With night temperatures increasing throughout the State due to cloud cover, the weather department Sunday forecast snow in upper reaches during next 24 hours. “After a long dry spell of nearly three months, we are expecting rain and snow in the higher reaches of the state during the next 24 hours,” an official of the Meteorological Department said. He said due to the night-long cloud cover, there has been overall improvement in the minimum temperatures through the state. He said the weather would remain mainly cloudy over the next week…
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Kashmir was neither, nor will be part of India: Farooq Abdullah
Pro-India National Conference (NC) Patron, Dr Farooq Abdullah has said that Kashmir was neither, nor it will be an integral part of India. Dr Farooq Abdullah addressing party workers, said, “Our young generations know what India did in Kashmir which is why the youth are today on roads for freedom.” He said both India and Pakistan must hold talks on Kashmir dispute which is the only solution to the long-pending dispute. He also slammed Indian Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar, saying if he thought demonetization and the board exams in Kashmir…
Read MoreDraft proposal for Srinagar Smart City finalized
The draft proposal for Srinagar Smart City Challenge has been finalized by the Consulting Agency and same was today uploaded on https://mygov.in/group-issue/inviting-suggestions-development-srinagar-smart-city/ and also on the SMC website https://smcsite.org. According to a statement issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department, the twin-capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu have been proposed to be enlisted under the Smart Cities Mission, a flagship initiative of the Government of India. Voyants Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Gurgaon) has been appointed as Consultant to prepare proposals for the two cities for the next round of the…
Read MoreResistance Group announce 2 day relaxation after 133 days of shutdown
Urge people to use public transport, hoist black flags on vehicles The separatist leaders, who a spearheading the ongoing agitation in the Valley after killing of 21-year-old Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8, on Wednesday announced full day breaks in shutdown on November 19 and 20. “There would be a full day relaxation in shutdown on November 19 (Saturday) and November 20 (Sunday),” reads a joint statement issued this evening by separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik. They urged people to use…
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Read MoreCold sets in Kashmir; Leh coldest at minus 9.5 deg C
Leh in frontier Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir was the coldest place in the state with the night temperature plummeting to minus 9.5 degrees Celsius. The cold has set in Kashmir as the minimum temperatures have dipped below the freezing point in most places in the Valley along with Ladakh region, MeT office said here today. It said Kargil town, also in Ladakh region, recorded the minimum temperature of minus 5.4 degrees Celsius. Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, registered the coldest night of the season so far…
Read MoreIn longest siege since 1819, no Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid for 18th week
Authorities continued to disallow congregational Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid for the 18th consecutive week by imposing strict curbs in various parts of old Srinagar. Residents of Nowhatta said that nobody was allowed to proceed towards Jamia to offer Friday prayers. “The main entrance gate leading to the masjid was locked. The entrance gate of Jamia Masjid was also locked,” witnesses said. Continuous siege of Jamia Masjid since July 8 has evoked widespread condemnation from various quarters. Hurriyat Conference (M) believes that the practice to disallow prayers at…
Read More’Screaming’ devices, Shock sticks may be used instead of PAVA shells
With PAVA shells proving ineffective in crowd control in Jammu and Kashmir, security agencies have prepared a new list of gadgets to quell protests such as bunker periscopes, ear-deafening acoustic devices and electro-magnetic shock-delivering sticks. Officials said the list was prepared following a series of high-level meetings and approvals of various agencies such as the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Border Security Force (BSF), J&K Police, central security agencies and the Union Home Ministry. The most powerful but non-lethal device the forces desire to procure is the Long Range…
Read MoreReady to talk to anyone to pacify situation in Kashmir: Modi
Shafiq Mir, the chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference, on Sunday expressed satisfaction with the assurance given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to normalise the situation in the state where more than 90 people have been killed and thousands wounded in clashes between the protesters and security forces post the encounter of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8. Mir, who was part of the 30-member delegation of an apex body representing 4,000 village panchayats of the state, said the Prime Minister promised them to take all steps…
Read MoreProtests in Soura; Injured elderly man on ventilator
A peaceful protest march was staged on Thursday in Anchaar area of Soura in Srinagar against the security forces raid that left over 40 civilians injured a day ago. Reports said that hundreds of people staged peaceful protests against the forces. The residents said that forces raid was unjustified and unprovoked. Reports said that the condition of an elderly man from Ilahibagh area of Srinagar who was hit by a tear gas shell on his head continues to be serious. The man identified as Ghulam Muhammad Khan alias Naqash was…
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