Highway connecting Kashmir with rest of country closed for maintenance
Srinagar, Jan 29 (UNI)The 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country was closed on Friday for weekly maintenance and necessary repair, a traffic police official said. Meanwhile, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has said that work on three sections of the Srinagar-Jammu national […]
UN chief says got first dose of Corona vaccine
United Nations, Jan 29 (UNI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he had received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “I was fortunate and grateful to get the first dose of my #COVID19 vaccine today,” Guterres wrote on his Twitter page on late Thursday. He stressed the need to make sure that the vaccine […]
This Budget will be a part of last year’s series of mini budgets:Modi
New Delhi, Jan. 29 (UNI) Asserting that this decade is very important for the bright future of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday indicated that the coming Union Budget will be seen as part of last year’s mini budgets which were announced in the form of packages. Speaking to media at Parliament House, Mr […]
Weather woes to continue, Chilai Kalan to end on Saturday in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 27 (UNI) Weather woes to continue though the 40-day-long harshest period of winter “Chilai Kalan” will end on Saturday, a day before fresh Western Disturbance (WD) will hit the region which could result in isolated rain and snow from January 31. The famed ski resort of Gulmarg, where hundreds of skiers, local and […]
Life returns to normal in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 27 (UNI) Life returned to normal on Wednesday after remaining affected due to strike and security measures on Tuesday, when 72nd Republic Day (RD) was celebrated in the Kashmir valley, including summer capital, Srinagar. Security forces had removed all nakas and restrictions imposed early yesterday to prevent any attempt by militants to disturb […]
Para’s persecution is emblematic of situation Kashmiri politicians are in: Mehbooba
Srinagar, Jan 27 (UNI) Asserting that PDP leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Para’s ‘persecution by the Indian government is emblematic of the situation that Kashmiri politicians find themselves in today’, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said that his last hope now rests on the justice system. Ms Mehbooba, who is president of PDP, alleged that Kashmiri politicians are […]
Traffic to ply from Srinagar to Jammu after 5 days
Srinagar, Jan 27 (UNI) For the first time fresh traffic from Srinagar to Jammu was allowed on Wednesday after five days on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, official sources said on Wednesday. No vehicle will be allowed from opposite direction, sources told […]
Youth injured by gunmen succumbs in Srinagar hospital
Srinagar, Jan 27 (UNI) A 24-year-old youth who was shot at and critically wounded by unidentified gunmen in the city outskirts on December 1, succumbed in the hospital on Wednesday, official sources said. Nadif Hanief Khan was critically wounded when unidentified gunmen fired at him from very close near his Bilal Colony, Soura house on […]
Three soldiers injured after militants detonate IED in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 27 (UNI) At least three soldiers of a Road Opening Party (ROP) were injured, one of them seriously, when militants detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Wednesday, official sources said. They said militants triggered an IED at Shamshipora, Kulgam, when a ROP was passing the area […]
Night temp improves in Kashmir; Gulmarg freezes at minus 11.5 degree
Srinagar, Jan 26 : There was some respite from chilly weather conditions as the mercury during the night improved and settled above normal at most places in Kashmir valley, where a fresh spell of snow is predicted from Sunday. Meanwhile, bright sunshine greeted people in the afternoon in the summer capital, Srinagar, and other parts […]