Search resumes for four people missing in Nepal after deadly air crash
Rescuers resumed searching on Monday in Nepal for four people still missing after the Himalayan nation’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years, officials said. According to the latest report, the black box of the ill-fated plane has been found. Rescuers had recovered 68 bodies out of the 72 people onboard the ATR 72 aircraft operated […]
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Closed Due To Landslide In Ramban
JAMMU, Jan 16: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Monday due to a landslide in Ramban district, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, an official said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by the landslide at Pantiyal area. An iron tunnel setup at […]
Temperatures Plunge as Gulmarg records season’s coldest night at minus 12°C
Srinagar: The minimum temperatures recorded a plunge in Kashmir Valley with Gulmarg recording season’s coldest night at minus 12.0°C on Monday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.9°C against last night’s minus 0.6°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 0.2°C above normal for the summer capital, he said. Qazigund, he said, […]
Major projects
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is implementing new major projects in the agriculture sector and is trying to connect all the sectors of agriculture in a big way. Recently LG Manoj Sinha inaugurated UT level training & orientation program for effective implementation of 29 projects under holistic agriculture development plan. He said that implementation […]
Search operation turns into encounter in Magam locality
Budgam, Jan 15: search operation turned into an encounter in Redbugh area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday. Earlier, Joint forces launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in many localities of Magam town in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Reports said that joint teams of Army, police and CRPF cordoned off SK Pora, […]
DC Srinagar reviews parameters of District Employment Plan
Employment Plan to spur entrepreneurship, align youth with self employment goals: DC SRINAGAR, JANUARY 14:- In order to evaluate the skill gaps and formulate a District Employment Plan to provide self-employment to educated youth of the District, a meeting of Officers was held under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad here […]
Avalanche hits Gurez Village, no damage reported
An avalanche hit a village in Tulail area of Gurez in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, however, no damage has been reported, officials said on Saturday. An official said that snow avalanche hit Jurniyal village of Tulail today. He said the teams have been already activated in the area who are assessing futher details. He said […]
ADC Gbl inspects healthcare facilities at DH
Directs Hospital Authorities for hassle free facilities to patients GANDERBAL, JANUARY 14: The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Ganderbal, Mehraj-ud-din Shah today visited District Hospital Ganderbal and took a review of the patient care affairs there. On the occasion, the ADC along with the Medical Superintendent of District Hospital, Dr Yasmeen Kango conducted an extensive visit […]
Former regional coaches reinstated as PCB keeps mum on groundsmen, curators
LAHORE: While reinstating the services of its former regional coaches from Dec 26, the PCB is silent about the future of groundsmen and curators, whose services were also terminated along with regional coaches in 2019, after the implementation of the new PCB constitution. The letters have been received by the regional coaches concerned. “We are […]
Eight killed after tornadoes rip through US southeast
SELMA: Rescue teams were searching for missing people in central Alabama on Friday after thunderstorms and tornadoes claimed eight lives, damaged dozens of homes and knocked down trees. Seven of the eight deaths were from the south-eastern US state’s Autauga county. Buster Barber, the county’s coroner, said the number of casualties would rise. The tornado […]
