Windstorm declared natural calamity

Govt Now Says It Was Cyclone; Final Assessment Of Damages On

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 22: Jammu and Kashmir government has declared the recent windstorm, which lashed most parts of the state, on March 19 and 20, as natural calamity under the category of cyclone.“The storm had reached a maximum speed of 80 km/hr and had crossed the threshold of 34 knots (62 km/hr) which More

‘Assessment partial’

Official Teams Yet To Reach Far-Off Places

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 22: While officials of the State Disaster Management Cell Wednesday said over 15,000 buildings were damaged in two days of windstorm in Jammu and Kashmir, sources in district administrations said comprehensive assessment has not been completed yet and the damage could be far higher. More

1 KILLED, 21 INJURED IN BIJBEHARA BLAST

Explosive-Laden Car Ripped Apart, Houses Shattered

KHALID GUL

Bijbehara (Anantnag), Mar 22: One person was killed and 21 others including three paramilitary personnel injured in a massive car bomb explosion in this South Kashmir town, on Thursday, police said.“A bomb planted inside a moving Maruti Alto car went off near a police station on the Srinagar-Jammu More

Militant killed in Pattan encounter: Police

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 22: A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in a gun-battle with police and army personnel in Baramulla district of north Kashmir today, police said.The gunfight erupted in village Chanderhama in Pattan area, some 30 km from here.On a specific information, a joint operation More

PSA detainee dies

Police Denied Him Medical Treatment: Family; Cops Deny

GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopore, Mar 22: A 22-year old youth of this north Kashmir town, serving detention under the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA), died in SKIMS Srinagar Thursday afternoon. While the family of the deceased blamed police for the death, saying that they did not provide him medical treatment despite More

Jammu-Poonch rail link to be taken up as national project: GOI

New Railway Minister Announces Partial Roll Back Of Fares

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Mar 22: The long pending project to lay Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch railway line via historic township of Akhnoor will finally see light of the day with Centre deciding to include it in the list of national projects. The projects under this category are taken up on priority with special financial More

NC ridicules Baig’s statement

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 22: National Conference today described the statement of Peoples Democratic Party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig as baseless.In a statement, the party spokesman said, “Baig’s utterances deserve no cognizance.” Baig had charged NC of creating ethnic gap between More

Lightning kills Soldier

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Mar 22: A soldier was killed when lightning struck a forward post in Keran sector near the Line of Control in Kupwara district of Kashmir, official sources said. Rifleman Kamal Kumar died More

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‘Exploring possibility of direct Hajj flights from Srinagar’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 22: Government Thursday said it was exploring the possibility of introducing a direct Hajj flight from Srinagar. In reply to question in the Rajya Sabha, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit More

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