Jammu-Srinagar highway reopened for one-way traffic
Banihal: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was re-opened for one-way traffic this morning after being closed due to heavy snowfall and rain, officials said. The traffic was suspended last evening on the highway. “The highway was cleared of all hurdles and traffic was allowed from Srinagar to […]
Editorial: CUK still remains a dream
It seems that the date with controversy of the present dispensation seems far from over. The government is faced with yet another controversy and this time it involves establishing the campus of the Central University Kashmir (CUK). The Central University which was to be established ion Ganderbal is still operating from various rented buildings spread […]
LoC flare up: state of emergency declared in Uri, civilians being evacuated
Srinagar: As the situation in the border region of Uri turned ‘tense’ amid an heavy shelling on ground zero, the local administration has declared a state of emergency in the area. “The situation in the region is tense. There is heavy shelling going on,” sub-divisional magistrate Dr Sagar Doifode told ‘Kashmir Vision’ over phone. Notably, […]
Suicide attacks leave 23 dead in Afghanistan
Kabul: At least 23 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in multiple suicide bombings and attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, the latest in a series of assaults in the war-torn country. In the biggest attack, Taliban militants stormed an army base in the western province of Farah overnight, killing at […]
Medics put on alert in Uri: Admin
Srinagar: With tension on the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector intensifying, authorities Saturday said that all the medical facilities are being provided to those who are being evacuated and the health department is on the toes. While taking to ‘Kashmir Vision’ SDM Uri, Dr. Sagar D. Doifode said that the health department has […]
Mirwaiz worried over LoC skirmish
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Hurriyat Conference (M) Saturday said that a dangerous trend has started on the LoC which can engulf the entire region. Hurriyat (M) appealed to the international community to play their role and ensure that both the nuclear powers shun the confrontational approach and start a sustained […]
Three feared dead in Lolab avalanche
Srinagar: Three persons are feared dead after the trio came under snow avalanche at Lashkote forest area of Dardpora, Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, reports quoting officials said. Police sources said that the trio had gone for hunting and came under snow avalanche this afternoon at Lashkote- the top forest area of Darpora, which connects […]
Cold returns to Valley as rains, snow make a comeback
Srinagar: As the Valley received light intermittent rains or snowfall since the intervening night of Friday-Saturday, the weathermen on Saturday predicted improvement in weather conditions from Sunday morning, saying that the rain or snowfall would continue to occur during the night. Director of Meteorological (MeT) department, Sonum Lotus said the various higher reaches including […]
Avalanche warning for high-altitude areas
Jammu: Authorities have issued a low danger avalanche warning for high-altitude areas in the state, including the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, and advised people to take precautionary measures. On the basis of information received from Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), low danger avalanche warning has been issued for various high-altitude areas, an official spokesman said. […]
Student pursuing MBBS goes missing in Odhisa
Srinagar: A Kashmiri student pursuing an MBBS course in the prestigious AIIMS Medical College in Odhisa has gone missing from February 9, family members of the youth said. Aijaz Ahmad Kataria, father of Suhail Aijaz, who is pursuing MBBS since 2016 at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar, Odisha said that his son […]