Women in Kanidajjan village of Budgam walk almost two kilometers to collect drinking water
Women in Kanidajjan village of Budgam walk almost two kilometers to collect drinking water. Photo- Abid Bhat
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Srinagar-Jammu highway restored after 4 days
MeT predicts snow from today
SRINAGAR: Both aerial as well as surface connectivity to Kashmir was fully restored on Friday as weather conditions significantly improved bringing respite to hundreds of stranded travellers. On Friday, hundreds of vehicles which were stranded on Srinagar-Jammu highway were allowed to ply for the whole day after the road was thrown open for the movement […]
Air traffic, Kashmir highway resumes partially
Expect more snow, rains till Jan 21: MeT
SRINAGAR: Improvement in weather conditions on Thursday eased life in the Kashmir as both surface and air traffic partially resumed days after the region was cut off due to heavy snow. Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only road connecting Kashmir with rest of the country was thrown for open for vehicular traffic four days after remaining closed. […]
Kashmir airfares costlier than foreign destinations
SRINAGAR: Travelling to Delhi from Kashmir or to Jammu in a flight has become more expensive than a foreign destination such as Dubai in the face of air traffic suspension for last few days in the Valley. On January 18, air fare for a single person from Delhi to Srinagar costs around Rs 17000 to […]
ACB arrests NC leader’s son in bank fraud
Srinagar: The Anti Corruption Bureau on Thursday arrested Hilal Rather son of senior National Conference leader Abdul Rahim Rather for alleged misappropriation of Rs 177 crores in J&K Bank lone case. “Hilal Rather was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu today in a case related to the alleged misappropriation of crores of rupees from […]
Fresh snowfall in Valley disrupts life
Air traffic, highway shut for fourth straight day
Srinagar: Kashmir received fresh spell of snowfall on Wednesday leading to suspension of air traffic and closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway. In Srinagar and elsewhere, snowfall started on Tuesday night and continued throughout the day on Wednesday. This disrupted normal life in the city as people preferred to stay indoors. An official of meteorological department predicted […]
Air traffic restored partially, highway closed for third day
Gurez receives 7 feet snow
SRINAGAR: Jammu-Srinagar highway on Tuesday remained shut for the third consecutive day due to snowfall, while air traffic was resumed which was affected due to low visibility. Superintendent of Traffic Police (Rural) Muzaffar Shah told Kashmir Reader that snowfall at Qazigund stretch has halted the traffic. The road will remain closed until the snowfall stops, […]
Police sets up SIT to probe case
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday said that a special investigating team (SIT) has been established to interrogate the arrested Dysp and arrested Hizbul Mujahiden militants. In a series of tweets, police said that SIT has been set up to investigate the arrested police officer’s criminal conduct in the instant case and his involvement in any such […]
PDP expels leaders
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday expelled six leaders from the basic membership of the party soon after meeting the foreign diplomats. “PDP expels leaders for going against the will of the people,” the party said in a statement posted on its official Twitter handle. A PDP handout issues said that the party disciplinary […]
Foreign envoys delegation was in Srinagar
The delegation was in Srinagar on Thursday | Photo: Faisal Khan
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