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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…

National Highway Shut, Flights delayed at Srinagar airport for 3rd straight day

January 6, 2022 Editor

Srinagar- Jammu National Highway remained closed due to incessant rains and snowfall at Patnitop and Jawahar Tunnel while shooting stones at various places between Chanderkote and Ramban sector affected the smooth movement of the traffic. As per Traffic Police advisory, “In view of heavy rain shooting stones and slippery road conditions, vehicular traffic on both sides of the highway shall remain suspended on Thursday.” As per reports received, the highway was closed for any type of vehicular movement by the authorities as precautionary measures after the weatherman forecast said there…

Srinagar experienced improvement in night temperature; Gulmarg coldest in Kashmir at -9.4°C

December 29, 2021 Editor

Gulmarg was the coldest place in Kashmir as the mercury plunged to – 9.4 °C; Srinagar city recorded an improvement in night temperature from the last couple of days due to the overcast sky Gulmarg was the coldest place in Kashmir as the mercury plunged to – 9.4 °C. After fresh snowfall in the upper parts on Sunday, the Valley is again under the grip of the cold wave. However, Srinagar city recorded an improvement in night temperature from the last couple of days due to the overcast sky. The…

Hurriyat appeals international community to take note of ‘Demographic Changes’ in J&K

December 28, 2021 Editor

All Parties Hurriyat Conference Tuesday appealed to the international community to take cognizance of what it termed the systemic demographic change being foisted upon Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir, by settling outsiders in the region including through a new policy of sale of land and natural resources to them. This comes a day after the Union Territory government opened the land of the region for investments for people across the country. The government signed 39 MoUs worth over 18 thousand crore rupees. In a statement issued here, APHC said that…

Police Officer, Civilian Killed in two militant attacks in Kashmir

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Editor

An Assistant Sub Inspector of police was targeted in Bijbehara town of Anantnag. He was critically injured and shifted to the hospital where he died. A police officer and a civilian were killed in two separate attacks by terrorists in Anantnag and Srinagar this evening, police said. An Assistant Sub Inspector of police was targeted in Bijbehara town of Anantnag. He was critically injured and shifted to the hospital where he died. The officer has been identified as Mohammad Ashraf. Police said the area has been cordoned off to track…

Srinagar freezes at -3.9 degrees; Kashmir to see white Christmas

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Editor

There was no snow or rain anywhere during the night despite such predictions by the meteorological department Kashmir recorded the coldest night of the season with the mercury dropping to a low of -8.6°C in the ski resort of Gulmarg on Wednesday amid the forecast of snowfall on Christmas Eve. There was no snow or rain anywhere during the night despite such predictions by the meteorological department. “A western disturbance was over the region but it was very weak and did not bring any precipitation,” said an official of Srinagar’s…

Kashmir records sub-zero temperatures, Srinagar shivers at -3.5 °C

December 14, 2021 Editor

All the weather stations in Kashmir witnessed sub-zero temperatures during the previous night with Srinagar recording -3.5 °C, the weather office said on Monday All the weather stations in Kashmir witnessed sub-zero temperatures during the previous night with Srinagar recording -3.5 °C, the weather office said on Monday. Nights continued to record sub-zero temperatures in Kashmir for the ninth day on Monday with the mercury plunging to – 5.3 °C in the mountain resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir. The days remain dry as the sun makes appearances while occasionally…

Kashmir braces for fresh spell of snowfall; Srinagar records coldest night of season

December 12, 2021 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season as the mercury dipped to minus 3.6°C amid the weather office’s prediction of a coming western disturbance from the night of December 14 which may bring snow and rains. Nights continued to record sub-zero temperatures in Kashmir for the seventh day on Saturday with the mercury plunging to – 6.4 °C in the mountain resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir. The days remain warm as the sun continues to come out bright and break the effect of…

Revised Power Curtailment: Non-Metered areas to face 6.0 – 7.5 & Metered areas to face 4.5 – 6.0 hours load shedding

December 7, 2021 Editor

Already facing unscheduled and prolonged power cuts, Kashmir is set to witness a further increase in power curtailment hours amid chilly winter conditions. Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has announced a power cut schedule in various areas, according to which non-metered areas will face 6 to 7.5 hours of power cuts in a day. While as in metered areas power cuts will last from 4.5 to 6 hours a day. Last month KPDCL had announced a power curtailment schedule of 1.5 hours in metered areas and 3 hours in…

Hurriyat expresses concern over allotment of land to CRPF in Pulwama

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Editor

All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has expressed serious concern after a group of locals from Woukho Kakapora of Pulwama district staged a protest at the press enclave against the allotment of their agricultural land for the establishment of CRPF Camp in the area. In a statement, APHC said that authorities are set to take over a large tract of agricultural land in Woukho village of Pulwama district for setting up a big CRPF establishment. “This has put their livelihood in great peril which the locals are resenting,” APHC said that…