Over 5,000 vehicles stranded on Jammu-Srinagar highway due to landslides: Officials
Jammu: Over 5,000 vehicles are stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar highway for the past two days due to landslides, officials said on Thursday. Landslides were reported from Karol in Chanderkot near Jaiswal bridge on Thursday and from Digdol on Wednesday, they said. Over 5,000 vehicles have been stranded at different places on the highway and no […]
7 killed, 24 injured as bus falls into gorge in Rajouri
Jammu: Seven people were killed and 24 injured, some of them critically, when a bus skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Thursday, police said. The bus was on its way from Surankote to Jammu when the accident happened at Siot-Lambari in Rajouri district, they […]
Min temp increases slightly in Kashmir; rain, snowfall likely
Srinagar: There was some respite from cold wave in Kashmir as the minimum temperatures increased slightly across the valley even as the Met department predicted rain and snowfall from Thursday onwards. The minimum temperature increased on Thursday across the Kashmir valley owing to a cloud cover, an official of the Meteorological department here said. He said […]
Temperature drops across Kashmir, snowfall likely
Srinagar: A day after some respite, the minimum temperature across the valley dropped again with the MeT department predicting a spell of moderate to heavy snowfall in Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh from Wednesday onwards. However, there was improvement in the night temperature in Ladakh Union territory, an official of the Meteorological department here said. “A spell […]
Glitches mar SMS service on first day after restoration in Valley
Srinagar: The announcement of restoration of SMS services in Kashmir on the New Year Day came as a happy news for residents in the Valley, but some technical glitches prevented several people from reaching out to their loved ones as the facility was not working across all network providers. Several people in the Valley complained […]
PM conveys New Year greetings to top leaders of neighbouring countries
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held telephonic conversations with top leaders of Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Maldives, conveying New Year greetings and emphasising India’s commitment to regional peace and security as well as ‘neighbourhood first’ policy. Modi spoke to King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh […]
Army better prepared to face challenge that may come up at borders with Pak, China: Gen Rawat
New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) The Army is “better prepared” to face any challenge that may come up at India’s borders with Pakistan and China, Gen Bipin Rawat said on Tuesday, noting that the Army’s restructuring and modernisation were among his biggest achievements during his tenure as the Army chief. Gen Rawat had assumed charge as […]
