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Pampore villages without power, water for 3 days

New transformer received, being installed: officials PAMPORE: Many villages of Pampore Tehsil in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have been without electricity and water supply since...

KU postpones exams scheduled on Jan 8, 9

Srinagar: Kashmir University’s Controller of Examinations Prof Irshad A Nawchoo said on Thursday that undergraduate 2nd year examination scheduled on Friday and UG 6th...

Three Covid deaths, 127 new cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported three Covid related deaths on Thursday, two from Kashmir division and one from Jammu. The deceased were residents of...

States told to be prepared for first supply of Covid-19 vaccine

NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry has informed states and union territories that they are likely to receive the first supply of Covid-19 vaccine...

LG announces new industrial development scheme worth Rs 28,400 crore

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday announced a new industrial developmental scheme (IDS) with a total outlay of Rs 28,400 crore to...

Govt clears 8 hydropower projects on Indus in Ladakh

New Delhi: The government has cleared eight hydropower projects of 144 MW on the Indus river and its tributaries in Ladakh, the highest so...

Dialogue and reconciliation need of the hour: Mehbooba

Anantnag: Asserting that her father's vision of "reconciliation and dialogue" was the need of the hour, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba...

CASO in Shopian town, door-to-door searches

Shopian: Amid waist-high snow and bone-chilling cold, government forces arrived in Shopian main town on Thursday morning to carry out a cordon and search...

IAS, IPS, IFS cadre of J&K merged with AGMUT cadre

Srinagar: The Government of India has amended the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act to merge IAS, IPS and IFS cadre of Jammu and Kashmir...

Snowfall turns deadly, disastrous for many

3 killed in Kashmir, dozens of houses damaged, many areas still without electricity, road access Srinagar: Heavy snowfall across Kashmir wreaked havoc on Wednesday, killing...

A dozen houses damaged in Baramulla

Baramulla: More than a dozen residential houses were damaged due to heavy snowfall in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Tuesday night. Reports said that...

15 houses damaged in Pampore, Tral

PAMPORE: Two residential houses were completely damaged and 8 other residential houses and other structures suffered partial damage, while one person suffered injuries due...

Restoration of essential services ‘on war footing’

SRINAGAR: The continuous snowing for the past two days has affected normal life throughout the Kashmir Valley, but district administrations have started on war...

People in Shopian come out with shovels to clear roads

Shopian: In many Shopian villages that remain out of bounds due to snow accumulated on roads, people have come out with shovels to clear...

‘Will take one day more’ to clear lanes of snow: SMC official

Srinagar: Despite timely prediction of heavy snowfall by the Meteorological (MeT) Department, authorities here in Srinagar were yet to clear many roads and lanes...

Several pregnant women, patients shifted to hospital

Srinagar: Officials said that more than two dozen pregnant women were shifted to hospitals in various areas of Kashmir valley over the past four...

High-level avalanche warning

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (DMA) on Wednesday issued High Danger-level avalanche warning for higher reaches of Poonch, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar,...

Eight from Rajasthan rescued from mudslide at NH

Banihal/Jammu: Eight persons hailing from Rajasthan on way to Jammu in two cars were caught in a mudslide near Panthiyal in Ramban district along...

DC Srinagar sanctions Rs 15 lakh for affected families

SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary on Wednesday sanctioned an immediate relief of Rs 12.60 lakh for damage to roof-tops and houses...

3 more Covid deaths, 126 fresh cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported three Covid-related deaths on Wednesday, all from Kashmir division. The deceased were residents of Kupwara, Ganderbal, and Anantnag districts. A...

Leopard beaten to death with ‘sticks’ for killing nine sheep

Two more leopards appear in same area Shopian: A young leopard was killed by the locals of Oudur village, some 10 kilometers from district headquarters...

GoI sets up panel to look into Ladakh’s demand

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry (MHA) Wednesday announced the formation of a committee led by Union Minister for State (MoS) G K Reddy...

Snowfall keeps foiling efforts to restore services

Roads, power, water services all disrupted despite men and machinery on the job; IMD predicts dry weather from today afternoon Srinagar: The “heavy to very...

Woman gives birth on stretcher being carried to hospital on foot

Shopian: As the Shopian-Keller road had not been cleared of snow, a woman from Shalidar Zarakan village in Shopian district was forced to give...

On Shopian roads, snowfall too much for outdated machines, lone snow-cutter to clear

Shopian: Continuous snowfall in Shopian district since Monday night buried roads under snow, with the existing snow clearance machines proving inadequate both in number...

Avoid using private cars: Srinagar administration appeals

Helpline numbers issued for urgent assistance SRINAGAR: In view of the prevailing weather situation in the district where it continues to snow heavily, the Srinagar...

Three of family found dead under mysterious circumstances in Pattan

Baramulla: Three members of a family were found dead under mysterious conditions in Nehalpora area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday...

KU, CUS postpone exams for today, tomorrow

Srinagar: The University of Kashmir and Cluster University Srinagar have postponed exams scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday in view of the prevailing inclement weather...

Limits set for petrol, diesel, LPG in Kashmir

Srinagar: The authorities in Kashmir on Tuesday ordered rationing of petrol and diesel for vehicles to overcome any shortage of fuel due to closure...

Baseer Khan video conferences with DCs

JAMMU: Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, on Tuesday held an extensive video conference with the District Commissioners (DCs) of Kashmir and...

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