Div Com reviews departure arrangements for Hajj Pilgrims
Directs close synergy among departments to ensure hassle free services SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Tuesday called a meeting to review arrangements for the departure of Hajj Pilgrims on the holy pilgrimage to Mecca and Madina. The departure of flights shall commence from May 09 while the last flight […]
Incessant rains inundate roads, low-lying areas in Kashmir
Higher reaches receive fresh snowfall, Day Temp drops below normal Srinagar: Heavy rains continued in Kashmir Valley on Monday, throwing normal life out of gear and inundating roads and low-lying areas while some higher reaches received a fresh spell of snowfall, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that during the last 36 hours […]
Authorities in Srinagar chalk out evacuation plan
Srinagar: Authorities in Srinagar have devised a holistic evacuation plan amid an imminent flood threat posed by the ongoing incessant rains in different localities of the summer capital. In Phase-I, the people of Kursoo Padshahi Bagh, Mehjoor Nagar, Charlipora, Gund Chandal, Naik Pora and Kursoo Ghat are to be evacuated to Sanatnagar Marriage Hall and […]
Incessant rains: Admin orders closure of schools across Kashmir
Srinagar: In view of incessant rains, the divisional administration in Kashmir decided to keep all schools closed on Tuesday as a precautionary measure. The administration however, said there was no need to panic and the decision was taken as a precautionary measure. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bhuduri said, “After field assessment and as the […]
Kupwara floods: 336 families relocated to safer places
Five villages fully inundated at Handwara By: Wasim Majnoon Mir Kupwara: The water level has crossed the danger mark and floods stand notified by the concerned Executive Engineers Irrigation and Flood Control in their respective jurisdictions, officials said Monday. They said that as many as 336 families from the flood-affected areas of Kupwara district have […]
VDGs wants automatic weapons, enhanced allowances to fight terror
Basantgarh: Village Defence Guards (VDGs), mostly armed with .303 rifles and bolt action rifles, are highly determined to safeguard their villages from the threat posed by Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and wants the government to equip them with automatic weapons along with enhanced remuneration to take on terrorists effectively. The VDGs, earlier known as Village Defense Committees […]
Erratic weather delays paddy ssed sowing in Kashmir
Pulwama: The erratic weather conditions have caused significant delays in the sowing of paddy seeds, leaving farmers in Kashmir anxious about the upcoming sowing season. Farmers from different areas of Kashmir said that they were sowing paddy seeds in the second fortnight of April but this year due to wet weather they were unable to […]
Div Com Kashmir assesses flood situation
Directs round the clock functioning of Control Rooms in all districts SRINAGAR: In view of the incessant heavy rainfall, Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Monday convened a high level meeting to assess the overall situation and rescue operations. The meeting was attended by DIG Police, Kashmir; Deputy Commissioners; Chief Engineer Irrigation & […]
Slain VDG member laid to rest amid rains; leaves behind five minor daughters
Basantgarh (J-K: Village Defence Guard (VDG) Mohammad Sharief, who lost his life in a gunfight with terrorists, was laid to rest amid pouring rain at his ancestral village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday, with mourners demanding a relief package for proper rehabilitation of his five minor daughters, wife and mother. Sharief (47) […]
Landslides blocks Jammu-Srinagar national highway
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed Monday following multiple landslides triggered by rains that lashed wide parts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight, officials said. The highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was blocked by landslides at Mehar, Gangroo, Mom Passi and Kishtwari Pather in Ramban district. The rains […]
