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Kishtwar Cloudburst:A Widow's Agonizing Wait For Missing Son

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- The tragedy struck on August 14, when flash floods triggered by the cloudburst swept through Chisoti, the last motorable village on the route to the Machail Mata shrine. So far, 6... Read More


Urs of Hazrat Makhdoom Sahib (RA) Observed With Devotion

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Throughout the night, the shrine reverberated with soulful recitation of the Holy Quran, Naats, and special prayers. The shrine of Makhdoom Sahib was illuminated by floodlights, w... Read More


Experts Flag Rising Threat In J&K Himalayas

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Dr Suhaib A. Bandh, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at S.P. College Srinagar, said the Union Territory's location in the western Himalayas makes it highly prone to su... Read More


Youth Stabbed In Central Kashmir's Budgam, Hospitalized

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- An official said that the incident occurred in Wadwan area of Budgam, where a man attacked a youth with a sharp-edged object, leaving him injured. He said the injured has been id... Read More


School Bus, Gas Truck Collide In Ganderbal; 6 Students, Teacher Hurt

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- Reports said the SRTC bus was carrying students of DPS Budgam for a picnic to Sonamarg when it was hit from the front by an HP gas cylinder truck. Witnesses said the truck, which ... Read More


High-Density Apple Prices Dip From Rs 150 To Rs 70 Per Kg

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- Scores of farmers across the valley are finding new hope in high-density apple farming, which was introduced in Kashmir around 2015. Unlike traditional apple trees that take nearl... Read More


J&K On Alert: MeT Forecasts Heavy Rain, Flash Flood Risk

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- Srinagar- Moderate to heavy rains lashed wide parts of Kashmir on Monday, prompting authorities to set up emergency control rooms in vulnerable parts of the valley, officials said... Read More


Bollywood Film Crew Hit By Mass Food Poisoning In Leh, Over 100 Hospitalised

Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- The workers, none of them local residents, were engaged in the shooting of an upcoming film when several of them suddenly developed severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and headache. ... Read More


J&K Hotels' Body Seeks Tight Screening of Frozen Meat At Lakhanpur

Srinagar, Aug. 16 -- Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, JKHARA vice-president Babar Chowdhary said the association fully supports strong measures to safeguard consumer health and recommend imm... Read More


Study: 2,800+ Extreme Weather Events, 550 Deaths in J&K in a Decade

Srinagar, Aug. 16 -- Between 2010 and 2022, the region recorded 2,863 incidents, resulting in 552 deaths. Lightning was the most frequent hazard with 1,942 incidents, followed by 409 cases of heavy ra... Read More