Emergency Response Support System (ERSS)-112
January 14: Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) is a pan-India integrated emergency response system with a single emergency number 112, to address different emergencies of citizens. ERSS is designed to address all emergency signals received from citizens through voice calls, SMS, e-mail, panic SOS signal, ERSS web portal, etc. An SOS alert can be activated […]
COVID: J&K reports 113 new COVID cases, one death
Jammu, Jan 11/// Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday informed that 113 new positive cases of novel coronavirus (46 from Jammu division and 67 from Kashmir division), have been reported, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 1,22,651. Authorities also reported one more death from COVID-19 from Jammu division […]
Srinagar-Jammu highway cleared of snow, debris; stranded vehicles allowed to ply as of now
SRINAGAR- Vehicles stranded on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway were allowed to ply towards their destinations on Friday as the arterial road was cleared after remaining closed for five days due to heavy snowfall, officials said. No new traffic was, however, allowed on the highway, the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the rest of the […]
Srinagar-Jammu NH remains shut for past five days, thousands stranded
Srinagar, Jan 7 /The 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, remained closed for the fifth day on Thursday due to accumulation of snow, land and mudslides and shooting stones. The historic 86-km-long Mughal road, which was being used as alternative to Srinagar-Jammu national […]
Jammu-Srinagar Highway To Remain Closed Tomorrow: Admin
Srinagar, Jan 6: The authorities on Tuesday said that the Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only road link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, shall remain closed for traffic tomorrow as well due to the accumulation of snow around Jawahar Tunnel and landslides at several places en route the thoroughfare. “On January 7, no vehicular movement […]
Kashmir receives fresh snowfall; road, air connectivity snapped
Srinagar, Jan 3 (UNI) The summer capital, Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir valley received fresh snowfall on Sunday though the night temperature witnessed major improvement and settled above normal. Meanwhile, the valley has been cut off from rest of the country as the air and road connectivity has been snapped in view of light […]
DDC Elections- 7th Phase:47.43% votes polled till 1PM across J&K
JAMMU, DECEMBER 16- The 7th phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 47.43% across different constituencies spread over different districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 01:00 pm today. As per the figures given by the office of State Election Commissioner, in Kashmir Division, Pulwama has recorded voting percentage of 9.37%, Baramulla 49.50%, Kulgam […]
Srinagar Endures Season’s Coldest Night, Gulmarg Freezes At -11°C
Srinagar, Dec 16: As ‘Chillai-Kalan’ begins on December 21, Srinagar endured its coldest night of the winter so far with temperatures plummeting to minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, weatherman said on Wednesday. The mercury also recorded a plunge overnight in other parts of the Valley with Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort, recording a low of […]
Mercury’s free fall continued across Jammu and Kashmir
Drass frozen at minus 18.6, cold wave lashes J&K, Ladakh Srinagar, Dec 15: The mercury’s free fall continued across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday as Drass town recorded minus 18.6 amid an ongoing cold wave in the two union territories. The weather office has forecast a further dip in night temperatures in the […]
School Edu Deptt announced winter vacations from Dec-21
Srinagar, Dec 11(KNO): The School Education Department on Friday announced winter vacations for all government and recognized private schools of Kashmir division and winter zones of Jammu region from December-21. According to the government order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads that the vacation shall be observer from […]