Kashmir Press Club demands immediate restoration of internet for media fraternity
Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club on Tuesday demanded immediate restoration of internet services to the media in the valley as the clampdown on internet has severely crippled the functioning of the fraternity and threatened suspension of publications. Kashmir Press Club held a meeting at the club in which all editors’ bodies and journalist associations unanimously demanded […]
Northern Army commander reviews security situation in Kashmir
Srinagar: The chief of Army’s Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, reviewed the security situation in the Kashmir Valley on Sunday, a defence spokesman said. Accompanied by the Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen K J S Dhillon, the Army Commander visited the forward areas in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district where he was briefed by commanders […]
Srinagar witnesses coldest night of season, shivers at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius
Srinagar/Jammu: The fringes of the famous Dal Lake froze on Sunday as the mercury continued its freefall in Srinagar which experienced the coldest night of the season at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius, the MET Office said. The minimum temperature across the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh Union Territory stayed several degrees below the freezing point, intensifying […]
Mercury falls to minus 30.2 deg C in Drass belt of Kargil
Jammu: The Drass belt of Kargil district became the coldest place in the twin Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday, recording a minimum temperature of minus 30.2 degrees Celsius, Meteorological Department official said. The weather remained cold and dry in all the three regions of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh, he said. […]
Now, no-confidence motion against Srinagar mayor
Srinagar: The crisis in the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) deepened on Tuesday as 40 corporators moved a no-confidence motion against its Mayor Junaid Mattu — a day after a similar motion was submitted against his deputy. The fresh no-confidence motion moved by independent corporators was supported by the BJP. The deputy mayor of the SMC, […]
Srinagar deputy mayor removed
Srinagar: The deputy mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Sheikh Imran, was removed from his post on Monday after a majority of corporators passed a no-confidence motion against him, an official said. An application seeking removal of the deputy mayor was signed by 47 of the total 70 corporators, SMC commissioner Khurshid Sanai said. A […]
Traffic Management: Div Com devises regulations
SRINAGAR: In pursuance to the directions given by High Court in respect of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding traffic management, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today convened a meeting in which he devised regulations to curb traffic congestion. The Divisional Commissioner constituted six no parking zones including Lal Chowk to Dalgate, Lal Chowk […]
Mercury dips in J&K, Ladakh; Drass turns ‘coldest place’ at minus 27.2 deg C
Jammu: Mercury dipped in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh on Monday with Drass emerging as the coldest place in the region at minus 27.2 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological Department spokesperson said. The weatherman has forecast dry weather in the plains and the higher reaches of the two union territories for the next four […]