Kashmir Valley

Jammu, May 27 (IANS) After remaining closed for several hours on Sunday night, the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was restored for traffic on Monday.A traffic department official said a fresh landslide hit the highway on…

Srinagar, May 25 (IANS) Protests in the wake of the killing of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind outfit's chief commander Zakir Musa, forced authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday to continue preventive restrictions in the Kashmir Valley.All…

Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Panic gripped Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley on Saturday in the wake of raids which resulted in the detention of dozens of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) cadres, including its top leadership.Adding to the…

Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) The Met on Wednesday forecast heavy snowfall for at least five days starting Saturday that is likely to disrupt air and surface traffic to and from the Kashmir Valley."A comparatively intense western disturbance…

Srinagar, Jan 10 (IANS)- Cold wave conditions continued in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday as the weather office has forecast a fresh spell of rain and snow beginning in the evening."A western disturbance (WD) is approaching Jammu and…

Srinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) An unabated cold wave continued on Wednesday in the Kashmir Valley, dropping minimum temperatures below the freezing point, the Met office said. The office also forecast a fresh spell of snow and rain across Jammu and…

Srinagar, Jan 8 (IANS)- An unrelenting cold wave continued in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday as the weather office said the weather condition would remain the same during the next 48 hours.All rivers, lakes, streams and springs in the…

Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) All flight operations to and from the Srinagar international airport were halted on Saturday due to heavy snowfall, officials said. An airport official said due to poor visibility and snow accumulation on the runway,…

Srinagar, Jan 2 (IANS) Fresh snowfall lashed most parts of the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday as the minimum temperatures rose above the freezing point after nearly a month, weather officials said.Severe cold wave sweeping the Valley was…

Srinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) In an unusual twist to the earlier version, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) said on Tuesday that an Assistant Commandant from Jammu and Kashmir died in Jharkhand during an anti-Maoist operation.Earlier, the…