 166 Sarpanch Halqas across district kupwara, for first three phases 459 candidates had filed their nominations among which, 40 candidates won unopposed. “90 forms were rejected at the […]

North Kashmir: Snowfall forces closure of border roads in Kupwara

North Kashmir: Snowfall forces closure of border roads in Kupwara

Srinagar: The roads connecting Machil and Keran sectors of northern Kashmir with district headquarters Kupwara have been shut after snowfall, reports said on Tuesday. They however said that the road connecting remote Karnah with Kupwara remained open for vehicular traffic. Meanwhile reports of rains from plains of Kupwara and snow in upper reaches were received […]

Panchayat ghar set ablaze in south Kashmir

Panchayat ghar set ablaze in south Kashmir

Anantnag, Nov 12 (UNI) A panchayat ghar was set on fire by miscreants in this south Kashmir district, a police spokesman said on Monday morning. He said some miscreants set ablaze panchayat ghar at Brakpora Bulbul Nowgam in Anantnag on Sunday last night. Fire tenders were rushed from different areas to control the leaping flames, […]

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