Poonch Loran, Saujiyan roads close for traffic
Poonch: Following heavy snowfall in the intervening night, vehicular traffic on Saujiyan as well as Loran roads of Poonch has got suspended. Details revealed that road from Poonch Mandi to Saujiyan is closed for traffic due to last night’s heavy snowfall with snow level on the road above one and a half feet neat Khet […]
8 cops among 10 go missing as avalanche strikes police post
Srinagar: Eight policemen and two civilians have gone missing after a snow avalanche struck a post at Jawahar Tunnel along the strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway on Thursday evening. Separately, one person was killed and another is missing while two persons were rescued after an avalanche struck Kokernag area of southern Anantnag district. Sources told GNS said that […]
SKIMS establishes helpline
SRINAGAR: To overcome the difficulties of transportation for critically ill patients due to inclement weather, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Medical College/hospital has kept two ambulances for providing services to such patients who need transportation to any hospital within the municipal limits of Srinagar. The helpline numbers are: Dr Mudasir CMO: 9622726147, […]
J&K Bank convenes 109th meeting of J&K SLBC
Committed to uplift the economic profile of farmers, artisans with improved flow of credit: BVR Subhramanyam
Jammu: J&K Bank convened 109th meeting of J&K State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) todayat Jammu which was presided over by the Chief Secretary J&K Government B V R Subrahmanyam and also attended by Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development, Dheeraj Gupta, Financial Commissioner Revenue Dr. Pawan Kotwal, Principal Secretary Finance, Navin Kumar Chaudhary ,Principal Secretary Industries […]
Avalanche hits Jawahar tunnel, blocked
Srinagar: An avalanche hit the north portal of the Jawahar Tunnel along Srinagar-Jammu highway on Thursday. Snow avalanche blocked one of the tubes, an official said. He said that efforts are on to clear the avalanche.
High level avalanche warning in 7 Kashmir districts
Srinagar: High level warning has been issued for the areas including Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora and Ganderbal districts of Kashmir. Officials said that medium level warning has been issued for Poonch, Rajouri, Reasi, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Udhampur and Kargil districts. Low level warning has been issued for Leh.
Woman gang-raped in front of father in Bihar
Kishanganj (Bihar), Feb 7 (PTI) A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped by six men in front of her father at a village in Bihar’s Kishanganj district, police said on Thursday. Superintendent of Police Kumar Ashish said the incident occurred in the Kodhiwadi police station area. The six men forcibly entered their house and took the woman […]
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. […]
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 […]
About 15.7 lakh public grievances against govt departments in 2018
New Delhi, Feb 7 (PTI) 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 […]
