Fearful of early snow, apple growers start pruning trees
Expert calls the move unscientific
Srinagar : Apple growers worried about untimely snow in Kashmir have started early pruning of trees with experts terming it an unscientific move.
Growers from different areas of Kashmir told that…
Arrested hybrid militant killed in militant firing in Shopian: Police
Says militants managed to escape taking advantage of darkness
Srinagar : Jammu & Kashmir police on Wednesday said the hybrid militant who was arrested by it was killed in firing of another militant after contact was established…
4 dead in Ladakh road accident, ill-fated Jeep still untraceable
Leh : The Thar Jeep that skidded off the road near Khardungla Pass in Ladakh is still untraceable, police said on Wednesday.
Four tourists from Delhi and UP were killed after the Jeep they were traveling in skidded off the road near…
Panel launching started on Bailey suspension bridge over Chenab in Ramban
Ramban : The panel launching of 240 feet CI-40R Bailey suspension bridge over the river Chenab in Maitra area of Ramban district has been started today, officials said.
An official told that the project was approved by National Highway…
Mughal Road Through But Traffic Halted Due To Slippery Conditions: Officials
Poonch : The Mughal Road, connecting Shopian with twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri, is through but the traffic has been halted due to ‘slippery” conditions at few place enroute, officials said on Wednesday.
They said that while the…
Light rains, snow brings down mercury to below normal in J&K
Gulmarg Records Season’s First Sub-Zero Night; MeT Predits More Rain, Snowfall Today Evening
Srinagar : Light rains lashed plains and snowfall in some parts of upper reaches, bringing mercury down to below normal in Jammu and Kashmir on…
IED detected, destroyed in Langate village of Handwara
Handwara : A Bomb Disposal Squad diffused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) after it was detected by joint forces in between Langate - Wudipora of Handwara village of North Kashmir on Wednesday.
Officials told that a Joint team of…
Arrested hybrid militant killed in Shopian encounter: Police
Says incriminating material recovered, search operation still going on
Srinagar, Oct 19 : Jammu & Kashmir police on Wednesday said the hybrid militant who was arrested by it was killed in firing of another militant after contact…
Dulloo reviews status of Lumpy Skin Disease in J&K
Srinagar : Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo toady chaired a meeting to review measures being taken up for controlling the spread of lumpy skin disease in Jammu and Kashmir.
During the…
Lightning Strike Leaves Man Dead in Shopian
Srinagar : A man died in a lightning strike in South Kashmir’s Shopian district this evening, officials said.
They told that one Bashir Ahmad Parray, son of Abdul Rehman Parray, a resident of Budherhama was in a cow-shed when the…