Authorities launch ‘rescue mission’ to trace six missing people

Srinagar: As fate of the six missing persons from remote Warwan area of Kishtwar district hangs in balance, authorities on Thursday launched a “rescue mission” to search for them at Margan Top in Anantnag. “One team is proceeding by road alongwith snow cutter machine and JCB, headed by SDM. The team is accompanied by Tehsildar, […]

Youth dies of asphyxiation, another found unconscious

Jammu: An 18-year-old youth, working in a hotel as cook, died of suffocation while his colleague was found in unconscious state after the duo had kept a coal gas heater in their room in Doda district, officials said on Thursday. A police official said that the duo Shahnawaz Hussain (18), and Adil Hussain Sheikh (22), […]

MeT forecasts moderate rain, snowfall at scattered places

Srinagar: The weatherman on Thursday forecast “moderate rain and snow at scattered places of J&K” in next 48 hours and dry weather thereafter till February end. “As expected, rain/snow decreased significantly since last night but weather is overcast in Kashmir, cloudy in Jammu and partly to generally cloudy in Ladakh,” said a meteorological department official, […]

Flight operations resume in Kashmir

Jmu-Sgr highway opens for traffic

Srinagar: Air traffic to and from Kashmir resumed on Thursday following improvement in visibility, officials said. The flight operations at the Srinagar airport were suspended on Wednesday due to bad weather after heavy snowfall in the Valley. The officials said the operations resumed on Thursday afternoon. They said the visibility at the airport improved from […]

Drug abuse: DM Srinagar, SSP raid hotspots of drug consumption

SRINAGAR: In order to curb the menace of drugs and to break its supply chain in the district, the District Magistrate, (DM) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad alongwith Senior Superintendent of Police, Rakesh Balwal Thursday evening launched a massive crackdown against the drug peddling and raided hotspots of drug consumption in various parts of the City. […]