After fresh snowfall, road and air connectivity to Kashmir cut off
Srinagar: The Kashmir valley has been cut off from rest of the country as the air and road connectivity has been snapped in view of light to moderate snowfall since late Saturday night. A Met department spokesperson was quoted by UNI saying that a fresh Western Disturbance (WD), which originated from the Arabian Sea and […]
11 injured as passenger bus rolls down into gorge in Doda; 2nd mishap of the morning in J&K
Doda: At least eleven passengers were injured after the bus they were travelling in plunged into a gorge near Pul area of Doda district in Jammu on Sunday. An official said that the bus, however, got stuck a few meters ahead of Chenab river which prevented a major tragedy. He said that the passenger bus […]
Fresh snowfall in Srinagar thrills people on Boulevard
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar In Sunday morning people were delighted to see everything around them draped in snow. A tourist couple was seen having the stroll on Boulevard road amid snowfall. Similarly locals were seen enjoying the snow on the rim of Dal Lake. It was not only the beauty of snow but also […]
Lt Governor condoles the demise of former Union Home Minister Buta Singh
JAMMU, JANUARY 02: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha expressed his heartfelt condolences on the passing away of veteran politician and former Union Home Minister, Shri Buta Singh. In his message, the Lt Governor said that the former Union Home Minister was a statesman par excellence and his demise is a great loss to the political sphere. […]
244 Covid-19 Cases, 1 More Death In J&K
Jammu and Kashmir reported 244 new covid-19 cases while one person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said 107 cases were from Jammu Division and 137 from Kashmir Valley taking the total case tally to 121471. Giving district wise details, the officials told GNS that Srinagar recorded […]
Confusion on Srinagar-Jammu highway keep people stranded
By: Javaid Malik Srinagar On Saturday scores of private vehicles were stranded on Srinagar-Jammu highway because of the confusion about the movement of traffic. While the traffic authorities had allowed the traffic on Saturday from Srinagar to Jammu, however many vehicles were allowed to process to Srinagar from Jammu. While there was only one way […]
Cold keeps Kashmir and Ladakh in its grip with sub-zero temperatures
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar With clear skies and sunshine during the day, Kashmir valley along with Ladakh is reeling under intense cold conditions as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.9°C while mercury settled at minus 8.4°C in Pahalgam, the world famous tourist resort, the weatherman said on Saturday. The sub-zero temperatures have not […]
Gunfight and after
After a recent gunfight on the outskirts of Srinagar city, the families of three slain youth came to Srinagar and claimed that their wards were killed in cold blood and they were not involved in militancy. Hours after Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed that they had killed three militants in an HMT gunfight; the families […]
Updated: Grenade lobbed in Tral, 8 civillian injured
Suspected militants on Saturday morning lobbed a grenade on SSB party at Bus Stand Tral resulting in injuries to eight civilians, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that suspected militants hurled a grenade towards security forces at around 11: 20 AM. “The grenade missed the target and exploded in the […]
Grenade hurled in south Kashmir’s Tral; search op launched
Suspected militants, on Saturday, morning lobbed a grenade towards government forces at Bus Stand Tral, however, no loss of life or injury was reported during the incident, officials said. Unnamed officials told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that suspected militants hurled a grenade towards government forces at around 11:20 AM. “However in […]
