Islamabad: A top US State Department official is in Pakistan for another round of talks with top officials about bilateral and regional issues, including the peace process in Afghanistan. Foreign Office spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal confirmed that Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Ambassador Alice Wells is visiting Islamabad on […]
Srinagar : Two Hizb ul Mujahideen militants, including a former army soldier, were killed in a gunfight with the government forces in Zainapora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday, police said. A spokesman, in a statement, said that the state police and the forces launched a cordon and search operation in Safanagri village […]
SRINAGAR: Junaid Azim Mattu has been elected as the next Mayor of Srinagar. The corum of the newly elected Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) had met for the first time after taking the oath of office and elected the leader. Mattu, who a member of the Peoples Conference before he joined the National Conference (NC) and […]
SHOPIAN : District Administration Shopian evacuated as many as 41 civilians from Mughal road who were stranded due to inclement weather and snowfall. Besides over they were provided food and shelter in Shopian by the district administration. In the aftermath of snowfall the district administration has deployed rescue teams in all the affected areas of […]
SRINAGAR : Commissioner Secretary Power Development Department (PDD) Hridesh Kumar Singh today visited PDD Control Room in Bemina to review post-snowfall power scenario in Kashmir Division. He also convened a meeting to review on ongoing restoration works in Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer S&O, Javed Yousuf Dar, Chief Engineer M&RE Hashmat Qazi […]
SRINAGAR : Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir today issued an advisory for the orchards affected by the snowfall elaborating a number of steps for the growers to protect the produce from damages. As per the advisory, growers have been asked to drain out excess water from the orchards by making drainage […]
Srinagar: The valley’s apex trade body Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) today said that Kashmir fruit industry has incurred Rs 500 crore losses due to recent snowfall in the valley. KCCI in a statement stated that preliminary reports received from various fruit Associations including Anantnag suggest that losses upwards of Rs. 500 crore […]
Jammu: Governor Satya Paul Malik Monday said that compensation will be given to the farmers who lost their crops due to snowfall in Kashmir. After taking guard of honour in civil Secretariat Jammu, Governor said that the administration has started assessment of damage caused by snowfall across Kashmir and Jammu was not much affected. The […]
Srinagar: The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway in Central Kashmir and the historic Mughal road in southern Kashmir remained closed for the 5th consecutive day on Monday. Traffic remained suspended on 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway for the fifth day today due to the accumulation of snow, an official said. Fresh snowfall last week at Sonamarg, Zojila, Meenmarg and […]
Jammu: Civil Secretariat, the seat of the Jammu and Kashmir government, opened here on Monday after a 10-day break as part of the bi-annual ‘Darbar Move’. Besides the Civil Secretariat, the other move offices, including Raj Bhawan and police headquarters, also opened here after six months of functioning in Srinagar. Governor Satya Pal Malik inspected […]