The response received by RTI activist Raman Sharma from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on his queries said over 1,200 more private trees which form the lush green cover of the Valley will be chopped down in the coming days to build the new tarmac around Srinagar.
He said the administration and the people of the union territory have joined hands together to make the yatra a safe and successful event.
Promoted as IGP in 2018, Rath became popular among people for his effective regulation of traffic. However, his stint as IGP-Traffic was short-lived as many questioned his style of functioning.
The restoration of internet services in Ramban district succeeded in the withdrawal of prohibitory orders a day earlier, the officials said.
The nephew is receiving treatment at a hospital in the district, added the police.
Srinagar had 9.3, Pahalgam 3.4 and Gulmarg 4.5 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.
Indian men’s national football team announced the 25-member squad on Monday that will travel to Bahrain to play friendly matches against the home team and Belarus.
A retired IPS officer who was instrumental in curbing terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in the early 1990s, Khan is set to be given an ”important assignment” in the BJP, the officials said.
The snowfall, which started late in the afternoon on Friday, continued through the night at most places, they said.
As per the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board’s statement at around 2:15 am stampede happened near Gate No. 3 at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan
The valley had been experiencing sub-zero nights for the past week, setting in chilly winter conditions earlier than usual, MET officials said.
Police said two FIRs have been registered under the prevention of unlawful activities act (UAPA) against the students of SKIMS medical college and government medical college Srinagar.
Srinagar recorded 7.4, Pahalgam minus 1.7 and Gulmarg minus 1.4 as the minimum temperature.
Smriti Irani is on a two-day visit to Budgam as part of the Central Government’s Special Initiative for the Union Territory of Kashmir.
Officials said 146 tested positive, 25 from Jammu division and 121 from Kashmir division while 138 recoveries, 27 from Jammu division and 111 from Kashmir division division were reported.
The blockade on Internet and voice calling services was imposed in Kashmir as a precautionary measure after the death of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Wednesday night.
During his last visit, Rahul Gandhi inaugurated the new party office in Srinagar. He also visited Kheer Bhawani temple and Hazrat Dargah Sharif.
The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board was formed on this day in 1986.
Mohinder Pal Singh (Palli) was elected as the vice president, Surjeet Singh Andotra as general secretary, Aditya Sharma as joint secretary and Amandeep Singh as treasurer.
JSW will assist J-K government to restore two Mughal gardens in Srinagar- Shalimar and Nishat garden under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Some unidentified assailants attacked Ankush Sharma (24) with sharp-edged weapons inside his house at Chakli village, causing his instant death, the officials said.
Official sources told a news agency, that a grenade was lobbed by suspected militants at Hari Singh High Street in the afternoon.
”August 5 will always be a negative milestone in the history of J&K. It was a political and psychological setback for the people of J&K,” Khursheed Alam of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference said.
In his statement, Choudhary said, “Tenure in three districts: Out of 4.49 lakh arms licences issued in J&K between 2012-16, only 56,000 (12.4 per cent) issued in three districts of Raesi, Kathua and Udhampur where I served as DM.”
Officials said that 113 new cases, 177 recoveries, and four deaths were reported from the Jammu division and 161 cases, 284 recoveries, and two deaths from the Kashmir division.
