Lightning strike kills man in Uri
Srinagar: A 38-year old man died due to lightning at forest area of Gowhalan, Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday morning. Official sources said that the natural calamity struck forest area at Gowhalan today morning. Shabir Ahmad Tehklee son of Mir Alam who came under the lightening was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital […]
Unable to read doctors’ handwriting, court seeks printed medico legal reports
Lucknow: Fed up of summoning doctors to decipher medico-legal reports, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has ordered that computer printed reports be provided along with the original handwritten reports. Making the observation on Friday, a division bench of justice Ajai Lamba and justice D K Singh said the unreadable handwritten reports, produced before the […]
Encounter breaks out in Shopian village
Shopian: Gunfight has started between Militants and Government Forces in the Khudpora Memander village of Arwani in South Kashmir’s Shopian District this evening amid heavy snowfall. Officials said that 44 RR of Indian Army, SOG of Jammu Kashmir Police, 23Para and CRPF jointly launched CASO. Forces had launched a Cordon and Search Operation in the area upon […]
Most of 33KV lines damaged by heavy snowfall, restoration underway: Chief Engineer PDD
Srinagar: Chief Engineer PDD Kashmir, Hashmat Qazi, Saturday evening said that heavy snowfall in the Valley has resulted in trees with thick foliage coming down heavily on electrical lines damaging most of the 33KV lines. He said intermittent rainfall and now heavy snowfall led to frequent faults in the electrical system affecting supply in most […]
Terrorism serious violation of human rights: India at UN
United Nations: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India at the UN said that terrorism is the most serious violation of human rights emanating from beyond its borders, urging the global community to take a resolute action against the menace in all its forms and manifestations. A lack of consensus in the Human Rights Council’s […]
Valley cut off due to heavy snowfall
Srinagar: Surface and air links between the Kashmir Valley and rest of the country were snapped due to heavy snowfall here, officials said. The season’s first snowfall in Srinagar began on Saturday afternoon and several inches of snow had accumulated in the city. An official of the MeT Department said this was the first time […]
Kishtwar killings: Curfew relaxed briefly in Bhaderwah
BHADERWAH: Kishtwar district authorities relaxed curfew with an improvement law and order situation post killing of two BJP leaders on Thursday evening. The curfew was relaxed for more than three hours in Bhaderwah area of Chenab valley. “Curfew in Bhaderwah town has been relaxed 3; 30 p.m. to 6 p.m today to allow people to […]
Srinagar airport suspends operation for today due to no improvement in weather conditions
Srinagar: All post noon flights at the Sringar airport have been cancelled following no improvement in bad weather conditions, officials said on Saturday. According to information department post-noon flight operations cancelled due to snowfall, bad weather. Officials at the the airport earlier said that all the ‘go air’ flights have been cancelled today. “Due to […]
Flights suspended at Srinagar airport due to bad weather
Srinagar: Following heavy downpour in state especially snowfall in summer capital Srinagar authorities have temporarily suspended operation at Srinagar airport on Saturday. “Landing/take-off [of flights] temporarily suspended at Srinagar airport due to bad weather/snowfall,” said the Information department on Twitter. It said the flights are lined up at the tarmac, waiting for the weather to […]
