Srinagar-Leh highway to remain closed today for necessary repairs
Srinagar : The Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road stretch of Srinagar-Leh highway will remain closed for traffic movement today for necessary repairs, reads an order issued by administration. “In view of the recent cloudburst at Zojila and damage to the road thereof, this department is undertaking the maintenance works to reconnect the road which will mainly include blasting […]
Mother Killed,Son Injured As Landslide Hits Residential House In Doda
Doda : A landslide hit a residential house in Doda district on Saturday, killing a woman while her son was seriously injured, official sources said. They said at least 25 sheep also perished in the incident which occurred in Baggar area of Tehsil Assar in the mountainous district at around 6 a.m. Sources told GNS […]
Army soldier Killed in Cross-LoC Firing In Kupwara
Srinagar : An army soldier was killed in cross-border firing in Machil sector of frontier Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Saturday.Official sources told GNS that Pakistani forces attacked the army’s posts in Machil sectors today morning.A police officer while confirming it said that the Pakistani army opened unprovoked fire upon the Indian Army posts […]
Two militants killed in Shopian gunfight
SRINAGAR — Two militants have been killed in a gunfight with state forces in Bonbazaar area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in the Bonbazar area of Shopian state forces launched a cordon and search operation, a police official said. He said the search operation turned […]
Jhelum-Tawi flood recovery project
Although after the 2014 floods, the Central Government asked the State authorities to prepare detailed project reports for the recovery of River Jhelum and Tawi as they found that the carrying capacity of both the rivers has been reduced and the siltation was the main problem for these rivers. Rs 1500 crore, World Bank funded […]
SHRC directs govt to register case in custodial killing of Sopore youth
Srinagar : State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has directed to the state government to register a case in the killing of Junaid Ahmad Khuroo, who died in police custody and also provide a compensation of Rs five lakh in favour of the family of the deceased. In the case titled Abdul Qayoom Khurro S/o Abdul […]
Amarnath yatra suspended from Jammu due to bad weather conditions
The Amarnath yatra from Jammu city to Kashmir was suspended on Friday due to bad weather conditions along the highway to the Valley, officials said. As many as 7,021 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas till Thursday evening, taking the total those having performed the darshan […]
Srinagar administration for measures to prevent harassment of women in public transport
SRINAGAR, JULY 25: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Thursday convened a meeting to discuss the issue of harassment of women in public transport. The meeting discussed the measures that need to be taken to prevent it — like creating awareness about what constitutes harassment and taking prompt and strict action against instances thereof. […]
I-Day arrangement discussed at Bhaderwah
BHADERWAH, JULY 25: Arrangements for Independence Day celebrations were discussed today here at a meeting chaired by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Ravi Kumar Bharti. It was decided that the chief guest will unfurl the national flag and after that take salute at the March Past Parade comprising contingents of CRPF, JKAP, NCC senior and junior […]
Govt focusing to make horticulture lucrative venture: Advisor Khan
SRINAGAR, JULY 25: Advisor to Governor Farooq Ahmad Khan today chaired a meeting here to take stock of controlled atmosphere storage facilities being provided to the fruit growers of the valley. Secretary Agriculture/Horticulture Manzoor Ahmad Lone, Director Horticulture Kashmir Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, Director Horticulture Planning and Marketing Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari and representatives of CA store […]
