Amid Light Snowfall In Upper Reaches, Mercury Drops In Kashmir

Srinagar: While upper reaches including Gulmarg and Pahalgam received fresh light snowfall while rains lashed plains, night temperature recorded a drop at most places in Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, had 0.7mm of rainfall during the last 24 hours till […]
Covid norms

In order to arrest the trend of spread of Omicron Variant in Kashmir valley the government has taken many steps in this direction. One of the possible sources of infection could be the public transport and in this direction recently SSP Traffic City held interaction with Transporters of Kashmir valley. He asked them to follow […]
Lt Governor lays foundation stone for Jhelum riverfront development

Jhelum riverfront to be developed on the lines of Sabarmati riverfront; Phase-1 envisaged with modern public utilities & state-of-the-art green space Also lays foundation stone for redevelopment of Polo View Road as pedestrian walkway to provide better ambience and shopping experience to the citizens A systematic effort to improve our cities in J&K UT has […]
Lt Governor reviews IT Department’s Strategic & Policy initiatives towards Digital Mission

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 07: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today reviewed Information Technology Department and discussed its Strategic & Policy initiatives towards Digital Mission. During the meeting, Sh Sanjay Gaden, Principal Consultant (Head-SeMT)-NISG, briefed the Lt Governor via a PowerPoint presentation on digital services blueprint, which is based on unified interface, major umbrella reforms, and enhanced digital […]
Power shutdown

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 07: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that the power supply to Patoli Brahmana, Domana, Barnai, Purkhoo, Mishriwala, Baba Talab, ShamachakGurhaSinghu, Batera, Dabbin, Chorpur, Manyal, Dhramkhu, Tirth Talab, GREF, Gumpul, Sua No.1, Garkhal and adjoining areas shall remain affected on February 08 from 10 am to 3 pm. Similarly, the power supply […]
One militant killed in chance encounter in Awantipora

A militant was killed in a chance encounter which took place between militants and security forces in Nambal area of South Kashmir’s Awantipora on Monday evening. A top police officer told GNS that a militant was killed in a chance encounter at nambal area. However identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained. […]
Grenade hurled on CRPF in Ganderbal, no casualty

Suspected militants lobbed grenade on CRPF in Chapargung area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday evening. A senior police officer told GNS that militants attacked CRPF Bunker with an grenade, however it missed the intended target and exploded on road. In this incident no loss of life or injury has been reported. Soon after […]
At 686, J&K Witnesses 30-day Low In Daily Case Covid-19 Count

Six Persons Die Due To Virus, Active Cases Now At 3168 Srinagar, Feb 7: Daily Covid cases in Jammu and Kashmir fell to 30-day low, with 686 infections reported in the last 24 hours even as six persons succumbed to the virus during the time, officials said on Monday. Regarding the fresh cases, the officials […]
Encounter breaks out in Nambal Awantipora

An encounter broke out between militants and security forces at Nambal village of Awantipora hamlet in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants […]
Kashmir gets fresh snowfall in rural areas, rains in plains

By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Yet another snowfall has been witnessed in many areas of Kashmir valley while as rains have lashed plains not only the places like Srinagar city but also in many parts of Jammu region. Snow has been witnessed also in the ski resort of Gulmarg and Pahalgam while as many other […]