The 300-km long Srinagar-Jammu national highway was thrown open for vehicular traffic on Tuesday, after remaining closed for the past three days. “The highway was […]
‘Govt hasn’t learnt lessons from September floods’
Experts pitch for increasing carrying capacity of Jhelum As Kashmir faces threat of another flood, experts have maintained that the Valley will remain vulnerable to […]
Kashmir’s half-widows live between hope and despair
Thirty-two-year-old Naseema has been waiting for her husband Anwar Shah’s return since 2002. A painter by profession, Shah left for work one morning and never […]
Water level recedes, but more rains predicted
Pampore water-logging triggers protests; Several families evacuated in Baramulla, Anantnag, Ganderbal The water level in river Jhelum Tuesday receded below danger mark in the wake […]
Heavy rains and flash floods may hit tourism in Kashmir valley
Heavy rains and flash floods have dampened the spirits in Kashmir’s tourism industry once again, just when it was getting ready to usher in the […]
Weather relents in Srinagar; floods claim 17 lives in the Valley
Jammu and Kashmir was bracing for a fresh spell of rains as predicted by Met department, leading to nervousness among the people who were heaving […]
Ex-CM Omar Abdullah urges tourists not to cancel visit
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today appealed to tourists not to cancel their booking for visiting Kashmir in view of flood threats. […]
On the edge, Srinagar better prepared after the harsh lessons of 2014
After a nightlong vigil, people in Srinagar are busy strengthening with sandbags a breach in a river embankment in Bemina colony, the first to witness […]
Death toll at 17, Jhelum levels recede at Sangam
Seven months after witnessing devastating floods, Jammu and Kashmir is again in the grip of panic as several areas of the Valley and parts of […]
Experts predict more floods
‘Can’t fiddle with nature for long, sooner or later it hits back’ Concerned over the prevailing flood scare in Kashmir, experts on Monday said more […]