Snow avalanches hit Mahoo, Mangat, animals trapped
Srinagar: Two snow avalanches have reported to have hit far-flung areas of Ramban district in Jammu region on Thursday. Officials said that a snow avalanche hit Mahoo village of Ramban district in which six houses came under the avalanche. However, all the civilians and their livestock were already shifted from the area following predictions of […]
Nashri tunnel closed for vehicular movement
Srinagar: The inclement weather conditions have led to the closure of Nashri tunnel on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Officials said that Nashri tunnel has been closed for vehicular movement at 15:58 hrs today. They said that decision to close the tunnel was taken due to non-availability of electricity and failure of their UPS system.
Gaw Kadal massacre: Police says culprits untraced, records washed away in floods
Srinagar: Police has told the State Human Rights Commission that that the Gaw Kadal massacre case has been closed as the culprits are ‘untraced’ and the records pertaining to the case were washed away in Sept 2014 deluge. The report submitted by the Senior Superintendent of police Srinagar before the state human rights commission on […]
About 15.7 lakh public grievances against govt departments in 2018
NEW DELHI: Around 15.7 lakh public grievances were received last year against various central government departments, Union minister Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Of these, 14.98 lakh were disposed of and nearly 8.4 lakh grievances were pending, he said in a written reply. In 2017, around 18.66 lakh public grievances were received […]
GATE aspirants who missed flights asked to register themselves with Div Com’s office
Srinagar: GATE aspirants who missed their flights from the valley have been asked to themselves to register with the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir office. GATE aspirants who missed their flights last two days due to bad weather in Srinagar may kindly get themselves registered with the Assistant Commissioner Central in the office of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, […]
Administration has miserably failed to tackle weather vagaries: Dr Farooq
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Thursday decried the incumbent governor administration for its sloppy response to the exigencies arising after recent snowfall in the valley. Dr Farooq who represents the Srinagar parliamentary constituency said, “The incumbent governor administration has miserably failed to give a coordinated and effective response to […]
JRL calls for shutdown on Feb 09, 11
Asks people to remember Afzal Guru, Maqbool Bhat
Srinagar: In view of the anniversaries of Muhammad Afzal Guru and Muhammad Maqbool Bhat, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Thursday announced a protest program, appealing people to observe complete shutdown on February 09 and 11. JRL comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a statement issued here […]
Malik pays tribute to Zahid Farooq, Adv Hussain, others
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Thursday paid tributes to Advocate Muhammad Hussein, Muhammad Yakoob Khan (Chataiee), Ghulam Muhammad and Muhammad Maqbool Teli on their anniversaries. Recalling their sacrifices, Malik said that “these martyrs sacrificed their today for our tomorrow.” According to a statement issued here, Malik said […]
7 families rescued from snow avalanche
Budgam: Amid heavy snow fall continuing in the valley for second consecutive day, seven members of a family had a narrow escape when a snow avalanche hit the Zogiyar village of upper Kokarbagh in Khag Tehsil of the district. Reports said that the seven families of the area were rescued safely. “They have been shifted […]
Transmission Tower collapse in Bandipora
Bandipora: An under construction transmission tower of BBTL collapsed in north Kashmir’s Bandipora village on Thursday morning due to heavy snowfall. The incident happened at Ajas village, however, there was no report of any injury. Two days of heavy snowfall combined with rains that added to the significant weight on the roof and supporting structure, […]
