Category: Kashmir

Srinagar, April 7. A fresh wet spell is set to impact Jammu and Kashmir till April 9, with moderate to heavy rainfall expected in the Jammu region and light to moderate rain forecast across the Kashmir Valley, officials said. The weather system is expected to intensify on April 8, bringing peak precipitation across both regions,…

Movement restored on Jammu-Srinagar highway; commuters advised to follow lane discipline to avoid congestion, says official Srinagar, Apr 7 : Passenger traffic has been allowed from both sides on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44), officials said on Tuesday morning. SSP Trafic National Highway Raja Adil told news agency that, vehicular movement has resumed from Jammu…

Jammu, April 6 : Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday arrested a Junior Assistant posted in the Social Welfare Department in Billawar area of Kathua district after he was caught allegedly accepting a bribe in a trap operation linked to a welfare scheme. The action follows a complaint alleging demand of illegal gratification for…

Uri, Apr 05. A woman was killed and a man sustained critical injuries after a vehicle plunged into a nallah in the Uri area of Baramulla district on Sunday, officials said. They told GNS that a Mahindra XUV300 bearing registration number JK09C-1649 was travelling from Uri towards Nambla when it met with an accident near…

Srinagar, April 6. A 52-year-old tourist woman from Maharashtra died after falling unconscious at a hotel in Barbershah area of Srinagar, and was declared brought dead at a nearby hospital, police said. The death occurred while the woman, identified as Kanta, wife of Moreshwar Barbal and a resident of Parwanchwati Wanshari Kalyani in Maharashtra, was…

Srinagar, April 6. The Jammu–Srinagar National Highway was closed on Monday after a heavy landslide struck the stretch between Chandarkote and Karol in Ramban district, leaving vehicles stranded on both sides, officials said. The closure of the only all-weather road link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country has halted traffic in both directions,…

Mumbai, Apr 06: The rupee gained 33 paise to 92.85 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, following RBI’s tightened rules to curb speculative positions, capping banks’ net open positions at USD 100 million, even as global developments continued to act as a risk.Forex traders said the domestic unit continued to reel under…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (April 5, 2026) appeared to extend by 24 hours his deadline for Iran to make a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating infrastructure attacks. Mr. Trump has issued such deadlines before but extended them when mediators have claimed progress toward ending the war, which has…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru star batter Virat Kohli scripted history as he achieved a stunning record during the IPL 2026 match against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. Virat scored just 28 off just 18 deliveries but in the process, he surpassed Rohit Sharma to achieve the record of scoring the most runs against a single opposition…

Kupwara, April 5. A young man from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district died in Saudi Arabia following a cardiac arrest, with his family on Sunday seeking government assistance for the repatriation of his body to his native village in Lolab. Bilal Manzoor, a resident of Sogam area in Lolab, passed away while working in Saudi Arabia, relatives…