Category: Kashmir

Srinagar, Mar 24: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Tuesday announced that power supply to several areas in Kashmir division will remain temporary affected on March 26, 28 and 30.In a communication, Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL said that the shutdown of 33 KV Wanpoh Qazigund line will be observed due to which power…

Budgam, March 24. Police in Budgam district have solved three theft cases, arrested the accused and recovered stolen property worth approximately ₹6 lakh, officials said on Tuesday. The cases were registered at Police Station Budgam following multiple complaints of theft incidents reported over the past few months. The breakthrough comes as police intensify efforts to curb…

Srinagar, March 23: The Meteorological Centre Srinagar has forecast a spell of unsettled weather across Jammu and Kashmir later this week, with rain, snowfall in higher reaches and gusty winds expected from the night of March 28. According to the forecast, weather conditions will remain generally dry on 25, followed by partly cloudy skies with a…

Pulwama, March 24: Unidentified thieves stole four cattle from two villages in South Kashmir’s Tral area of Pulwama district during the intervening night, villagers and officials said on Tuesday. The thefts were reported from Auligund and Pernad villages, where cattle sheds were targeted and portions of walls dismantled to gain access, they said. The incidents…

In a televised address on Monday, Mohsen Rezaei, the senior military adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, set out conditions for ending hostilities, saying Iran would not step back without what he described as full accountability. The war will continue until we receive compensation for all our losses, all economic sanctions are removed, and…

Analysts expect sharp fluctuations in gold prices to continue in the near term as investors reduce risk exposure. The conflict involving Iran has heightened inflation concerns, weakened expectations of interest rate cuts, and added pressure to the global growth outlook, they noted. Over a longer horizon, however, they said gold’s status as a store of…

Bogota:A Colombian military plane carrying 125 soldiers and crew members crashed on takeoff early Monday, killing at least 66 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.The C-130 Hercules aircraft went down shortly after departure from Puerto Leguizamo, near the southern border with Ecuador and Peru, strewing burning wreckage on the jungle floor. military source…

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have taken steps toward joining the Iran war, the Wall Street Journal reported, potentially signaling an escalation of the fighting.Saudi Arabia agreed to give the US military access to King Fahd Air Base, the WSJ reported, citing people familiar with the matter, an apparent reversal after saying its…

Srinagar, Mar 23: Jammu and Kashmir continues to reel under a prolonged dry spell, with the first three weeks of March recording a 43 per cent rainfall deficit – the eighth consecutive period of deficient precipitation this season.The region, known for its distinct winter snowfall and rainfall between December and March, has been experiencing back-to-back…

SRINAGAR: At least five people were injured on Monday after a speeding truck collided with a Tavera vehicle in the Badra Gund area of Qazigund, in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. Sources said that soon after the accident, locals rushed to the spot and shifted all the injured to Emergency Hospital Qazigund for treatment.They…