Snow cleared from runway, flights to resume: Srinagar Airport
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Snow cleared from runway, flights to resume: Srinagar Airport

The authorities at Srinagar Airport Saturday said that flights will be resumed as snow has been cleared from the runway and apron. “Snow is cleared now from runway and apron Visibility is also good We are starting flights now”, Srinagar Airport informed in a tweet. Yesterday, following a heavy snowfall, all flights were cancelled. “All…

Jammu-Srinagar highway remains blocked for 2nd day
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Jammu-Srinagar highway remains blocked for 2nd day

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained blocked for a second day on Saturday due to snow accumulation in Banihal and shooting stones and mudslides at Ramban and Panthiyal, officials said. Many vehicles, mostly trucks, have been stranded on the highway after it was closed on Friday due to rain and snow. The highway is the lifeline…

No surplus water to share with other states: Punjab at NZC meeting

No surplus water to share with other states: Punjab at NZC meeting

The Punjab government reiterated on Thursday that the state does not have surplus water to share with others as it took up the cause of the state’s rights at the 20th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council’s (NZC) standing committee here. The meeting saw the presence of officers from the Inter-State Council Secretariat of the…

Pakistan Raised Voice of Third Party Mediation on Kashmir
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Pakistan Raised Voice of Third Party Mediation on Kashmir

Pakistan on Friday said it has always welcomed the international community playing a role in promoting peace in the region, including in facilitating a dialogue with India for the resolution of the core issues, including on Kashmir. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch made these comments during the weekly press briefing here, when she was…

2 Children Among Family of 4 Found Unconscious in Handwara, Hospitalised

2 Children Among Family of 4 Found Unconscious in Handwara, Hospitalised

Four Members of a family were hospitalised on Saturday morning after they were found unconscious in Machipora area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official told Tanveer Ahmad Bhat, his wife and two children were found unconscious in their house in Machipora village today morning He said all were immediately rushed to district…

Snow, rains drench Kashmir, Jammu
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Snow, rains drench Kashmir, Jammu

Kashmir and parts of Jammu division witnessed snowfall since Friday morning, affecting normal life even as the Meteorological Department predicted dry weather for next four days. The precipitation and subsequent poor visibility led to cancellation of all flights at the Srinagar International Airport while Mughal Road and other roads leading to border towns remained closed…

Training program on ‘Dairy development in J&K’ held at Srinagar
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Training program on ‘Dairy development in J&K’ held at Srinagar

A Divisional level Training programme on ‘Dairy development in J&K’ (Implementation framework of Mission Milk) was held on Friday, here at the Directorate of Agriculture Kashmir, Lalmandi. The programme was jointly inaugurated by Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal and Director Animal Husbandry department, Purnima Mittal. Addressing the inaugural session, Director Agriculture highlighted the importance…

Were Told to Focus More on Poonch, Rajouri, Other Jammu Districts: Intel Sources on Amit Shah’s J&K Visit
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Were Told to Focus More on Poonch, Rajouri, Other Jammu Districts: Intel Sources on Amit Shah’s J&K Visit

Union Home Minister Amit Shah advised the security establishment to focus more on Poonch, Rajouri and other border districts of Jammu during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir, intelligence sources told News18. “All corps commanders were there… We have been told to focus more on Jammu basically given the recent incidents, particularly the Poonch, Rajouri…