Srinagar, April 26 (IANS) The Srinagar-Leh highway has been closed for vehicular movement after an avalanche hit the Zojila Pass in Ladakh, officials said on Sunday.Three drivers trapped after the avalanche struck Zojila have been rescued safely, while damaged vehicles have been retrieved and placed back on the road, the officials said.The avalanche struck on Sunday near Shaitani Nallah in the Drass sector, where multiple vehicles, including two tankers moving from Sonamarg towards Kargil, were …
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Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) Senior religious leader and chief cleric of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said on Friday that authorities have placed him under house arrest as restrictions continued across the Valley.Mirwaiz Umar said on X, “Restrictions in the valley continue and have been heightened on a Friday in the holy month of Ramzan. I have also been placed under house arrest, and in these greatly blessed days, when thousands come to the mosques seeking blessings and guidance the pulpit of Ja…
Jammu, Feb 13 (IANS) Senior National Conference (NC) leader and former Minister Qamar Ali Akhoon passed away on Friday as the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly observed a two-minute silence in tribute to the former legislator.The former Food Minister of the erstwhile state, Qamar Ali Akhoon, a prominent political face from Kargil in the Ladakh union territory, passed away, triggering widespread grief across political circles in Jammu and Kashmir.The demise of the senior leader was informed to the Legis…