Category: Kashmir

  • Traffic Resumes on Mughal Road After Temporary Closure, Srinagar-Jammu Highway Remains Open

    Traffic Resumes on Mughal Road After Temporary Closure, Srinagar-Jammu Highway Remains Open

    Jammu, Dec 30: Traffic movement on the Mughal Road was resumed on Tuesday after remaining temporarily closed due to adverse weather conditions, while the Jammu Kashmir National Highway continued to remain open for vehicular traffic. Officials said the Mughal Road, connecting the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch with south Kashmir, was earlier suspended as…

  • court convicts man in cheque bounce case, Eight months jail, over Rs 2.65 lakh compensation ordered

    court convicts man in cheque bounce case, Eight months jail, over Rs 2.65 lakh compensation ordered

    Budgam, Dec 30: A local court in Beerwah has convicted a Budgam resident in a cheque dishonour case and sentenced him to eight months of simple imprisonment along with payment of compensation amounting to more than Rs 2.65 lakh. The conviction was recorded by the Court of Additional Special Mobile Magistrate, Beerwah in a complaint…

  • Protests Erupt in…

    Protests Erupt in…

    Beerwah, Dec 30: Protests erupted on the Beerwah Magam Road in Beerwah as local women staged a strong demonstration against the Public Health Engineering Department over an acute drinking water crisis during the winter season. The protesting women voiced serious concern over the prolonged shortage of potable water, stating that the situation has badly disrupted…

  • Kashmir recruitment fraud case: EOW frames charges

    Kashmir recruitment fraud case: EOW frames charges

    Srinagar, Dec 30: The Economic Offences Wing Kashmir of Crime Branch Kashmir has submitted a chargesheet in connection with FIR No. 04/2022 before the Court of Sub-Judge, Sumbal, accusing Ranjeet Prasad, son of Samdeo Prasad and a native of Maksudpur area of Gopalganj district in Bihar, of cheating and criminal conspiracy under Sections 420 and…

  • Minimum Temperatures Recorded Today

    Minimum Temperatures Recorded Today

    Kashmir Region: Srinagar = 1.0°CQazigund = 1.4°CPahalgam = -1.2°CKupwara = 2.0°CKokernag = 1.8°CGulmarg = -1.6°CPampore = 2.0°CSrinagar Airport = 0.8°CAwantipora = 1.0°CBudgam = 1.2°CAnantnag = 0.8°CBaramulla = 2.1°CBandipora = 1.1°CPulwama = -1.1°CShopian = 0.2°CKulgam = NAGanderbal = 1.8°CSonamarg = 0.4°CZethan Rafiabad = NA Jammu Region: Jammu = 8.6°CBanihal = 5.0°CBatote = 7.7°CKatra = 9.8°CBhaderwah =…

  • Stone Slide Claims Life of Forest Department Employee in….

    Stone Slide Claims Life of Forest Department Employee in….

    Doda, Dec 30. A Forest Guard lost his life in an accident after being hit by a falling stone near the Gaadi Nallah area of Doda district on Monday night, officials said. The victim was identified as Muhammad Iqbal Zargar, an employee of the Forest Department. Officials said he was moving on foot along a…

  • Longer Power Cuts Likely for High Loss Zones

    Longer Power Cuts Likely for High Loss Zones

    PDD Likely to roll out new Power curtailment Schedule Srinagar, Dec 29 : The Power Development Department (PDD) is likely to announce a new power curtailment schedule for consumers in the Kashmir division, which will include extra hours of load shedding in the high AT&C losses. Sources informed the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that…

  • 17 years without recruitment leaves 7,000 trained dental surgeons unemployed in J&K

    17 years without recruitment leaves 7,000 trained dental surgeons unemployed in J&K

    Srinagar, Dec 29: More than 7,000 trained dental surgeons in Jammu and Kashmir continue to remain unemployed as no regular recruitment has been carried out in the government sector for the past 17 years, raising serious concerns over career stagnation and underutilisation of skilled medical professionals. According to details highlighted by dental professionals, despite the…

  • How much snow is expected during next 72hrs

    How much snow is expected during next 72hrs

    Razdan top= 1ft -2 feetSadhna top = 1ft – 2 feetZojila top = 12 -18 inchesSinthan top = 12-15 inchesMargan top= 10-15 inchesPeer ki Gali= 10-15 inchesSonamarg= 8-12 inchesGulmarg= 6-12nchesDoodhpatri= 6-10 inchesPahalgam= 4-6 inches Kashmir plains may also receive some snowfall with snow accumulation ranges between 1 inch to 4 inches. Compiled By: Aadil Maqbool,…

  • Hostel shortage forces hundreds of Kashmir University girls into rented accommodation

    Hostel shortage forces hundreds of Kashmir University girls into rented accommodation

    Srinagar, Dec 29 : Girl students of the University of Kashmir have renewed their demand for the construction of an additional girls’ hostel at the main campus, citing the acute accommodation shortage that has forced hundreds of students to live in private rented rooms under difficult and insecure conditions. At present, the University of Kashmir…