SRINAGAR: Covid-19 lockdown in J&K has hit plantation trees market with sales drastically declining which according to sellers has hit their earnings during the peak season. “During the first ten days in the month March, the people were buying trees especially apple trees. After the government announced lockdown for the prevention of Covid-19, no one […]
SRINAGAR: Meteorological department Srinagar on Wednesday said that the weather will remain mainly dry for the next two days and there are chances of isolated rains in upper reaches of Kashmir valley. An official said that the weather will remain dry for the next two days and there are chances of light rains in upper […]
SRINAGAR: Rains that lashed across the Kashmir valley on Tuesday triggered fresh landslides leading to suspension of traffic movement upon the Srinagar- Jammu highway, besides bringing down day temperature. An official from the traffic Control Unit Ramban told the Kashmir Reader due rains landslide occurred at Higni and Monkey mode on Tuesday evening and traffic […]
SRINAGAR: One-way vehicular movement on the Srinagar-Jammu highway was resumed on Sunday after remaining closed for the last three days. Superintendent of Traffic Rural Kashmir, Manzoor Ahmad Mir, told Kashmir Reader that one-way traffic was allowed to move from Jammu to Srinagar on Sunday. “Even though two fresh landslides occurred on the highway at Sunday […]
One-way traffic from Jammu towards Srinagar today
SRINAGAR: After three days, stranded vehicles on the Srinagar-Jammu highway were allowed to move towards Srinagar on Saturday afternoon after the road was cleared of landslides at several places. Superintendent of Traffic Rural Kashmir, Manzoor Ahmad Mir told Kashmir Reader that the highway has been cleared for one-way traffic only. “The highway was restored for […]
Met office forecasts sunny days for a week
SRINAGAR: Landslides and shooting stones at several places along the Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Friday kept traffic movement suspended for the third consecutive day. An official from Traffic Control Unit Srinagar informed that landslides and shooting stones took place at Digdol, Panthal, Higni and Magerkote, due to which traffic movement remained suspended also for the […]
Highway stays shut due to landslides; no traffic allowed today
SRINAGAR: As forecast by the Met department, rain lashed plain areas while upper reaches received fresh snow in Kashmir on Thursday. The mercury dipped across the valley and the arterial Srinagar-Jammu highway stayed shut for the second consecutive day. The mountain ranges around Srinagar were also draped with fresh snow on Thursday. Chilly winds forced […]
Only stranded vehicles to move on highway from Jammu towards Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Meteorological Centre in Srinagar has forecast light rain in plains and snowfall in the upper reaches of the Kashmir valley on Thursday. Deputy Director of the Meteorological centre, Mukhtar Ahmad told Kashmir Reader that the weather will remain cloudy for a day and there are chances of light rain in the plains and […]
SRINAGAR: Police on Monday foiled a protest demonstration held by J&K Bank job aspirants outside its headquarters here detaining several youth. The agitated youth were protesting against the recent government’s decision of scrapping recruitment process of Probationary Officers and Banking Associates notified in 2018. The police detained several youth who assembled outside the head quarters […]
Body of driver retrieved from Chenab
SRINAGAR: The Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed for second straight day on Friday as rains and snow lashed Kashmir. The highway was closed a day ago after minor landslides and shooting stones occurred at several places along the mountainous road. An official from Traffic Police control room in Ramban said that vehicular traffic continues to remain […]