Over 5,000 vehicles stranded on Jammu-Srinagar highway due to landslides: Officials

Jammu: Over 5,000 vehicles are stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar highway for the past two days due to landslides, officials said on Thursday. Landslides were reported from Karol in Chanderkot near Jaiswal bridge on Thursday and from Digdol on Wednesday, they said. Over 5,000 vehicles have been stranded at different places on the highway and no […]
Min temp increases slightly in Kashmir; rain, snowfall likely

Srinagar: There was some respite from cold wave in Kashmir as the minimum temperatures increased slightly across the valley even as the Met department predicted rain and snowfall from Thursday onwards. The minimum temperature increased on Thursday across the Kashmir valley owing to a cloud cover, an official of the Meteorological department here said. He said […]
Iltija Mufti says detained by police after trying to visit grave of ex-JK CM Mufti Sayeed
Srinagar: Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, on Thursday said she was detained by police at her residence here after she tried to visit the grave of her grandfather and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in south Kashmir. Iltija, a Special Security Group protectee, said she had sought permission to […]
Temperature drops across Kashmir, snowfall likely

Srinagar: A day after some respite, the minimum temperature across the valley dropped again with the MeT department predicting a spell of moderate to heavy snowfall in Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh from Wednesday onwards. However, there was improvement in the night temperature in Ladakh Union territory, an official of the Meteorological department here said. “A spell […]
Four interim parking spaces identified for traders in Srinagar city centre
Measure aimed at minimising inconvenience to traders in the area: DC Srinagar
SRINAGAR: In the wake of the High Court orders disallowing roadside parking aimed at checking traffic congestion the Srinagar administration has identified four interim spaces around the city centre where traders can park their vehicles. The measure is aimed at minimising inconvenience to traders facing parking difficulties following the High Court order. The interim parking […]
National Green Corps scheme revived in J&K
Jammu: The National Green Corps scheme, which was revoked for over a decade, has been revived for Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said on Wednesday. “As a result of persistent efforts of J&K Pollution Control Board (PCB), the Environment Education, Awareness and Training (EEAT) scheme of Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change for […]
Kashmir: SMS facility for all mobile phones, internet services at govt hospitals from tomorrow

Jammu: Broadband internet services will be restored in government-run hospitals and SMS facility on all mobile phones from Tuesday midnight in Kashmir, after over four and a half months of suspension. Internet services, landline and mobile phones were snapped across Jammu and Kashmir on August 4, a day before the Centre’s announcement to scrap the special […]
JK Lt Governor extends New Year greetings
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Tuesday extended greetings to the people on the eve of New Year. In his message, Murmu observed that the New Year is a perfect occasion to resolve and direct our best efforts to work collectively for ushering in a new era of development and build a […]
High Court quashes PSA against five stone pelters in Kashmir
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday quashed the Public Safety Act (PSA) against five persons who were arrested on charges of stone pelting recently. Justice Ali Mohammed Magray and Justice Sanjeev Kumar quashed the detention orders after hearing the counsel for the government and the detainees in separate cases. While Justice Magray quashed […]
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 […]