Power shutdown

Power shutdown

JAMMU, DECEMBER 30: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that the power supply to Fatehpur, Atti Bhatian, Behrote, Saaj, Sharief, Thanamandi Town, Azamtabad, Dedasan, Lah, Khablan shall remain affected on December 31 from 9 am to 2 pm. Similarly, the power supply to Balli Gulaba, Chowki Choura, Tanda, Maira Mandrian, Sungal Samah and adjoining […]

High Level Committee reviews functioning of Juvenile Justice Boards

High Level Committee reviews functioning of Juvenile Justice Boards

JAMMU, DECEMBER 30: Justice Tashi Rabstan, Chief Justice (Acting) High of J&K and Ladakh and Executive Chairman J&K LSA, today chaired a High Level Committee meeting under the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2015 to ensure effective implementation of Juvenile Justice Act besides reviewing the pendency of cases before the Juvenile Justice […]

Kupwara Receives Highest Snowfall In Kashmir

Kupwara Receives Highest Snowfall In Kashmir

Srinagar: Amid cloud cover, minimum temperature recorded further increase in Kashmir Valley on Friday after snowfall. Kupwara in north Kashmir received highest snowfall of 20cms (7.87 inches) followed by Gulmarg (16.5cm), Qazigund(15.0cm), Pahalgam(10.0cm), Kokernag (5.0 cm), and Srinagar (3.0 cm) in last 24 hours till 0830 hours, mostly late in the afternoon on Thursday, a […]

Night Temperature Improves In Kashmir Due To Cloud Cover, Snowfall

Night Temperature Improves In Kashmir Due To Cloud Cover, Snowfall

Night temperature improved significantly due to cloud cover and overnight snowfall at most parts of the Kashmir valley on Friday. Meteorological Department forecast of mainly dry weather with scattered light rain/snow over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. Kupwara in north Kashmir’s frontier district received the highest snowfall of 20.0cms , followed by […]

J&K LG, Omar, Mehbooba Among Others Express Grief Over Demise Of PM’s Mother

J&K LG, Omar, Mehbooba Among Others Express Grief Over Demise Of PM’s Mother

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and several politicians in the Union Territory expressed grief over the demise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Hiraben on Friday. Hiraben, 99, passed away at 3.30 am during the treatment at U N Mehta Heart Hospital, in Ahmedabad. ”The passing away of Hiraba, mother of honble PM […]

Mughal Road, Sgr-Leh Highway Closed Amid Snowfall

Mughal Road, Sgr-Leh Highway Closed Amid Snowfall

Srinagar : Mughal road, connecting twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri with Shopian, as well as Srinagar-Leh highway were closed after fresh snowfall. A traffic department official here however said that traffic was plying on Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with outside world. “Mughal road and SSG road closed for vehicular […]

Secretary Health reviews fire safety measures in health institutions

Secretary Health reviews fire safety measures in health institutions

JAMMU, DECEMBER 29: Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department, Bhupinder Kumar, today chaired a meeting of officers to review fire safety measures put in place in health institutions across the UT. Secretary sought institution -wise status of fire fighting system and other alternative mechanisms available in hospitals from concerned heads of the institutions. Bhupinder maintained […]

MeT predicts snowfall in next 24 hours in J-K

MeT predicts snowfall in next 24 hours in J-K

Amid forecast for intermittent light to moderate snow at scattered places during next 24 hours, minimum temperatures recorded a rise but continued to hover below sub-zero level in Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.2°C against last night’s temperature of minus 5.6°C. The temperature […]

3 People Killed In 2 Accidents In Reasi, Ramban

3 People Killed In 2 Accidents In Reasi, Ramban

Jammu : Three people were killed in two separate accidents in Reasi and Ramban districts on Thursday, officials said. A police official told that at around 7 a.m., an Alto Car (JK11D-5950) on way from Chassana towards Sanglikote met with an accident near Hamosan Reasi, leading to the on the spot death of two people. […]