Srinagar: As the Valley received light intermittent rains or snowfall since the intervening night of Friday-Saturday, the weathermen on Saturday predicted improvement in weather conditions from Sunday morning, saying that the rain or snowfall would continue to occur during the night. Director of Meteorological (MeT) department, Sonum Lotus said the various higher reaches including […]
Jammu: Authorities have issued a low danger avalanche warning for high-altitude areas in the state, including the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, and advised people to take precautionary measures. On the basis of information received from Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), low danger avalanche warning has been issued for various high-altitude areas, an official spokesman said. […]
Srinagar: A Kashmiri student pursuing an MBBS course in the prestigious AIIMS Medical College in Odhisa has gone missing from February 9, family members of the youth said. Aijaz Ahmad Kataria, father of Suhail Aijaz, who is pursuing MBBS since 2016 at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar, Odisha said that his son […]
Srinagar: Amid the uncertainty over appointment of a new Vice Chancellor for Kashmir University (KU), the incumbent vice chancellor Prof Khurshid Andrabi will continue to hold office till the civil secretariat moves back to summer capital. Though, Professor Andrabi has been directed not to take any policy decisions, sources in the University say that the […]
Srinagar: Disposal of bio-medical waste is posing a serious challenge to the health authorities as they have failed to come up with additional Bio-Medical Waste (BMW) treatment plants in Kashmir. “As of now, bio-medical waste from almost all the districts is being transported to Lassipora treatment plant in district Pulwama, which is already under huge […]
Jammu: A House panel of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly has urged the government to effectively implement a ban on polythene bags in the state. The committee on environment, headed by CPI(M) MLA M Y Tarigami, met here yesterday said the government should strictly impose the complete ban on polythene bags. It also expressed concern over […]
Jammu: A Jammu-bound GoAir flight, with 112 passengers and crew members on board, returned to the Leh airport on Saturday shortly after takeoff due to some “technical snag”, officials said. The Delhi-Leh-Jammu flight left the Leh airport in the Ladakh region for Jammu at 9.20 am, but returned within 10 minutes, an official of the […]
Srinagar: A cop was injured when his service rifle went off accidentally in Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said here Saturday. Mohammad Amir, working as a special police officer (SPO), was injured after his service rifle went off accidentally while he was on duty at Zainapora police station, a police official said. He said […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday disallowed Executive Council meeting called by Syed Ali Geelani at Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Headquarters Hyderpora Srinagar and also detained several leaders including Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar (spokesman), Mohammad Ashraf Laya, Bilal Sidiqee, a spokesman of the group said on Saturday. According to the statement issued here, the spokesman said that a posse of […]
Anantnag: Barely two kilometers away from Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s residence, Hamzapora village in Bijbehara area in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district is lacking water supply, causing hardships to the villagers. The village, situated on national highway is facing acute shortage of drinking water while the authorities have failed to take any step to provide with […]