Kulgam, where 5 towers were damaged by snowfall, has electricity again within a week Srinagar: Just four days after massive snowfall damaged five transmission towers in Kulgam district, across a span of 12 km, the district is once again lit up with electricity, work that could have otherwise taken up to four months for completion. […]
An assault on Constitution of India and on J&K’s identity: Tarigami Srinagar: Two-and-a-half years after the Government of India (GoI) abrogated the special constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a group of political parties fighting for restoration of the pre-August 5, 2019, situation, has issued a white paper […]
Srinagar: Higher reaches of Kashmir Valley on Friday received another spell of light snowfall, while plain areas were showered with light rain. This, however, did not have an impact on the resumption of air and road transport, as all scheduled flights operated normally and transport on Srinagar-Jammu highway was also allowed, though in a staggered […]
Weather likely to remain same till Feb end, but with little chances of rain, snow: MeT Srinagar: Weather conditions for the second consecutive day remained grey and cloudy in Kashmir Valley, though essential services disrupted by Wednesday’s heavy snowfall were largely restored. The weather officer said that the coming days until the end of February […]
KU cancels all exams scheduled on Thursday Srinagar: After two bright sunny days, Kashmir Valley saw heavy snowfall on Wednesday, which disrupted air as well as road traffic, caused massive electricity outages, disrupted water supply, and sent the government machinery out on the streets and even wading through water bodies. As per the Chief Engineer, […]
Khanyar Grid charged a week ago, fed from underground cable in new GIS system Srinagar: Having 24X7 power supply, that too in old city areas of Srinagar, is even difficult dreaming about. But for more than a week now, at least four areas in the old city have been getting 24X7 power supply, at over […]
Srinagar: More than four months have passed since mobile internet started being suspended daily in many areas of downtown Srinagar, and people are still without the services. The areas include many localities of Rainawari, Safa Kadal, Nowhatta and others. The internet is shut at about 3pm in the afternoon and later the services are resumed […]
Srinagar: The flak that a Class 12 topper in J&K recently drew for saying that not covering her head with a hijab was her choice, seems to have had a chilling effect on many girl students and their families who refused to publicise the achievement of scoring excellent marks in Class 10 Board exams, the […]
Srinagar: Months of online mode education was back to offline mode on Tuesday, when many Government Degree Colleges (GDCs) resumed classwork for students of undergraduate and integrated courses in Jammu and Kashmir. This has brought a sense among people that life is getting back to normal, after remaining buried for months under restrictions imposed for […]
Srinagar: The Government of India’s move to set up digital libraries in JK schools is a step which will enable students without smartphones to get online education, but the pilot project that will launch this plan is too small to make a difference, and also does not solve the problem of students who do not […]