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Due to heavy snowfall the national highway remained cut for the 4th day, flight operations resume at Srinagar airport

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Vehicular traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained suspended for the fourth straight day on Wednesday following more snowfall around Jawahar Tunnel and landslides at many places between Banihal in Ramban district to Udhampur. Eight people were also rescued after their vehicles got trapped in a mudslide near Panthial in Ramban district late Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday. The highway has been closed since Sunday following heavy snowfall and incessant rains which triggered multiple landslides. Additional director general of police, T Namgyal said there has been fresh snowfall on both…

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Amid heavy snowfall across Kashmir Valley, Admin orders rationing of essentials

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Heavy snowfall on Tuesday snapped air and surface link with the Kashmir Valley from the rest of country forcing authorities to order rationing of essentials commodities to evade any crisis in supply. The Srinagar-Jammu Highway remained closed for the third consecutive day. The nearly 300-km long highway is the lifeline of supplies for the landlocked Valley. Each time, the highway gets blocked, hoarders and profiteers resort to selling essentials on the black market. The authorities on Tuesday announced rationing of petroleum products and cooking gas. An order issued by PK…

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Power deficit to Power surplus in the next four years; J&K to be power surplus after MoUs with NHPC: LG Manoj Sinha

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The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday said it has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and that it will attract Rs 35,000 crore investments besides ensuring 24-hour power supply in the UT. The MoUs were signed between Power Development Department (PDD), NHPC and Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation in presence of Lt governor Manoj Sinha, Union minister of state (MoS) for power, new and renewable energy RK Singh and Union MoS in PMO Dr Jitendra Singh while various projects of PDD aimed at…

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Govt sounds high alert as heavy snow disrupts traffic across Kashmir Valley

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More than 4,000 vehicles are stranded at various places on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway: Officials As snowfall continues in Kashmir, more than 4,000 vehicles are stranded on the national highway at different places after the closure of the Srinagar – Jammu national highway. South Kashmir has received more snow than central and north Kashmir. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more snowfall in southern parts of Kashmir for next two days. “There is a possibility of more snow in Pir Panjal region due to a Western Disturbance. The weather…

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Won’t fight elections till Article 370 is restored: Mehbooba Mufti

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The results of the Jammu and Kashmir local polls have “exposed” the BJP-led central government and prove that people have not forgotten Article 370, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today as the Gupkar alliance won big in district council elections. Ms Mufti said the alliance, which includes her People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference, could have done much better had it been given a level playing field.“People have voted en masse for the alliance. It is loud and clear for Delhi to understand that people have…

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Those who sought votes for Article 370 restoration should bring it back within one month: Junaid Mattu

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The city Mayor and Apni Party leader on Wednesday said that the candidates who emerged victorious after seeking votes for the restoration of special status, should bring it back within a month. “It stands the responsibility of those people who bagged votes on Article 370 abrogation to bring special status back within one month,” Mattu said while addressing a presser at Srinagar Municipal Committee office here, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) He said that the District Development Council (DDC) elections were meant for the development process, but candidates…

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Regional alliance trumps BJP in Kashmir Poll

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A pro-India political alliance based in Kashmir registered impressive gains in local elections held for the first time since the abrogation of the region’s special constitutional status in August last year. The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, a grouping of pro-India parties, is expected to win a majority of the 280 seats in the Local Development Council following the elections on Monday. Out of 140 seats in the Muslim-majority valley, the alliance was ahead with close to 90 seats. In the Hindu-dominated Jammu region, where the same number of seats…

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Intense cold wave sweeps valley, Srinagar records second coldest night of decade this December

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Kashmir will get the next spell of snow with the onset of Chillai Kalan, the harsh 40-day winter period starting on December 21. Jammu and Kashmir continues to be under the influence of an intense cold wave for the last three nights with the summer capital Srinagar recording the lowest temperature of the season on Friday night, which was also the second coldest December night in the past one decade. The mercury dipped to minus 6.6 degrees Celsius in Srinagar on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, said a…

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Govt identifies land for Kashmir’s first Sainik colony to house ex-servicemen

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Twenty-five acre grazing land has been identified in Budgam and its transfer will take place after completion of all the bureaucratic processes. The Jammu and Kashmir government has identified 200 kanals or 25 acre land in Budgam district to set up Kashmir’s first Sainik colony, we has learnt. The colony, according to a senior J&K government officer, is being primarily set up to provide housing facilities to retired armed forces personnel and their families belonging to the union territory. The colony will also cater to widows and families of deceased…

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Metro services to hit Jammu and Srinagar cities soon

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Commuting in Srinagar and Jammu is set to become smooth and pleasurable as the twin cities will soon get metro services. In this regard, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat to steer Light Metro Rail Projects for Jammu and Srinagar. Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor Nitishwar Kumar, MD/ CEO, Jammu/Srinagar Mass Rapid Transit Corporation, Ankita Kar, besides representatives from MAHA-Metro and other senior officers were also present in the meeting. The representatives of…

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