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Kashmir: Mughal road closed for traffic, Srinagar-Jammu highway through

Kashmir: Mughal road closed for traffic, Srinagar-Jammu highway through

Srinagar: Following overnight snowfall in the upper reaches of Kashmir, authorities on Tuesday suspended traffic movement on Mughal road. However, the traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu highway is open from Srinagar to Jammu today. Meanwhile, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan issued a weather advisory according to which a spell of light to moderate rain or […]

Kashmir: Srinagar-Leh highway closed after fresh snowfall

Kashmir: Srinagar-Leh highway closed after fresh snowfall

Srinagar: Authorities on Tuesday suspended traffic on the Srinagar-Leh highway after upper reaches of the Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district including the famous health resort of Sonamarg received fresh snowfall. Reports said the higher reaches of Ganderbal, including Sonamarg, Nilghart, Baltal,  Zojila pass on Srinagar-Leh highway received fresh spell of light snowfall on Tuesday morning. They […]

Snow in upper reaches across Kashmir leads to drop in temperatures

Snow in upper reaches across Kashmir leads to drop in temperatures

Srinagar: The upper reaches of Kashmir Valley on Tuesday received a fresh snowfall, while rains lashed plains leading to a drop in temperature. The upper reaches of the Valley, including the world famous ski resort of Gulmarg received fresh snowfall causing dip in the temperature, officials said. Sonamarg tourist spot also received fresh snowfall much […]

Kashmir gets High Altitude Disease Investigation Laboratory in a first

Kashmir gets High Altitude Disease Investigation Laboratory in a first

Srinagar: In a first, High Altitude Disease Investigation Laboratory in Sonamarg has come up in Kashmir to provide better and timely treatment to livestock in hilly areas. The facility was inaugurated by Principal Secretary to Animal, Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Transport department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon. Director Sheep Husbandry Kashmir Dr Muhammad Shareef, Director Fisheries […]

Bear attack leaves 2 including a woman injured in Tral

Bear attack leaves 2 including a woman injured in Tral

Srinagar: Two persons including a woman were injured in a Bear attack in Tral area of Pulwama ins southern Kashmir on Monday. Officials said that the incident took place in Brental area of Tral. The lady was identified as Shareefa Akhter, a resident of Brental Tral while the boy has been identified as Yasir Ahmad Dar son […]

Sajjad Lone realizes boycott of past 20 years was futile, detrimental

Sajjad Lone realizes boycott of past 20 years was futile, detrimental

Srinagar:  Peoples Conference (PC) chairman and MLA Handwara, Sajad Gani Lone on Monday said that the local body elections provide an opportunity to the people to elect representatives for their day to day local issues and decentralizes governance. “A local ward representative is able to take into account local grievances more effectively. In these elections […]

‘People don’t know who is contesting from which ward, says NC, ‘ULB polls have cast a shadow on the roots of democracy’

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Monday said that ongoing ULB polls has turned out to be an exercise in waste as first phase of polling has witnessed a record low poll percentage in the valley with as many as 215 candidates getting elected unopposed with 177 wards having no candidates. Party’s Provincial Spokesperson […]

Div Com Kashmir issues Weather Advisory

Div Com Kashmir issues Weather Advisory

Srinagar: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir on Monday issued weather advisory after a communication received from Indian Meteorological Centre (Ministry of Earth Science). A communiqué said that Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan issued a weather advisory according to which a spell of light to moderate rain or snow will occur on mountains most likely from […]

Kashmir municipal elections: JRL appreciates peoples’ boycott

Kashmir municipal elections: JRL appreciates peoples’ boycott

Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik JRL have appreciated people’s rejection and boycott of the “sham ULB elections” being held by GOI in J&K, and the exemplary complete protest shutdown against it. In a statement, the trio said that the election violated the very definition of the democratic […]