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As weather improved National Highway restored for stranded vehicles, Air traffic, Train service resumed

January 10, 2022 Editor

Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was restored for stranded vehicles after the road maintenance agency cleared the landslide and prepared a single-lane road at Cafeteria Morh Ramban, and Maroog late Sunday evening. Traffic Control Unit (TCU) Ramban confirmed that stranded passenger Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) in Ramban town and Maroog were allowed to proceed towards Jammu at 8 pm. “One-way traffic has been restored on NH-44,” Deputy Commissioner Ramban tweeted on his official Twitter handle later in the evening. Earlier, the highway remained closed for the better part of Sunday on the…

Kangri – A friend of Kashmiris in the harsh Winter and Chillai Kalan

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 Editor

North Kashmir district Bandipora’s Kaloosa village is known for Kang’ir making as most of the people in the village are associated with the business. Kang’ir is a traditional earthen pot covered with a wicker basket. It is filled with coal embers used by people during winters to keep warm. Kashmir’s kangri: How residents beat the cold using traditional portable heaters in the Valley The kangri, or kanger as it is locally known, is filled with embers and held against the body under a pheran, an overgarment unique to Kashmir, for…

FIR registered against PDP leaders for ‘Violation’ of Covid norms

January 9, 2022 Editor

An executive magistrate in J&K’s Anantnag district has directed the police to register an FIR against 10 PDP leaders for allegedly violating Covid protocols at an event to mark party founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s death anniversary, officials said on Saturday. Reacting to the development, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said it appeared that Covid norms applied only to her party and not to the BJP, which held a protest in Kashmir on Friday. The executive magistrate of Bijbehara tehsil issued directions to the station house officer to lodge…

Snowfall disrupts Air, Surface transport, Markets register lesser footfall

January 9, 2022 Editor

43 flights at Srinagar International Airport were canceled on Saturday Banihal-Baramulla train service remained affected Improvement in weather from today: MeT The city markets witnessed a major decrease in footfalls of shoppers Various business establishments also remained closed Kashmir received intermittent moderate to heavy snowfall throughout the day on Saturday, which led to the cancellation of all 43 scheduled flights at the Srinagar International Airport and the suspension of traffic on the Srinagar- Jammu National Highway. The train service between the 136-kilometer Banihal-Baramulla Section was also suspended due to the…

J&K witnesses nearly 300% surge in Covid cases in one week

January 9, 2022 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 655 Covid infections and three deaths on Saturday, a day after witnessing 542 infections and a death, an official health bulletin said. Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday reported a 20% increase in daily Covid cases than the previous day and a 295% surge than the infections reported a week ago. The union territory recorded 655 Covid infections and three deaths on Saturday, a day after witnessing 542 infections and a death, an official health bulletin said. This is after 6.5 months that J&K has seen such a…

Once famed Kashmiri woodcarving a legacy in its last throes

January 8, 2022 Editor

By: Mukeet Akmali Carving out marvel after marvel, septuagenarian Mehraj U Din has a blurred vision, yet the desperation to feed his family keeps him going. With fewer returns and low demand for intrinsic wood-carved items, he finds it difficult to keep going. His lone son is not willing to carry forward his legacy either. Amid all ailments, Mehraj does not give up. He sits daily for a day’s rigorous work to feed his family comprising a daughter and son, and his wife. With the loss of vision and old…

Jammu-Srinagar national highway shut due to landslides, leaving more 3000 vehicles stranded

January 8, 2022 Editor

Over 1,000 vehicles were cleared from Srinagar to Jammu on Friday after which landslides and shooting stones at multiple places in Ramban district again block the highway Landslides triggered by incessant rain on Saturday blocked the Jammu-Srinagar highway, leaving 3,000 vehicles stranded, according to traffic department officials. The officials said over 1,000 vehicles were cleared from Srinagar to Jammu on Friday after which landslides and shooting stones at multiple places in Ramban district again blocked the highway. “It is heavily raining in Udhampur and Ramban districts along the Jammu-Srinagar highway.…

Strategic Areas Notification: Now army can carry construction in Sonamarg & Gulmarg

January 8, 2022 Editor

Almost 14 months after the Jammu and Kashmir administration notified a law allowing earmarking of land for use by armed forces, a patch of some 70 hectares in Gulmarg and Sonamarg tourist resorts in the Valley has been declared as “strategic areas”. The armed forces can now carry out construction activities on this land. Officials said the land was already under the use of the Army for years and no change or transfer of the land was being made. “The land is under the Army’s use for decades for training…

MeT issues red alert in Kashmir, forecasts ‘Very-Heavy’ Snowfall

January 8, 2022 Editor

The weatherman on Friday issued a red alert for heavy-very heavy snow in Jammu and Kashmir. “IMD issues Red Colour (be vigilant) weather warning for J-K for 7 January,” an official of the MeT said. Currently, it is snowing at most places of Kashmir and hilly areas of Jammu while raining at a few places of the Jammu region. “Expect further increase in rain/snow intensity as the day progresses with the main intensity of heavy to Very heavy rain/snow during 7th (night) and January 8th,” he said in a statement to GNS.…

MeT predicts heavy snowfall across Kashmir valley; may disrupt Surface, Air Traffic

January 7, 2022 Editor

As the weather improved on Thursday across Kashmir after a snowfall, Met has predicted another spell of heavy snowfall as another western disturbance is heading towards Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours As the weather improved on Thursday across Kashmir after the snowfall, the Met Office has predicted another spell of heavy snowfall as another western disturbance is heading towards J&K in the next 24 hours. The MeT office has issued an orange level warning and predicted fresh heavy to very heavy snowfall. “As expected, the weather improved…