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Highway Remains Closed, Unlikely To Open For Fresh Traffic In Next 2 Days

Highway Remains Closed, Unlikely To Open For Fresh Traffic In Next 2 Days

Srinagar, Mar 24: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with outside world, continues to be closed due to landslides, mudslides and shooting stones at several places along the thoroughfare. The authorities said that stranded traffic between Nashree and Banihal shall be allowed towards their destinations provided the debris was cleared. Also, there […]

Sumo driver arrested after some ‘arms, ammunition found’ in his vehicle in Kokernag: officials

Sumo driver arrested after some ‘arms, ammunition found’ in his vehicle in Kokernag: officials

Srinagar, March 24: Police and army arrested a sumo driver after some arms and ammunitions were allegedly recovered from the vehicle at Kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Wednesday. They said Army’s 19 RR and Special Operation Group Kokernag stopped a Tata Sumo (JK03B-9733) at Senzi Gadole in the area and “recovered […]

PM Modi writes letter to Imran Khan on Pakistan Day: ‘India desires cordial relations with Pakistani people’

PM Modi writes letter to Imran Khan on Pakistan Day: ‘India desires cordial relations with Pakistani people’

Islamabad: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told Prime Minister Imran Khan in a Pakistan Day message that his country desires cordial relations with the Pakistani people, it emerged on Tuesday, Dawn reported. The message, dated March 22, was conveyed to Prime Minister Imran by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad through the Foreign Office. […]

Day 4: Heavy Rains, snowfall continue in Kashmir

Day 4: Heavy Rains, snowfall continue in Kashmir

Srinagar, March 24: Rains continued to lash plains while more snow got accumulated in higher reaches in Kashmir valley including world famous skiing resort of Gulmarg, officials said on Wednesday. The meteorological department has forecast significant improvement in weather and said that it was unlikely that there would be any major rain or snowfall activity […]

Flash floods damage portion of bridge in Handwara, traffic halted

Flash floods damage portion of bridge in Handwara, traffic halted

Kupwara, March 24: A bridge over Nallah Mawer at Batgung village in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district was damaged due to flash floods triggered by the incessant rains from last four days, officials said on Wednesday. They said a portion of bridge, constructed some 25 years ago, has been damaged, leading to halt […]

House gutted in midnight blaze in Budgam village

House gutted in midnight blaze in Budgam village

Budgam, Mar 24: Two persons were injured while dousing flames after a residential house caught fire in Sozeith area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. An official said that a massive fire erupted in residential house of one Fayaz Ahmad Bhat during midnight and two locals received burnt […]

Soldier Ends Life In Central Kashmir

Soldier Ends Life In Central Kashmir

Srinagar, March 23: An ITBP personnel allegedly committed suicide in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Tuesday, official said. They said the ITBP personnel identified as Constable Ajeet Kumar committed suicide by hanging himself in Zewan area of srinagar. The cause of him taking such an extreme step was not immediately known, the official said.”Proceedings have […]

Jammu-Srinagar Highway To Remain Closed For Second Day on Wedenesday

Jammu-Srinagar Highway To Remain Closed For Second Day on Wedenesday

Srinagar, March 23: The Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir valley with the outside world, shall remain closed for second consecutive day on Wednesday, officials said on Tuesday. “On (March 24), no vehicular movement shall be allowed from either side on Jammu-Srinagar highway in view of inclement weather prediction issued by MeT department […]

Supplementary charge sheet against Waheed Parra an afterthought: PDP

Supplementary charge sheet against Waheed Parra an afterthought: PDP

Srinagar, 23 March: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today refuted the allegations leveled in the supplementary charge sheet filed by National Investigation Agency against Party Youth President Waheed ur Rehman Parra. In a statement , Party Additional Spokesperson Najmu Saqib said that Waheed Ur Rehman Parra is being victimized for standing by and fiercely advocating the […]