Srinagar records coldest night in 11 years, temp dips to minus 6.8 deg C

Srinagar: Srinagar — the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir — recorded the coldest night in 11 years as the minimum temperature plunged to minus 6.8 degrees Celsius, resulting in partial freezing of the Dal Lake and water supply lines to residential areas on Monday. The all-time low recorded in the month of December in […]

GST, negative publicity of the region killing tourism in JK: Par panel

New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax has had a “negative” effect on tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, a parliamentary panel has noted, adding the Centre should reconsider the indirect tax regime on tourism-related activities in the northern state. The Committee on Development of Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, in its report, said according to […]

ITBP personnel killed, 34 injured as bus falls into gorge

30 passengers had a miraculous escape in Doda mishap

Banihal: An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel was killed and 34 others, including three officers of the paramilitary force, were injured Monday when a bus carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, police said. Nine of the injured persons, including a sub-inspector, two assistant sub-inspectors and […]

Pak troops target forward posts, villages in Rajouri

Admin orders closure of schools

Jammu: Pakistani troops Monday opened fire and shelled forward posts and villages along the LoC in Rajouri district, police said. The firing and shelling from across the border started in Keri, Lam, Pukharni and Peer Badaser areas of Noushera sector around 9.30 am, a police officer said. Army personnel guarding the LoC retaliated and the […]