Omar Abdullah undertakes road trip to inspect Jammu-Srinagar national highway restoration work
Jammu, Aug 31 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday travelled from Srinagar to Jammu by road to inspect the ongoing restoration work along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway. The vital 250-kilometre highway, which is the lone all-weather road that connects Kashmir to the rest of the country, remained closed for the […]
BJP delegation meets J-K LG in Jammu; discusses flood situation, damages
Jammu, Aug 31 (PTI) A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir BJP leaders led by president Sat Sharma on Sunday called on Lt Governor Manoj Sinha here and discussed the recent flood situation and damages due to heavy rains in the region, a spokesperson said. The delegation comprising party general secretary (organisation) Ashok Koul, and general […]
Woman, son drown in stream in J-K’s Reasi
Jammu, Aug 31 (PTI) A 45-year-old woman and her teenage son drowned in a stream in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Zulfan Begum and her son Basharat Hussain (15) were crossing Shadole Nallah on the way to their Kansoli village when they were swept away by the strong current near […]
Police blows lid off woman lawyer’s plot to frame ex-husband in terror case
Srinagar, Aug 31 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday blew the lid off an alleged conspiracy hatched by a woman lawyer with the help of her two accomplices to frame her ex-husband in a terror case in Baramulla district, officials said. The case was cracked during a probe into the recovery of a fake […]
Cache of war-like stores recovered from hideout in Kupwara
Srinagar, Aug 31 (PTI) Security forces busted a hideout and recovered a cache of war-like stores in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, Army said on Sunday. Based on specific intelligence inputs, security forces had launched a search operation at the general area of Kotnala in the north Kashmir district in the early hours of Sunday, […]
CM Abdullah hopes corporate India to use CSR funds to help develop sports infra in UT

Srinagar, Aug 31 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed hope that corporate India will play its part by using their CSR funds to help develop sports infrastructure in the Union territory. Abdullah’s remarks came as he expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the special mention of sportspersons from […]
11 dead in cloudburst, landslide in Reasi, Ramban districts

Jammu: At least 11 people, including seven of a family, died in two incidents of cloudburst and landslide triggered by heavy rains in remote villages of Reasi and Ramban districts, as Jammu and Kashmir, beset by a series of natural calamities in the past fortnight, labours to bring life back on track. The Union Territory […]
Lt Guv speaks to senior officials
Takes stock of rescue and relief operations in Reasi and Ramban Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha spoke to senior officials and took stock of the situation and rescue and relief operations following the cloudburst and rain-triggered landslides in Reasi and Ramban Districts. The Lieutenant Governor has extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families who […]
Inclement weather: CM directs timely evacuation of people from risk-prone zones
Srinagar: Amid inclement weather prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday directed officials to ensure round-the-clock monitoring and carry out timely evacuation of residents from risk-prone zones. The statement comes in the aftermath of two fresh incidents of cloudburst and landslide in Ramban and Reasi districts that left 11 persons, including […]
Centre plans massive study, siren-based warning system to tackle cloudburst and flood threats in JK
Government prepares multi-agency initiative to map hotspots, install early warning sirens By: Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: The Union government is working on a massive drive to study the growing cases of cloudbursts and flood threats across Jammu and Kashmir, with plans to introduce an extensive early warning system that includes siren-based alerts on highways and […]