Thousands without power after quake rattles California
SAN FRANCISCO: A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of northern California on Tuesday injured two people, damaged a bridge and several roads and left thousands of homes and businesses without power. The earthquake struck at 2:34am local time and was about 10 miles (16.1 km) deep, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. […]
Growing Srinagar city
S rinagar city is growing in all directions and the government is paying attention to the housing sector with its intervention . Already Medicity and a new High Court Complex are coming up adjacent to the new township that will make the whole area another bustling centre of activity in the vicinity of Srinagar . […]
Woman found dead with ‘injury marks’ on throat in J-K
A woman was found dead under mysterious conditions in-front of her house on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday in Gundha village of Rajouri district even as police have started investigation. An official told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that woman’s body was found in-front of her house with injury marks […]
Srinagar, other Kashmir parts record coldest night of season
The Kashmir Walla plans to extensively and honestly cover — break, report, and analyze — everything that matters to you. You can help us. The 40-day harshest winter period, Chilla-i-Kalan has intensified the chill in Kashmir as night temperature has further decreased while most parts including Srinagar recorded coldest nights of the season. Srinagar has […]
Traffic to remain suspended on Srinagar-Jammu highway
The traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu national highway will remain suspended today due to a stone-slide near near Dewal bridge, officials said. An official told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that traffic movement of all types of vehicles will remain suspended on NH-44 in view of major stone-slide near Dewal bridge which has […]
Lt Governor chairs a high-level meeting on preparations for G20 Summit meetings in J&K
JAMMU, DECEMBER 20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a high-level meeting on the preparations for the upcoming G20 Summit meetings to be held in Jammu Kashmir in 2023. The Lt Governor called for extensive preparations ahead of the G20 meet and said that the meetings under India’s presidency is also an opportunity to share […]
Devender Singh Rana meets Lt Governor
JAMMU, DECEMBER 20: Former Legislator, J&K, Sh Devender Singh Rana met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today at the Raj Bhavan. Sh Devender Singh Rana held an exhaustive discussion with the Lt Governor on several issues of various sections of the society including of Daily wagers, Asha Workers, SC & KP Migrants, welfare of families and […]
31 sailors go missing as Thai navy ship sinks
PRACHUAP KHAN: Thai military frigates and helicopters kept up the search late on Monday for 31 sailors missing after a naval vessel sank, with dozens of others already hauled from the choppy waters. The HTMS Sukhothai capsized late on Sunday as it was patrolling the Gulf of Thailand, about 37 kilometres off the Southeast Asian […]
TRIBAL PEOPLE
Tribal communities in Jammu and Kashmir will soon get the access to get the minor forest produce under the Forest Rights Act being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir . Recently a workshop was held by the Forest Department for its implementation in which Secretary Tribal Affairs was also present . Speaking on the occasion , […]
Sub-zero temperature continues in Kashmir
Sub-zero temperatures showed no signs of relenting on Tuesday as Kashmir Valley braces up for one of the harshest winter periods of 40 days, called Chillai Kalan beginning on 21 December. The bone-chilling cold period is followed by a 20-day-long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and 10-day-long ‘Chillai Bacha’. A meteorological department official told that Srinagar recorded a […]