Anantnag: The industrial units located in SIDCO complex of Rangreth in Srinagar are bearing the brunt of a poor drainage system in and around the complex, as heavy rains, coupled with flash floods, have inundated the roads within the complex and some industrial units as well. Incessant rains continued in Srinagar since Wednesday afternoon and […]
Cloudburst ‘rumours’ at Amarnath negated by authorities Anantnag: At least two people were injured as torrential rains caused widespread damage in many parts of Kashmir valley, including Srinagar city, on Wednesday afternoon. Waterlogging was reported from many parts of the city as well, inundating some vital roads. There were also reports of a cloudburst near […]
4000 pilgrims evacuated to safety Anantnag: More than 4000 pilgrims were evacuated to safer places downhill after heavy rains triggered floods around the Holy Cave and peripheral areas during the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. “The situation is under control,” an official overseeing the Yatra said, “The pilgrims are being evacuated to safer locations downhill.” The Meteorological […]
Bijbehara: The Municipal Committee here in Bijbehara town has been dumping all kinds of waste at an open dumping site for several years now, leaving the locals vulnerable to infections and suffering the foul smell emanating from the dump round-the-clock. Authorities have been apathetic, even as the Committee has been spending huge amounts of money […]
‘Two militants believed to be trapped’ Anantnag: Two militants are believed to be trapped in a gunfight between government forces and militants in Kulgam district of south Kashmir. “Exchange of fire is going on in the area, and we believe two militants are holed up,” a senior police official from the Kulgam district said. The […]
Says hybrid militancy devised by Pakistan agencies, handlers Anantnag: Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbagh Singh, on Friday blamed Pakistan for exploiting social media platforms to “poison” young, impressionable minds of Kashmiri youth to push them on the path of militancy and crime. “Pakistani agencies and some handlers there are trying to usher filth into […]
Anantnag: More Covid infections have been reported in the last week than the individual tallies of the last four months, here in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Three people have also lost their lives in the last three days. The daily infections started coming out in triple figures at the end of the […]
Bijbehara: Bijbehara Premier League (BPL), the biggest cricket league in Kashmir, is receiving resounding public support with hundreds of people thronging the cricket field to watch matches and dozens of players from across India coming to participate in this tournament. The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association, however, is playing the perfect spoilsport. It has banned […]
Foundation stone for the project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018 Anantnag: Work on the Ring Road here in Srinagar has been moving at a snail’s pace, with only about 10 percent of the work completed in the first more than two years. The project has been sanctioned under the Prime Minister’s […]
Anantnag: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of paramilitary CRPF was shot at and killed in a militant attack here in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Sunday, the police said. The slain ASI has been identified as Vinod Kumar. “Rest of the details about the slain will be conveyed after his next of kin are intimated […]