Srinagar: Body of local tourist guide, who drowned in Tarsar Lake In Pahalgam area of Anantnag district on Wednesday was found at Lidderwath area of Pahalgam today, even as efforts were on to retrieve body of the drowned tourist, officials said here. An official said that body of Shakeel Ahmad, a tourist guide of Gagangeer […]
Srinagar: Weatherman on Thursday said that there was major rainfall activity expected in Jammu and Kashmir till the end of this month. A meteorological department official here said that mainly dry weather was expected over the plains of Jammu and Kashmir with very light rain or thundershowers at one or two places over the higher […]
Srinagar: With the Kashmir valley and parts of Jammu region witnessing incessant rains over the past few days, threat of water-borne diseases outbreak looms large in the region, officials said here on Thursday. Officials said that whenever there are incessant rains or flood-like situation, the apprehension of outbreak of water borne diseases always remains there. […]
Srinagar: The J&K Government on Wednesday informed that 40 fresh positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours, 22 from Jammu division and 18 from Kashmir division. Also, 1 COVID related death has been reported from Kashmir division. The official daily COVID bulletin said that 15 patients recovered and/or were discharged […]
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Wednesday advised general public to remain cautious and follow precautionary measures to deal with fraudsters using fake WhatsApp display picture to impersonate as high profile government officers or dignitaries. The IGP in a tweet also shared fake WhatsApp Display Picutre(DP) advisory issued by Cyber police Kashmir regarding […]
Dubai: A US Navy warship fired a warning flare to wave off an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat coming straight at it during a tense encounter in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, officials said Tuesday. The incident on Monday involving the Guard and the Navy comes as tensions remain high over stalled negotiations over Iran’s tattered […]
Qazigund: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Wednesday after heavy rains triggered landslides, shooting stones, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded at various places on the route, officials said. “Highway is closed. There have been several landslides, shooting stone incidents triggered by rains at various places in Banihal-Ramban section […]
Srinagar: At least eight persons including a driver and conductor were rescued by police along Srinagar-Sonmarg highway on Wednesday, officials said. “Due to landslide at Bajri-nallah and Chenni-nallah on SSG road, two passenger vehicles were stuck on zojilla road along with eight passengers. However police party sonamarg reached the spot and rescued them and brought […]
Srinagar: The border town of Gurez, and some other upper reaches, including Baltal Base Camp near Amarnath holy cave, received fresh snowfall on Wednesday while rains lashed other parts of Kashmir valley, resulting in considerable dip in the maximum temperature. An official said that Gurez sector of Bandipora district, received light to moderate snow since […]
Bandipora: A driver and conductor miraculously escaped unhurt after a truck, on way from Srinagar to Bandipora, rolled down into Baedkul Nallah in Ajas village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. Reports said that a cement laden truck skidded off the diversion constructed on either side of the newly constructed Ajas bridge, and fell […]