Category: Kashmir
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Man Injured in Knife Attack in Srinagar
Srinagar, Nov 27: A 55-year-old man was injured after an unidentified person attacked him with a knife near the Zaroo Gun Factory area in Srinagar, officials said on Thursday.The victim has been identified as resident of Nowhatta, news agency KNC reported.He sustained an injury in the abdomen and was immediately shifted to JLNM Hospital, Rainawari,…
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Key meeting of NC’s top decision-making body begins in Srinagar
Srinagar, Nov 27: The National Conference (NC) two-day working committee meeting began today hear at the party headquarters in Nawa-e-Subah. The meeting will be chaired by party president Farooq Abdullah, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and other senior leaders in attendance.Party sources said that the meeting will deliberate on organisational affairs and ongoing political developments…
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Minimum Temperatures Recorded Today
Kashmir Region: Srinagar = -4.4°CQazigund = -4.0°CPahalgam = -5.0°CKupwara = -4.4°CKokernag = -1.6°CGulmarg = -1.0°CPampore = -5.5°CSrinagar Airport = -5.2°CAwantipora = -4.0°CAnantnag = -5.7°CBudgam = -4.6°CBaramulla = -5.8°CBandipora = -4.5°CPulwama = -5.8°CShopian = -6.5°CKulgam = -2.4°CGanderbal = -3.3°CSonamarg = -4.0°CZojila Pass = -16.0°CZethan Rafiabad = -5.2°C Jammu Region: Jammu = 8.7°CBanihal = -1.5°CBatote = 4.0°CKatra…
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Driver Critically Injured After Truck Skids on Sonamarg Gumri Road
Kangan, Nov 26: A driver was injured on Wednesday late evening when a truck skidded off the Sonamarg Gumri road near Cherwan Kangan and collided with the roadside wall. Officials identified the injured driver as Krishan Kumar Yadav, son of Suraj Bhan, a native of Jaipur, Rajasthan. He was shifted to SDH Kangan for initial…
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Schools Must Compensate Parents for Forcing Private Publisher Books: DSEK
Srinagar, Nov 26: Director School Education Kashmir Naseer Ahmad Wani on Wednesday said that schools that supplied books from private publishers instead of government-recommended NCERT textbooks will be required to compensate parents. He said those responsible for such violations will face action. Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Wani said complaints from parents have been taken…
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SKIMS Clarifies Nodal Officer Order; Says No Scope for VIP Treatment
Srinagar, Nov 26: Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura in Srinagar on Wednesday clarified that its recent order regarding nodal officers has been misinterpreted and said the institute does not differentiate between patients on the basis of recommendations. SKIMS said all triaging and streamlining of cases is done strictly according to the urgency of medical…
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Unidentified Woman Found Dead in Srinagar
Srinagar, Nov 26 : An unidentified woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Srinagar’s Karan Nagar area on Wednesday, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the body was recovered from the premises of SMHS Hospital in Karan Nagar. He said the deceased appears to be a non-local woman…
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Valley Shivers with Widespread Night Freeze as Zojila Drops to Minus 16°C
Srinagar, Nov 26: A severe cold wave has gripped the Kashmir Valley with most areas recording sub-zero temperatures last night, marking one of the coldest spells of the season so far. Several parts of central, south and north Kashmir witnessed intense night chill as minimum temperatures dipped sharply, freezing water supplies in many localities and…
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Child Dies After Being Hit by Tractor in….
Baramulla, Nov 25 : A nine-year-old boy lost his life after being hit by a tractor in Wahdina area of Chandoosa in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Husaib Riyaz, son of Riyaz Ahmad Khan. Locals told KNT that the child sustained grievous injuries when a moving tractor struck…
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Seasons First Snowfall: Early Weather Forecast
Kashmir Valley will receive good snow spells from 2nd Week of December including Srinagar city and other plains. 2-3 Western disturbances to affect from 2nd week till ending december but changes possible. Regards: Aadil Maqbool, Kashmir Weather Forecast