Srinagar, March 11 (IANS) Rain lashed the plains of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) during the last 24 hours as moderate snowfall occurred in the higher reaches on Wednesday.MET department officials said that rain and snow during the last 24 hours has brought down the temperature.“Light to moderate rain/snow (in higher reaches) occurred in J&K during the last 24 hours while some higher reaches in Kishtwar, Ganderbal, Anantnag, Kupwara and Bandipora districts received moderate snowfall.“Weath…
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Srinagar, March 10 (IANS) National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday visited the Iranian embassy in New Delhi and signed the condolence book on the demise of Iranian supreme leader, Ayatullah Ali Khamenei in joint US-Israeli air strikes on Tehran.NC spokesperson said, “Dr. Farooq Abdullah, President of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, today visited the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi and signed the condolence book on the martyrdom of Ayatollah Ali Kh…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Members of Parliament from the Jammu and Kashmir belonging to the ruling National Conference (NC), on Monday, visited the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi to sign the condolence book on Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing in joint US-Israeli air strikes on Tehran. Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan, Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo and Gurwinder Singh Oberoi, the Rajya Sabha members from Jammu and Kashmir, visited the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi and signed the condolence book…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) More than three decades after their exodus, issue of migrant Kashmiri Pandits was highlighted at the 61st session of United Nations Council for Human Rights in Geneva. Satish Maldhar, Jammu and Kashmir Peace Forum Chairman, an organisation of migrant Kashmiri Pandits, on Monday said, “After more than three decades of silence, the tragic displacement of Kashmiri Pandits has once again entered the global spotlight. In a development that is stirring political and diplomatic…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Monday prevented Congress leaders and workers from taking out a protest march on the roads during a demonstration against the US-India trade deal and the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatullah Ali Khamenei.Congress leaders and party workers had gathered inside the party headquarters on Maulana Azad Road and attempted to march towards Lal Chowk to register their protest.However, police and security personnel deployed outs…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) All educational institutions across the Kashmir Valley reopened on Monday as life started normally in all the 10 districts of the Valley as the pro-Ayatullah Ali Khamenei protests that were held after the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, subsided.Officials said schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions reopened normally in the Valley on Monday.Authorities had closed educational institutions in the Valley following protests against the US-Israeli attac…
Srinagar, March 7 (IANS) Life returned to normal after six days on Saturday in Kashmir Valley as authorities lifted all restrictions and people started their day-to-day routine as usual.Shops, private transport, other businesses, public transport, banks, post offices and government offices started working as usual in the entire Valley.Deployments of police and the security forces continued to remain on ground to keep a close watch on the situation as people came out to buy essentials of life.5G …
Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) After the situation throughout the Kashmir Valley remained peaceful on Friday, authorities said that normalcy has returned and all restrictions would be lifted from Saturday. Friday’s congregational prayers were held peacefully in all districts of the Valley, including Srinagar city.After the situation was reviewed at a high level security review meeting on Friday evening, top sources told IANS that restrictions will be lifted from the Valley on Saturday.”High speed inte…
Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district said on Tuesday that it has registered an FIR taking cognisance of deliberate false and fabricated information intended to mislead people.Srinagar Police has taken serious cognisance of the deliberate circulation of false, fabricated and misleading information by certain News Channels, Media outlets, and individuals across electronic and social Media platforms.These elements are systematically attempting to spread distorted…
Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) Authorities imposed restrictions on Tuesday for the second consecutive day across the Kashmir Valley to maintain law and order in the aftermath of the developments in Iran.Police said these restrictions are purely preventive in nature to ensure that anti-national elements and miscreants are prevented from exploiting the public sentiment.All public and vehicular movement is being disallowed in Srinagar city as heavy deployments of police and the CRPF on road intersections…