2 foreign tourists dead, 21 rescued after avalanche hits Afarwat Peak in Gulmarg
SDPO Tangmarg says deceased were from Poland, ‘Rescue operation called off at Afarwat’ Baramulla, Feb 01: Two foreign tourists died while 21 others were rescued after a massive snow avalanche hit Afarwat peak at famous ski-resort in Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. Sub-divisional officer Tangmarg, Javid Ahmad told the news agency—Kashmir […]
Two killed after avalanche hits Gulmarg’s ski-resort
Bodies of two persons have been retrieved from underneath the snow mass, even as four other persons rescued after a massive avalanche occurred at Affarwat peak in famed ski-resort Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. As per the reports, soon after receiving information about the incident, a large-scale rescue operation was launched at […]
Minimum temperature drops in J-K, Pahalgam freezes at minus 8.9°C
Amid forecast for mainly dry weather in next 24 hours, the minimum temperature recorded a drop in some places in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday with Pahalgam recording a low of minus 8.9°C. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 0.4°C against 0.0°C on the previous night. Today’s minimum temperature, he […]
Winter games
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has kept snow bound areas open not only for the tourists but also for the preparation of national winter games. Recently Advisor to LG visited Gulmarg and reviewed preparation for 3rd ‘Khelo India National Winter Games’. He asked officers to adopt coordinated approach for making event a grand success […]
Eviction drive: J-K admin retrieves land from former ministers in south Kashmir
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday retrieved land from two former ministers and heirs of a former chief minister in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. J-K government retrieved land illegally occupied by Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed (former minister), family of Farooq Andrabi (Peoples Democratic Party) and heirs of Mir Qasim, former CM of Jammu and Kashmir, […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, JANUARY 31: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL Jammu has informed that the power supply to Rajinder Nagar Keran, Laxmipuram, Swarn Vihar, Bharat Nagar, Ganga Nagar, Bantalab, Radio Station, BSNL, CRPF, Ayush Hospital and adjoining areas shall remain affected on February 01 from 9 am to 2 pm. Meanwhile, Superintending Engineer (Distribution), JPDCL, O&M Circle Kathua […]
Dr Samoon reviews functioning of J&K Skill Development Mission
JAMMU, JANUARY 31: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, today chaired a meeting to review functioning of J&K Skill Development Mission at Civil Secretariat, Jammu. Threadbare discussion was held on various issues pertaining to Audit of PMKVY 2.0, SANKALP, payment of PMKYV 3.0 and covid warriors, clearance of work done liabilities […]
MeT predicts mainly dry, foggy weather till 4 Feb in J-K
Mainly dry and foggy weather has been forecast till 4 February and light rain and snowfall thereafter for one week in Jammu and Kashmir. However, the weather department has ruled out the possibility of any major snowfall in the next ten days. “From February 1 to 4, mainly dry weather is expected but fog is […]
Snowfall: Air traffic, train service resume in Kashmir
Air traffic to and fro Srinagar international airport resumed on Tuesday, a day after poor visibility and continuous snowfall forced cancellation of all 68 scheduled flights. Official sources said that two Indigo flights landed at the airport a short while ago. Earlier Director, Airport Authority of India (AAI), Srinagar Airport, Kuldeep Singh said that the […]
Farmer training
In order to provide latest training to the farmers in Jammu and Kashmir, the government is trying to provide the training at its various training centers. In a recent review meeting, the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department has asked the concerned that training-related videos so that more farmers can be educated in the […]