Avalanche hits Ganderbal; 2 missing
Srinagar: Two persons were reported missing while as many rescued from the debris in a snow avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday, officials said. The avalanche struck Gagangeer area on Srinagar-Kargil road, trapping the four civilians, the officials said. Local residents and authorities swung into action and launched a search and rescue […]
Tense standoff in Jamia after young man fires gun at anti-CAA protesters, student injured
New Delhi: Thousands of people and police personnel faced off against each other near the Jamia Millia Islamia University on Thursday after a man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters, injuring a student before walking away while waving the firearm over his head shouting “Yeh lo aazadi”. As night fell, massive protests […]
Kashmiri students’ body condemns attack on Jamia student
Dehradun: An association of Kashmiri students here on Thursday condemned the attack on a Jamia Millia Islamia student by a man who fired a pistol at anti-CAA protestors near the university. Tension spiralled in Jamia Nagar after a man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters, injuring a Jamia Millia Islamia student before […]
Live mortar shell found near IB in Samba, defused
Jammu: A 51-MM live mortar shell was found near the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said on Wednesday. Some villagers noticed the mortar shell on the banks of Bai Nallah in the Ghagwal area near the IB on Tuesday and informed police, a police official said. He said a bomb […]
Low intensity earthquake hits J&K
Jammu: A low intensity earthquake, measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale, struck Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the meteorological department said. Sonam Lotus, director of meteorological department, said the tremor was felt at 11.40 am and lasted for a few seconds. The epicentre of the quake was 10 km below the earth’s surface at latitutde […]
Will provide necessary assistance for evacuation of Indians, other nationals from Wuhan: China
Beijing: As India prepares to airlift its citizens from Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, China said on Wednesday that it would make all appropriate arrangements and provide necessary assistance if any country “insists” on evacuating its nationals. Besides India, several other countries including the US, France, Japan, South Korea, are making arrangements […]
Fresh snowfall, rains in Jammu
Jammu: The upper reaches received fresh snowfall while rains lashed the plains in the Jammu region where the minimum temperature settled several degrees above season’s average, the meteorological department said on Tuesday. Snowfall was reported from the high altitude areas of various districts, while rains lashed Jammu city and other areas in the plains since early […]
BSF to be armed with anti-drone system at IB soon
Jammu: BSF troops guarding the 200-km-long International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir will soon be armed with anti-drone system, officials said on Tuesday, a day after a Pakistani drone was downed in Arnia sector. “We are working on it,” a senior officer told PTI. On Monday night, alert BSF troops shot down a Pakistani cameraless […]
JK admin taking preventive steps amid coronavirus fears
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered officials on Tuesday to screen travellers arriving from abroad, including China and Nepal, at airports for the deadly novel coronavirus. The virus has killed more than 100 people in China after breaking out in the city of Wuhan and has been spreading rapidly to other countries. In other […]
Slight respite from cold conditions in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar: The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled above the freezing point on Monday, providing residents some relief from cold conditions, the MET Office said. Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of 0.6 degrees Celsius, up from the minus 0.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, a MET official said. He said the night temperature in the city […]
