Srinagar, Jan 12: Authorities on Tuesday said that a Bailey bridge is being launched by Border Roads Organization (BRO) to restore connectivity on Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the world. The 260-kilomter thoroughfare has been closed since 6:20 p.m. on January 10 after retaining wall of key […]
Srinagar, Jan 12: A 67-year-old man from Omar Colony area of Lalbazar here became one more victim of covid-19 in J&K, taking the fatality count to 1912. Official sources said that so far 1200 people died in the Valley while 712 have succumbed to the virus in Jammu region. Srinagar district with 452 deaths tops […]
Kupwara, Jan 12: A fire broke out in District Industrial Centre Kupwara on Tuesday evening causing damage to material stocked up in the building. Reports reaching GNS said that the fire broke out in Aluminum Unit of the Centre in Branwari area in the district. Fire tenders assisted by locals doused off the flames, however […]
Srinagar, Jan 12: Jammu and Kashmir Bank has announced to allow aspirants to sit in re-examination for the Banking Associates’ post after seeking grant from IBPS, on the grounds of ‘extreme weather conditions’ on the earlier notified dates. A notification in this regard, a copy of which lies with GNS, reads that “On J&K Bank’s […]
Bandipora, Jan 12: An 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed on Tuesday after he was hit by a passenger bus near in Chortung Morh in Ajas area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. An official said that the motorcyclist was critically injured after being hit by the passenger bus. He said that the injured motorcyclist was immediately shifted […]
Uri, Jan 12: Two army porters were injured after they fell from a hill in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. Official sources said the porters slipped from the hill when they were taking some load uphill at a forwarded post of the army in village Nawarunda Uri and got injured. The […]
Uri, Jan 12: At least 50 villages are reeling under darkness since early Tuesday morning after 33 KV transmission line suffered damage in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to reports, 33 KV transmission line, two poles (Steel tublor frame) fell down in Gingal area of Uri. The 33 KV transmission line which […]
Srinagar, January 12 : The night temperatures decreased across Kashmir with Gulmargrecording the highest plunge to remain the coldest place in the Valley, the weatherman said on Tuesday. A meteorological department official here told that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.9°C against minus 0.2°C on the previous night. However, the temperature is above normal […]
Leh, Jan 12: Amid the India-China standoff, Tourism department in Ladakh union territory has reopened Pangong Lake for tourists from January 10 in this month after nearly a year of closure. Tourism department officials informed that the prime tourist attraction in Ladakh UT, Pangong Lake has been reopened for tourists. Notably, the Pangong Lake in […]
Srinagar, Jan 12 : The drivers stranded along Srinagar—Jammu highway for the past four days on Tuesday rued lack of facilities alleging that the administration seems to have forgotten them. The drivers said that they are stuck along the highway following the damage to the bridge along the highway at Kela Morh in Ramban district […]
