PDP district Prez Bla resigns from party
Baramulla: Peoples Democratic Party’s Baramulla district president, Irshad Rasool Kar on Thursday resigned from the basic membership of the party. Kar was Incharge President of Bandipora district for PDP in Bandipora as well. The dissidence in the party continued since the party parted ways from the government after its ally BJP took away its support. […]
Weather vagaries: 300 Umrah pilgrims stranded at IGI Airport Delhi
Srinagar: With cancellation of flights due to snowfall, hundreds of Kashmiri pilgrims who returned from Umrah from Saudi Arab are stranded at the IGI Airport in New Delhi. Mohammad Amin Wani, one of the stranded Umrah pilgrim said over phone that they arrived by Air India Flight No. 992 at IGI Airport Thursday morning at […]
Snowfall: District administrations, police issue helpline numbers
Sriangar: District Administration in various districts on Thursday issued helpline number for the general public who may require assistance in view of the turbulent weather conditions prevailing in the Valley. According to an official spokesman the numbers in District Srinagar are -DC Office Srinagar 0194-2477033/2452182/9419042342/7051112345, R&B 0194-2313751/7006003383, Fire & Emergency Services 0194-2479488/101/9419251908, MED 0194-2497458/9596193550/9419059311, PDD […]
Snow avalanches hit Mahoo, Mangat, animals trapped
Srinagar: Two snow avalanches have reported to have hit far-flung areas of Ramban district in Jammu region on Thursday. Officials said that a snow avalanche hit Mahoo village of Ramban district in which six houses came under the avalanche. However, all the civilians and their livestock were already shifted from the area following predictions of […]
Nashri tunnel closed for vehicular movement
Srinagar: The inclement weather conditions have led to the closure of Nashri tunnel on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Officials said that Nashri tunnel has been closed for vehicular movement at 15:58 hrs today. They said that decision to close the tunnel was taken due to non-availability of electricity and failure of their UPS system.
Gaw Kadal massacre: Police says culprits untraced, records washed away in floods
Srinagar: Police has told the State Human Rights Commission that that the Gaw Kadal massacre case has been closed as the culprits are ‘untraced’ and the records pertaining to the case were washed away in Sept 2014 deluge. The report submitted by the Senior Superintendent of police Srinagar before the state human rights commission on […]
GATE aspirants who missed flights asked to register themselves with Div Com’s office
Srinagar: GATE aspirants who missed their flights from the valley have been asked to themselves to register with the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir office. GATE aspirants who missed their flights last two days due to bad weather in Srinagar may kindly get themselves registered with the Assistant Commissioner Central in the office of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, […]
Administration has miserably failed to tackle weather vagaries: Dr Farooq
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Thursday decried the incumbent governor administration for its sloppy response to the exigencies arising after recent snowfall in the valley. Dr Farooq who represents the Srinagar parliamentary constituency said, “The incumbent governor administration has miserably failed to give a coordinated and effective response to […]
JRL calls for shutdown on Feb 09, 11
Asks people to remember Afzal Guru, Maqbool Bhat
Srinagar: In view of the anniversaries of Muhammad Afzal Guru and Muhammad Maqbool Bhat, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Thursday announced a protest program, appealing people to observe complete shutdown on February 09 and 11. JRL comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a statement issued here […]
Malik pays tribute to Zahid Farooq, Adv Hussain, others
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Thursday paid tributes to Advocate Muhammad Hussein, Muhammad Yakoob Khan (Chataiee), Ghulam Muhammad and Muhammad Maqbool Teli on their anniversaries. Recalling their sacrifices, Malik said that “these martyrs sacrificed their today for our tomorrow.” According to a statement issued here, Malik said […]
