Police arrest three persons with 50Kg Trillium Govanianum in Handwara

Srinagar Police on Monday said that they arrested three persons along with an endangered Trillium Govanianum medicinal herb in Qalamabad of North Kashmir’s Handwara. In a statement, the police said that on June 26th, a police party of Police Station Qalamabad while on naka checking duty at Lach, Qalamabad, stopped one vehicle bearing Regd. No. […]

Minor Drowns To Death In Gundjahangir Hajin

Bandipora: An eight-year-old boy drowned to death while taking a bath in a nallah in Gundjahangir village of Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district this afternoon. Official said that a minor boy identified as Saad Farooq, son of Farooq Ahmad Pandit of Gundjahangir, drowned while he was taking bath in a Nallah located in Compartment […]

Night Temp Rises But Stays Below Normal In J&K

Srinagar: While weatherman has forecast dry weather till ending June, night temperature recorded rise at most places but continued to hover below normal in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. A meteorological department official said that mainly dry weather was expected over the plains of Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours. “Overall, there’s no […]

Uptick in Covid: J&K sees 65 daily cases

Uptick in Covid: J&K sees 65 daily cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing uptick in Covid cases with 65 fresh positive cases reported on Saturday, an official bulletin said. It said that 46 cases were detected in Jammu and 19 in Kashmir, taking the total positive cases to 454742. Moreover, 21 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals […]

South Kashmir: Gunfight breaks out in Shopian

SRINAGAR – A fierce gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Shermal area of in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Reports said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Shermal. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding […]

Govt to roll out job policy within few days: LG Sinha

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Saturday said that maximum youth will get jobs in the coming days as the government will roll out a job policy soon. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function at Magam in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, LG, said that in the coming days, government will […]

Hours After Srinagar-Jammu Highway Reopens for 1-way Traffic, Movement Along Mughal Road Also Resumes

Srinagar: Vehicular traffic was allowed on Mughal Road, several hours after Srinagar-Jammu Highway was thrown open to vehicular traffic earlier in the day today. The traffic on 84-kilometre Mughal road, connecting Poonch and Rajouri districts with Shopian district, according to officials was blocked due to landslide at Manasar Morh forcing them to withhold the movement. […]

Amarnath Yatra 2022: 70 health facilities, 100 ambulances available for Yatris, says DHSK

Srinagar: Directorate of Health Services Kashmir on Saturday said that there are 70 health facilities and 100 ambulances available for Amarnath Yatra this year. Addressing a press conference here, Director Health Kashmir, Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather said that they have kept 70 health facilities from Jawahar Tunnel to the holy cave on both routes including […]

Night Temp Hovers Below Normal, Dry Weather Forecast In J&K

Srinagar: Amid forecast for dry weather till ending June, night temperature recorded an increase at most places but continued to hover below normal in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. A meteorological department official said that mainly dry weather was expected over the plains of Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours. “Overall, there’s no […]

Highway Reopens For Traffic After 4 Days, Mughal Road Closed

Srinagar: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, reopened for one-way traffic after four days closure while Mughal road was closed due to landslide on Saturday. “Jammu-Srinagar Highway, Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumari road is through for vehicular movement,” traffic department said in a statement issued here. It said stranded vehicles on highway […]