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Snowfall again in parts of Kashmir, flights affected

Highway to open today after 7 days for traffic from Jammu to Srinagar Srinagar: A few parts of Kashmir valley, including Srinagar, received fresh snowfall...

Snow clearance in Shopian proving to be tough task

Will take two more days to make roads feasible for traffic: Executive Engineer Shopian: It has been a week now that transport in Shopian is...

Snow still bars access to many Srinagar localities

Srinagar: Many lanes and bylanes in Srinagar city were yet to be cleared of snow by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Saturday. “No one...

DC Srinagar visits several areas to monitor restoration and clearance work

Rs 30 lakh compensation, medical aid sanctioned SRINAGAR: District administration Srinagar pressed into service essential services manpower and machinery for ensuring restoration of services in...

KU postpones UG 3rd year, OCMIL exams scheduled on Jan 11

Srinagar: Kashmir University’s Controller of Examinations Prof Irshad A Nawchoo said on Saturday that the Undergraduate 3rd year and OCMIL examinations scheduled to be...

Indian Army apprehends Chinese soldier who transgressed across LAC in Ladakh

New Delhi: In a second such incident in nearly three months, a Chinese soldier was apprehended by the Indian Army at the southern bank...

Communication maintained at ground level to avoid any misunderstandings: MEA

New Delhi: India and China have maintained communication at the ground level to avoid any “misunderstandings and misjudgments” even as discussions continue for achieving...

Two persons die of Covid

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported two Covid related deaths on Saturday. The deceased were residents of Jammu and Kathua districts. A total of 1,909 Covid-19...

Two cases of foreign travellers testing positive for UK strain not confirmed yet: DDMA

SRINAGAR: District Disaster Management Authority, Srinagar has put in place arrangements as per ICMR guidelines pursuant to foreign travellers testing positive for Covid-19 on...

Bird Flu scare hits sale of chicken in Kashmir

Srinagar: The outbreak of H5N1 (Avian influenza) in neighbouring states, followed by the ban on import of poultry into Jammu and Kashmir, has caused...

Husband, wife, two kids found unconscious in room with heater on

Shopian: Four members of a family were hospitalised on Saturday morning after they lost consciousness in their sleep at a village in south Kashmir’s...

CASO in Shopian yields nothing

Shopian: Government forces carried out a search operation after laying a nocturnal cordon around a cluster of houses in Turkwangam village of Shopian on...

Court bails PDP youth leader Waheed Para

Jammu: PDP youth president Waheed Para was on Saturday granted bail by an NIA court here after remaining in custody for one-and-a-half month for...

Colder nights in Valley but mercury rises in day

Srinagar-Jammu highway closed for traffic, only stranded vehicles allowed to ply Srinagar: After the major snowfall in the Valley, day temperature saw an improvement but...

Multi-crore auditorium at GDC Anantnag collapses under the weight of snow

DC initiates enquiry Anantnag: The Auditorium in Government Degree College (GDC) Boys in Anantnag on Friday suffered severe damages after its roof collapsed due to...

KU changes UG exam timing

Srinagar: Kashmir University’s Controller of Examinations Prof Irshad Ahmad Nawchoo on Friday announced new timing for UG 6th semester, UG 1st year, UG 2nd...

Snow cleared from 18000 km road length in Kashmir : Div Com

SRINAGAR: Against the target of 22,000 kilometres, as many as 18000 kilometre road length has been cleared of snow across Kashmir so far. It was...

Shopian villagers continue to clear snow from roads

Shopian: Fed-up with the promises, thousands of villagers in Shopian again on Friday left their homes with shovels to remove the snow from roads...

Bird flu: Govt bans import of poultry in J&K

Srinagar: The government on Thursday banned import of poultry into the region in view of spread of bird flu in neighbouring states. An order issued...

Bird flu confirmed in six states

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday said bird flu has been confirmed so far in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat,...

Merger of officers cadre would further total integration of J&K with India: Singh

New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said merger of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre of IAS and IPS officers into the AGMUT...

Poor man with no power connection receives bill of Rs 1,41,692

Shopian: Though his house does not even have a power supply connection, this Shopian man is receiving electricity bills of nearly one-and-a-half lakh rupees...

Their life on the line: PDD’s ‘casual’ workers get not even shoes for being on their toes all winter in deep snow, or atop...

Shopian/ Srinagar: Line men working on ‘temporary’ basis for the Power Development Department (PDD) have been risking their lives without any safety gear, not...

With four casualties in J&K, Covid toll reaches 1907

Srinagar; Jammu and Kashmir reported four Covid related deaths on Friday, two from Kashmir division and two from Jammu. The deceased were residents of...

France backed India on Kashmir: Macron advisor

New Delhi: France has been supportive of India on Kashmir and has not allowed China to play any “procedural games” at the United Nations...

2 Army soldiers injured in mine blast along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: Two Army personnel were injured in a landmine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday,...

LoC crossing in Poonch opens briefly to allow return of 2 boys to their homes

Poonch: Chakkan-Da-Bagh crossing point along the Line of Control in Poonch district was opened for 20 minutes on Friday to allow two boys, one...

Restoration of power wins praise, clearance of snow not

Sgr-Jammu highway shut for 6th day today but airport now open; PK Pole says all services will be restored by today evening Srinagar: Power supply...

As Srinagar struggles with snow, Mayor rues dearth of machines

‘Only 15 JCBs to clear 15,000 lanes; will name and shame officials sitting on papers’ Srinagar: Sheema Farooq, five months pregnant, developed major pain in...

Machines break down in Shopian, 4 brought from Srinagar

Snow sliding down tin roofs frustrating efforts, most link roads still buried under snow Shopian: A day after the district chief claimed to have sufficient...

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