Stray cattle menace: Villagers lock cows in UP school
Muzaffarnagar, Jan 31 (PTI) A case has been registered against 24 people for allegedly evicting students and teachers of a government primary school in Uttar Pradesh to keep stray cows, officials said Thursday. It has been alleged that villagers in Kudana brought the cows inside the school on Wednesday and closed it, […]
SC dismisses PIL against appointment of former CBI spl dir Asthana as DG civil aviation security
New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a PIL challenging the appointment of former CBI special director Rakesh Asthana as director general of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi refused to entertain the plea filed by lawyer M L Sharma challenging Asthana’s […]
Woman’s body recovered from Jhelum in Chattabal
Srinagar: Body of an elderly lady of approximately above 60 years of age was recovered from river Jhelum in Chattabal area of Srinagar on Thursday. Police and locals from the Malik Sahib area fished out the body at Veer Chattabal. While the identity of the deceased is not known yet, the age of the […]
Fresh snowfall drapes valley, air traffic likely to be effected
Srinagar: Fresh snowfall has draped parts of valley while it continues to fall in Srinagar leading to closure of highway. Aerial traffic too might get suspended due to poor visibility conditions. Srinagar Jammu highway has been closed for vehicular movement due to snowfall and landslides. Airport authorities said that the bad weather conditions might effect […]
Forces lay siege over Kadam village in Shopian, search operations launched
Shopian: Government forces on Thursday laid siege over Kadam village in Shopian district of South Kashmir. According to reports the search operation was launched after forces received information about militant presence in the area. 34RR of Army and special operations group of JK Police is jointly conducting the operation in the area. Entry and exit […]
Highway shut after fresh snowfall, landslides
Srinagar: The Srinagar Jammu highway has been closed for vehicular traffic after fresh snowfall and landslides at different places along the mountainous terrain. “The roads have turned slippery due to fresh snowfall at Banihal. Landslides have blocked the road at some places in Ramban,” officials said. He said that vehicles stranded on the highway will […]
‘On duty’ cops mobile phone snatched
New Delhi: Three motorcycle-borne men allegedly snatched a mobile phone from an on duty ASI of the traffic police in Central Delhi’s Rani Jhansi Road, police said. The incident took place Monday evening near DCM roundabout at Rani Jhansi road when the officer was issuing challans, they said. When Assistant Sub Inspector Shiv Kumar of […]
Budget session of Parliament begins today
NEW DELHI: The Budget Session of Parliament is scheduled to begin on Today with President Ram Nath Kovind addressing the joint sitting of members of both the Houses of Parliament. The session is set to end on February 13 and will be last of Narendra Modi-led government which came to power at the Centre in […]
As ‘Chilai-Kalan’ ends today, Kashmir records fresh snowfall
Srinagar: Kashmir witnessed fresh snowfall as the minimum temperature rose several notches high, the MeT department said Wednesday. Moderate snowfall in plains and heavy precipitation in the higher reaches of the Valley has been going on since early hours, it said. The weatherman said the precipitation brought major respite to residents and the minimum temperature […]
Disruption becomes the order on Jammu-Srinagar NH
Highway closes, reopens for one-way traffic
Jammu: The strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was reopened for one-way traffic Wednesday after authorities cleared the landslide which had struck the highway in Ramban district, a traffic department official said. The landslide had blocked the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, at Anokhi fall around 1.30 am […]
