Snow, rainfall trigger cold wave in Kashmir, disrupts traffic movement

Snow, rainfall trigger cold wave in Kashmir, disrupts traffic movement

Snow being cleared from Mughal road after heavy snowfall in Pir ki Gali area, in Poonch on October 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI A cold wave gripped Kashmir on October 16 as the higher reaches received a spell of snowfall and the plains were lashed by rainfall. Several highways were closed due to snow … Read more

Provide security to Hindus, migrants in Kashmir: Shiv Sena MP to Amit Shah

Provide security to Hindus, migrants in Kashmir: Shiv Sena MP to Amit Shah

Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to provide adequate security to Hindus and migrants in the Kashmir Valley in the light of the recent targeted killings there. In a letter to Shah, the Sena leader also sought probe by a competent agency into the killings, adequate compensation to … Read more

Flights at Srinagar Airport cancelled, power supply disrupted due to rains and snowfall in Kashmir

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Almost all flights at the Srinagar International Airport were cancelled on Tuesday due to fresh snowfall and rains in the Kashmir Valley. Electricity supply was also disrupted in several regions including in the border and rural areas. The meteorological department has issued an ‘orange alert’, warning that the prevalent weather system is expected to intensify. … Read more

Fear of road assets being owned by foreigners led to reducing road project bundles: Nitin Gadkari

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Fear of foreign pension and insurance funds owning assets in the country made the government reduce the bundle size of road projects being offered to investors as part of the monetization plan, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday. Gadkari, who handles the roads portfolio, said that the foreign funds have a huge quantum of … Read more