Temperature Dips To Minus 5.7 Degrees In Srinagar, Minus 14.4 In Gulmarg
SRINAGAR: Cold wave conditions returned to Kashmir as the minimum temperatures on Friday night plunged several degrees below freezing point, which resulted in formation of black ice on the roads in the valley, hampering the movement of traffic, officials said Saturday. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 5.7 […]
Strike cripples life in Kashmir on Afzal Guru’s sixth death anniversary
SRINAGAR: Life in the Kashmir valley, including summer capital, Srinagar, was on Saturday crippled due to general strike called by separatists on the sixth death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who was hanged in Delhi’s Tihar jail on this day in 2013. Business and other activities were paralysed and traffic was off the […]
Omar says will grant division status to Chenab valley, Pir Panchal if NC comes to power
SRINAGAR,: Political parties on Friday welcoming the decision of granting Divisional Status to Ladakh expressed displeasure against the government’s decision to isolate the Pir Panjal and Chenab regions. Soon after the government orders creation of separate division to Ladakh, National Conference (NC) Vice President and former chief minister, Omar Abdullah reiterated party’s promise of granting divisional […]
Snowfall Aftermath: Essential services restored on war footing ; Div Com
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 08: Amid unabated snowfall, the essential services were restored across Kashmir division on war footing basis following prompt response by the concerned departments. Government had already made zone and location wise action and management plan across the valley to prevent interruption in services due to the heavy snowfall. Zonal teams from concerned departments […]
Digitization imperative for streamlining revenue records: Advisor Skandan
JAMMU: Advisor to Governor, K Skandan today said that digitization is imperative for streamlining the revenue records, making these easily accessible to public and preserving for future. The Advisor said this during his visit to the Central Revenue Record Room Complex, Revenue Training Institute and Directorate of Land Records and Survey here at GoleGujral. He […]
J&K Bank signs MoU with JKSCSTBC Development Corporation
Jammu, In order to serve under-privileged sections of society in a more organized manner, J&K Bank today entered into a MoU with the Jammu Kashmir Scheduled Caste/Schedule Tribes/Backward Castes Development Corporation (JK SCSTBC). The MoU was signed by Bank’s Vice President Shujaat Hussain Andrabi and Managing Director JK SCSTBC Development Corporation Ravinder Kumar Bhat (KAS) […]
Governor expresses grief over loss of lives in Snow Avalanche at Jawahar Tunnel
Jammu,: Governor Satya Pal Malik has expressed grief over loss of precious lives due to snow avalanche at Jawahar Tunnelwhere an avalanche had struck a police post last evening. In his message Governor has prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls and strength to the bereaved families in their hour of grief.
7 dead, 3 rescued from avalanche site at Jawahar Tunnel
Anantnag;Rescue team Friday recovered seven bodies from under the snow at Jawahar Tunnel where a massive avalanche had struck a police post last evening. The spot where the incident occurred was cut-off due to intense snowfall and it took rescue teams several hours to reach the spot this morning. Deputy commissioner Anantnag, Mohammad Younis Malik, […]
Geelani pays tributes to Maqbool Bhat, Afzal Guru on their death anniversaries
Srinagar;Chairman Hurriyat (g) Conference, Syed Ali Geelani paid rich tributes to the Mohammad Maqbool Bhat and Mohammad Afzal Guru on their death anniversaries. Reiterating his demand for the return back of the mortal remains of both the slain persons, who were buried in the Tihar Jail premises, Hurriyat chairman said that although it is purely […]
Muzaffarnagar riots: Life imprisonment to all 7 convicts
Muzaffarnagar: A local court on Friday awarded life imprisonment to all the seven convicts, accused of killing two people in Kawal village in an attack which is believed to have triggered the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. The seven convicts – Muzammil, Mujassim, Furkan, Nadeem, Jahangir, Afzal and Iqbal – are accused of killing two people named […]
