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.
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 […]
JRL calls for shutdown on Feb 9,11 to mark Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat hanging
Srinagar: The joint resistance leadership Thursday called for a complete shutdown on February 9 and 11 on the “martyrdom” anniversaries of JKLF founder Muhammad Maqbool Butt and parliament attack convict Muhammad Afzal Guru. A statement of JRL, comprising of octogenarian Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani, Hurriyat (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF chairperson Yasin Malik urged […]
Germany sets new limits on Facebook data collection
Frankfurt (AFP) Germany’s Federal Competition Office (FCO) said Thursday it would impose new limits on how Facebook collects data from subsidiaries Whatsapp and Instagram, as well as third-party websites with embedded Facebook features such as “Like” buttons. Rather than requiring users to accept that such data can be folded into their Facebook accounts under a one-off […]
Gaw Kadal massacre: Case closed as culprits untraced, records washed away in floods, police tells SHRC
Srinagar: Police has told State Human Rights Commission that that the Gaw Kadal massacre case has been closed as the culprits are untraced and the records for the same were washed away in Sept 2014 deluge. The report submitted by the Senior Superintendent of police Srinagar before the state human rights commission today revealed […]
SC raps CBI for transferring officer probing Bihar shelter home cases
New Delhi, Feb 7 (PTI) The Supreme Court Thursday came down heavily on CBI for transferring its former Joint Director A K Sharma, who was probing Bihar’s shelter home cases, out of the agency in violation of the court’s order and directed its then interim chief M Nageswara Rao to personally appear before it on February […]
PDP’s Baramulla president quits party
By Bilal Ahmad Sopore : Peoples Democratic Party’s Baramulla district president on Thursday resigned for the party membership. He was incharge District president for the party in Bandipora as well. “I am resigning from the basic membership of the PDP. I have send my resignation letter to the party president Mehbooba Mufti,” Irshad Rasool Kar […]
District administrations, police issue helpline numbers
Sriangar: District Administrations have issued helpline number for the general public requiring assistance in view of the turbulent weather conditions prevailing in the Valley. District Srinagar: The general public have been asked to contact the following numbers in case of eventualities: DC Office Srinagar 0194-2477033/2452182/9419042342/7051112345, R&B 0194-2313751/7006003383, Fire & Emergency Services 0194-2479488/101/9419251908, MED 0194-2497458/9596193550/9419059311, PDD […]