Tag: Jammu and Kashmir

The party has already announced senior Gujjar/Bakarwal leader, Mian Altaf Ahmad as its candidate for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat.

Firing is currently underway in the area, they said.

The development came after National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah said that they would be contesting elections for all three seats in Kashmir.

Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held soon after the Lok Sabha polls, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said earlier, as he announced the dates for the general election and four state polls, as well as 26 Assembly by-polls.

A snow avalanche hit the Srinagar-Sonamarg highway in the Ganderbal district on Friday, trapping some vehicles which were safely rescued.

At least ten bodies were recovered on Friday from the accident site on Jammu-Srinagar national highway where a cab plunged into a gorge.

A low intensity explosion took place under suspicious circumstances late on Tuesday night in the street between the district hospital and the Gurdwara in Poonch city.

After four days of rain and snow, fair weather returned to J&K as the bright sun greeted people on a cold, March morning.

The Meteorological (MeT) department forecast a sharp fall in minimum temperature and cold wave to intensify during the next few days.

Authorities moved out snow clearance machines right since the wee hours of the morning to clear major highways and link roads in the Valley.