Air traffic, train services resume; highway remains closed

Srinagar, Jan 31: Air traffic to and fro Srinagar international airport resumed on Tuesday, a day after poor visibility and continuous snowfall forced cancellation of all 68 scheduled flights. Official sources said that two indigo flights landed at the airport a short while ago. Earlier Director, Airport Authority of India (AAI), Srinagar Airport, Kuldeep Singh […]
Government orders premature retirement of 03 officials of Prison Department

JAMMU, JAN 31: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered premature retirement of 03 officials of Prison Department for their involvement in corruption, underperformance and anti-social activities. In its endeavor to make the Administration more efficient and transparent, the government prematurely retired 03 personnel of Prison Department on charges of their involvement in corruption […]
Inflation in India expected to come down to 5 pc in 2023 and 4 pc in 2024: IMF

Washington, Jan 31 (PTI) Inflation in India is expected to come down from 6.8 percent in the current fiscal year ending March 31 to 5 percent the next fiscal, and then drop further to 4 percent in 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday. “Inflation in India as in other countries is expected […]
57 schools, roads named after martyrs, eminent personalities in J&K

Jammu, Jan 31 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir administration has named 57 schools and roads after martyrs and eminent personalities, including Makhan Lal Bindroo, the Kashmiri Pandit owner of a pharmacy in Srinagar, and DSP Mohammad Ayoub Pandit, who was lynched near the same city’s Jamia Masjid in 2017. The move is part of the Lieutenant […]
61 killed, over 150 injured in Taliban suicide attack at mosque in high-security zone in Pakistan’s Peshawar

Peshawar, Jan 31 (PTI) A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with worshippers during afternoon prayers on Monday in the high-security zone in Pakistan’s restive northwestern Peshawar city, killing at least 61 people and wounding more than 150 others, mostly policemen, officials said. The powerful blast occurred inside the mosque in […]
Fresh snowfall cuts off Kashmir

Surface and air traffic takes hit
Srinagar: Fresh snowfall disrupted normal life in Jammu and Kashmir, where an avalanche warning was issued in five districts, higher reaches and tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh and Garhwal region of Uttarakhand on Monday. In Kashmir, moderate to very heavy snowfall since Sunday night stalled road, rail and air traffic, while nearly 500 roads, including […]
All flights at Srinagar airport cancelled amid snowfall
Srinagar: All flights to and from Kashmir were cancelled on Monday due to bad weather and moderate to heavy snowfall across the Valley, officials said. The continuous snowfall reduced visibility to below 500 metres, leading to the cancellations of all the 68 scheduled flights at the Srinagar airport. The snowfall started late Sunday night and […]
KU, CUS postpone exams scheduled for today
Srinagar: Kashmir University (KU) and Cluster University Srinagar (CUS) on Monday postponed various examinations scheduled for tomorrow in view of inclement weather conditions, officials said. “All PG, engineering and other examinations scheduled to be held on January 31, 2023 (Tuesday) have been postponed in view of inclement weather conditions,” Controller Examinations KU Dr Majid Zaman […]
Snowfall disrupts electric supply to many areas of Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Following heavy Snowfall on Monday electric supply to many areas of Kashmir Valley got disrupted and the load in the whole valley dipped below 850 MWs during the early morning hours, an official said. “Out of total 33 KV feeders, 14 were under fault along with 4 No. 33 KV Taplines which affected the […]
‘LG’s Mulaqaat’- Admin’s prime objective is to provide quality grievance disposal: Lt Guv
Interacts with people, addresses their grievances during Live Public Grievance Hearing
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said that the administration’s prime objective is to provide quality grievance disposal and constant monitoring of service delivery mechanism. Interacting with the people and hearing their grievances during “LG’s Mulaqaat- Live Public Grievance Hearing” at Civil Secretariat, the Lt Governor appraised the action taken on the grievances of […]