Climate change causes alarming impact on Kashmir’s vegetation: Experts
Say fruit, pollination may also witness impact Srinagar: Even though the climate change is a global phenomenon, Kashmir has started to witness the vast impact on vegetation, fruit and the pollination to mention the least. There has been early plant flowering in Kashmir this year. However, over the past few years, it has been noted […]
Govt says 27 new sites identified for development under PRASHAD scheme
New Delhi: Twenty-seven new sites have been identified for development under the Centre’s PRASHAD scheme, the government informed Parliament on Monday. Union Minister of Tourism G Kishan Reddy said this in a written response to a query in the Lok Sabha. He said 57 destinations have also been identified for development under the Swadesh Darshan […]
Mercury plummets after snowfall across Kashmir
Pahalgam freezes at minus 11.9°C, Gulmarg minus 10°C Srinagar: After the season’s major snowfall, temperature dropped below freezing point in Kashmir valley and most parts of Jammu division on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.4°C against minus 0.7°C on the previous night and it was normal […]
Govt postpones Shab-i-Miraj holiday to Feb 08
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday postponed the holiday on the occasion of Shab-i-Miraj to February 08 instead of February 07. According to an order, the holiday on account of Shab-i-Miraj shall now be observed on Thursday instead of Wednesday.
Sgr-Jmu National Highway to remain closed for traffic today
Jammu: The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway will remain closed for vehicular movement tomorrow (February 06), an official spokesman said Monday. “It is to inform to the general public that the National Highway (Jammu- Srinagar) shall remain closed on February 6, 2024 from 0800 hours till February 7, 2024, 0800 hours in connection with widening work at […]
Road, air traffic hit by snowfall in Kashmir, landslide in Jammu; avalanche warning issued for hills
Jammu/Srinagar: Snowfall across the Kashmir Valley affected normal life on Sunday with all flights cancelled at Srinagar airport, while traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was stopped for nearly four hours following a landslide in Ramban district, officials said. Heavy snowfall was reported in the higher reaches of the valley, while the plains saw […]
4 of family among 7 killed in separate road accidents in J-K
Jammu: Seven persons, including four members of a family, were killed in three separate road accidents in Udhampur, Jammu and Reasi districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. A couple and their two daughters were killed and another one was injured after their car was hit by a truck in the Udhampur district […]
LG Sinha condoles deaths in Udhampur road accident
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has condoled the deaths in a tragic road accident in Udhampur. “Deeply anguished to learn about the loss of lives in a road accident in Udhampur. In this tragic hour my thoughts are with the bereaved family. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured. District Administration is providing all […]
Police directed to enhance surveillance to thwart attempts to disturb peace in Jammu
Jammu: A senior Jammu and Kashmir Police officer has called for enhanced surveillance to thwart anti-national elements’ attempts to disturb the peaceful environment in the Jammu region, an official said on Sunday. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range) Sunil Gupta passed the directions during a crime-and-security review meeting at the district police lines in […]
Policeman shoots himself dead in Jammu
Jammu: A policeman allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle inside a police station here, officials said on Sunday. Selection Grade Constable Iqbal Hussain, a resident of Poonch, was found dead with a bullet injury at police station Nowabad in the city late Saturday night, they said. Prima facie, he used his service weapon […]
