Srinagar: The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway, the only road connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir, remained closed for the 5th day on Monday. Meanwhile, Gumri-Sonamarg road has also been closed temporarily due to snowfall and slippery road conditions, a traffic police official said. He said due to accumulation of several feet of snow, which has also […]
Srinagar: Dozens of far-flung and remote villages near the Line of Control (LoC) in the frontier district of Kupwara and Bandipora remained cut off from their respective district headquarters for the fourth day on Monday due to accumulation of several feet of snow and slippery road conditions. Several feet of snow had accumulated at Sadhna and […]
Srinagar: Landslides in Ramban district on Monday blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway that was restored for one-way traffic less than a day ago, a senior traffic department official said. Landslides hit the Battery Chashma area earlier. “Traffic was restored from Jammmu to Srinagar last evening. Today it was scheduled to open for those travelling from Srinagar […]
Srinagar: The deputy commissioner Srinagar, Syed Abid Shah has said that the authorities have restored 300 Mega Watts of electricity out of the normal load of 380 Mega watts. “Out of the normal load of 380 MW , Srinagar district is feeding approx 300 MW as we speak. Any outages at the local level due […]
November 04: Jammu and Kashmir Police Traffic Police evacuated about 700 civilians from Jawhar Tunnel and Sonmarg who were stranded due to inclement weather and snowfall. Besides over 1000 civilians were provided food and shelter in Banihal by Police and civil administration. In the aftermath of snow fall J& K police has deployed rescue teams […]
Srinagar: Expressing concern over ‘poorest-ever civic amenities’ being given to the people in Kashmir, Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) chairman Haji Muhammad Yasin Khan said valley in general and summer capital of Srinagar are reeling under administrative chaos. Mr Khan in a statement on Sunday said while the government enjoys life in warmth of Jammu, snow-bound […]
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairperson Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Saturday said that the way Indian forces are also killing mentally challenged persons, reflects the mental and “moral bankruptcy of government forces” towards the Kashmiri people. In a statement, Sehrai said the forces were taking advantage of draconian laws like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives […]
Bhaderwah: Curfew was relaxed for three and a half hours in Bhaderwah area of Chenab valley on Saturday evening in view of improvement in situation after two days. “Curfew in Bhaderwah town has been relaxed for three hours from 3:30 pm to 6 pm today to allow people to get their essential commodities. However, the suspension of […]
Srinagar: A man died due to lightning in Gawalan area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday morning. Reports said that Sher Ahmad (38) son of Mir Ahmad, a resident of Gawalan, Uri died when lightning struck him at around 8.30 am. MET department has forecast highly inclement weather in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Srinagar: Arizal in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district and Pampore in southern Kashmir Pulwama district are observing a shutdown for the third consecutive day on Saturday to mourn the killing of two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants killed in a gun-battle on Thursday. Reports said that all shops, business establishments, and educational institutions remained closed in the twin towns. Mohammad Amin Mir […]
