Jammu records highest rainfall in two decades
Jammu: Incessant downpour threw life out of gear during the last three days in Jammu with the city on Wednesday recording 50.1 mm rainfall in a 24-hour period, its second-highest for the month of January in 20 years, Meteorological department officials said here. The showers, however, stopped on Wednesday morning, bringing some relief to residents. […]
Strike by transporters hits normal life in JK
Jammu: The day-long strike by transporters in support of their various demands hit normal life across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as commuters faced hardships to reach their destinations. The strike from Lakhanpur to Kashmir was called by the All J-K Transport Welfare Association in support of various demands, including 30 percent hike in passenger […]
WHO rebukes China for delaying virus team probe for COVID-19 origin
China says it’s a misunderstanding
Beijing: An embarrassed China on Wednesday acknowledged that there could be some “misunderstanding” between Beijing and the World Health Organisation over granting timely permission to experts to visit the country to probe the origin of the coronavirus, even as it gave no indication about when it will allow them to come. In a rare instance […]
India detects 71 cases of the new UK mutant strain
New Delhi: The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has climbed to 71, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. These 71 cases include the 58 which were announced by the ministry till Tuesday. “The total number of cases infected with the new strain […]
00 militants waiting to infiltrate from launch pads across LoC: Officials
4Jammu: Around 400 militants are currently in launching pads across the Line of Control (LoC), waiting to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir during the winters, after a tight anti-infiltration grid frustrated attempts by Pakistan to push them into the Indian side, according to security officials. A top police official said that Pakistan is trying to […]
Amid heavy snowfall, authorities in Kashmir order fuel rationing
Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir on Tuesday ordered rationing of petrol and diesel for vehicles to overcome any shortage of fuel due to closure of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway amid heavy snowfall. According to the order issued by Kashmir Divisional Commissioner P K Pole, buses, trucks and commercial vehicles will get a maximum of 20 litres, while […]
Air, road links with Kashmir Valley cut off for second day
Srinagar: Kashmir was cut off from rest of the country for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as the arterial Jammu-Srinagar national highway and Mughal road remained closed, while air traffic was suspended due to snowfall across the valley. Nearly 4500 vehicles, mostly trucks carrying essentials to the valley, are stranded along the highway at […]
Jammu-Srinagar closed for third day; over 250 stranded vehicles cleared
Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Tuesday following heavy snowfall and multiple landslides, even as over 250 stranded vehicles, mostly carrying passengers, were cleared after the arterial road was briefly opened for one-way traffic between Banihal and Qazigund, officials said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir […]