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Srinagar records lowest temperature in 8 years at minus 7.8 degrees Celsius

The Kashmir Valley reeled under severe cold, with Srinagar city recording its lowest minimum temperature in eight years, the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday

J-K witnessed positive changes in past two years: DGP Dilbag Singh

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Sigh on Tuesday said a number of positive changes have taken place in the Union Territory over the past two years

LeT hideout busted in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, militant associate held

Security forces on Sunday busted a hideout of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and arrested a militant associate in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said

J&K: Barring 2 districts, high-speed internet ban extended till Jan 22

The administration extended the ban on high-speed 3G and 4G internet services barring Ganderbal and Udhampur districts till January 22

J&K bans import of live birds after 150 crows found dead in Udhampur

Amid bird flu scare looming large in some of the states, as many as 150 crows have been found dead in Jammu & Kashmir's Udhampur district on Thursday. The samples of the dead crows have been sent for testing.The Chief Animal Husbandry Officer of Udhampur, Dr Inderjeet Singh that birds may have died due to a cold wave. "We got a report of dead crows, in the morning. We have collected 150 carcasses so far and will test them for virus. But they could have died from inclement weather in the last few days in the area," Chief Animal Husbandry Officer said.Meanwhile, the Government of Jammu & Kashmir imposed a complete ban on the import of live birds, including poultry meat, for any purpose into the Union Territory of J & K with immediate effect, till January 14, 2021, in view of the spread of bird flu in neighbouring states.Avian influenza cases have been reported from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Kerala. The central government asked the states and UTs to

We haven't let China play procedural games over J&K: French Prez's advisor

Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, said that France has not let China play any procedural games regarding the security concern in Kashmir

J&K announces new industrial development scheme worth Rs 28,400 crore

Sinha said that this scheme is from the period of date of notification up to the year 2037 with a total outlay of Rs 28,400 crore.

Army's pivot to the north

An overhaul of an Indian strike corps' operational role constitutes a strategic signal that will resonate equally in Beijing and Rawalpindi

NIA raids at 6 locations in J&K, Punjab over narcotics, weapons case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out raids at six locations in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir in connection with narcotics and weapons case

Air traffic restored between Kashmir and rest of country after 4-day haitus

Air traffic between Kashmir and the rest of the country was restored on Thursday after remaining suspended for four days due to snowfall in the valley, officials said

Global cost of internet shutdowns $4 bn in 2020, India share at 70%: report

Top10VPN report says internet restrictions in Kashmir were lifted after 7 months but users were only able to access low-speed 2G connections

Jammu records 50.1 mm rainfall in a day, 2nd-highest for Jan in two decades

Incessant downpour threw life out of gear during the last three days in Jammu with the city on Wednesday recording 50.1 mm rainfall in a 24-hour period

Flights remain grounded in Kashmir, dozen cancelled over poor visibility

Air traffic to and fro Srinagar remained suspended for the fourth consecutive day as poor visibility due to heavy snowfall hampered operations, leading to cancellation of over dozen flights

Weather to improve in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh from Wednesday: IMD

Rain and snow lashed J&K and Ladakh on Tuesday as the Met forecast improvement from Wednesday onwards. Due to the dense low lying cloud cover, the minimum temperatures rose significantly in both UTs

Jammu-Srinagar national highway closed due to snow, 4,500 vehicles stranded

Kashmir was cut off from rest of the country as the arterial Jammu-Srinagar national highway and Mughal road were closed due to snowfall across the valley, leaving nearly 4,500 vehicles stranded

Poor visibility affects air traffic at Srinagar airport for second day

Air traffic to and from Srinagar airport was affected for the second consecutive day on Monday as poor visibility hampered the operations, officials said

Govt to provide liberal funding to make J&K power-surplus: Union minister

Union minister R K Singh has said the Centre would spend "liberally" to tap the immense potential of the Union Territory in the sector to make it a power-surplus region

J&K mainstream parties have become 'favourite whipping boy' for all: Mufti

Accusing the Centre of pushing Jammu and Kashmir's mainstream parties "to the wall", Mufti said sadly, these parties have become "scapegoats and everybody's favourite whipping boy"

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LeT associate held in J-K's Awantipora, incriminating materials recovered

The security forces arrested an associate of LeT and recovered incriminating materials including explosive substance, from his possession in Awantipora of Pulwama district