Srinagar, March 25 (IANS) Panic gripped people across the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday as motorists, trucks and owners of other conveyances mobbed petrol/diesel pumps trying to buy fuel. This is happening despite announcements made by the Indian Oil Corporation that there is no shortage of petroleum products in Jammu and Kashmir.People started mobbing refilling stations in Kashmir as news spread from one area to another, saying that acute energy crisis was gripping the Valley.At many places, poli…
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Srinagar, March 2 (IANS) Authorities on Monday imposed restrictions across the Kashmir Valley to maintain law and order as all educational institutions were ordered to remain closed for two days.These restrictions have been imposed to ensure that miscreants and anti-national elements are prevented from exploiting the sentiments of the people in the aftermath of US-Israeli strikes on Iran, officials said.With a sizeable population of Shia Muslims in many areas of Srinagar city, authorities are en…
Srinagar, Jan 25 (IANS) The authorities said on Sunday that the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in J&K has been restored for traffic, and priority was being given to the stranded vehicles on the highway.The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed due to heavy snowfall on the two sides of the Navyug tunnel on January 23.Airport officials said flight operation has also been resumed at Srinagar International Airport, and except for three flights cancelled due to NOTAM in Delhi, normal operation was r…
Srinagar, Jan 22 (IANS) A nightlong cloud cover added to the chill blowing into the plains of the Valley on Thursday as the Meteorological (MeT) Department forecast widespread rain and snow in Jammu and Kashmir beginning on Thursday evening.The MeT Department officials said two powerful Western Disturbances have reached J&K and will be active from January 22 to January 24, with the peak activity expected on January 23.“Under the influence of these two powerful Western Disturbances, widespr…
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Barely 9 days left for the 40-day-long ‘Chillai Kalan’ to end, people in Kashmir are waiting with bated breath for the weatherman’s forecast of moderate to heavy snowfall beginning Thursday afternoon.Srinagar city and other plain areas of the Valley are yet to receive this season’s first snowfall. The 40-day-long period of harsh winter cold, known as the ‘Chillai Kalan’, which brings heavy snowfall to sustain various water bodies during the hot summer months, …