Jammu

Jammu-Srinagar highway closed for 3rd day, heavy rains hamper road clearing ops

1:34 pm November 16, 2019

Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the third day on Saturday as heavy rains hampered the operation to clear the debris brought on the arterial road by a massive landslide in Ramban district, officials said. The closure of the highway left thousands of vehicles, including trucks carrying essential commodities to Kashmir, stranded, traffic […]

BSF recruit allegedly dies by suicide in Hazaribag

IG BSF meets LG, briefs him on security along IB

8:43 pm November 15, 2019

Jammu: Inspector General of BSF, Jammu frontier, N S Jamwal met Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here on Friday, an official spokesperson said Jamwal briefed Murmu on issues related to BSF’s operations in Jammu and the likely pattern of the emerging security scenario, the official added. Farooq Khan, the newly appointed […]

Cold wave continues in most parts of J-K

9:45 pm November 12, 2019

Jammu: There was no let up in the cold spell in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday as several areas in the union territory recorded temperatures below the season’s average, a MeT department spokesman said. Srinagar, which is reeling under intense cold after the season’s first snowfall last week, marked an improvement in the day temperature […]

US Congressional Caucus to convene hearing on Kashmir

3:23 pm November 12, 2019

WASHINGTON: A US Congressional Caucus on human rights will hold a hearing this week on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir following India’s decision to revoke its special status, but some observers have raised suspicion over its intentions saying witnesses on the panel are well known India bashers. India on August 5 decided to withdraw […]

Cold wave conditions prevail in most parts of J-K

11:18 pm November 11, 2019

Jammu: Cold wave conditions prevailed in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir with Srinagar’s maximum temperature settling at 3.4 degrees Celsius– 14.5 degrees below normal during this part of the season, a MET department official said. Jammu, the winter capital of the Union Territory, also recorded a drop of 4.7 degrees in the day temperature […]