Month: February 2019

February 07 As the fresh snowfall draped Valley in white, the people from most of the areas complained of no electricity supply since this morning, saying that they are reeling under darkness either from last evening or this morning. The people from different districts of Kashmir said that no electricity was supplied to them from past several hours, thus causing immense hardships to them. They said the claims of authorities regarding taking all the measures to tackle any situation in the backdrop of fresh snowfall that was predicted by local Meteorological department has proved hoax on the ground as the people are being forced to face hardships in absence of basic facilities. Officials of the Power development department said that several high tension wires and low tension wire...

February 07 A snow avalanche hit Sondbrari area of Magam in Kokernag in South Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district on Thursday evening. Police officials confirming the incident to The Kashmiriyat said that a snow avalanche hit the area on Thursday evening and a house has been completely buried under snow. The family members, at least four in number, have been buried under snow, they said. They said that the Police with the help of locals have launched a rescue operation in the area to find the missing family members. Sources confirmed to The Kashmiriyat that the residential house belonged to Bashir Ahmed Qureshi. Meanwhile a snow avalanche has hit the Jawahar tunnel for the second time in this year.

February 07 Rayees Shah Jammu Kashmir Police on Thursday said that they rescued dozens of families from an avalanche-prone village in Gund area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. A police official said that in view of the heavy snowfall and apprehension of snow avalanche at Khan Mohalla Ramwari in Gund Tehsil of Ganderbal District, Police launched an evacuation process under the supervision of SDPO Kangan Tahir Ahmad and after strenuous efforts police evacuated 22 families consisting of 124 members to safer locations. He said that the affected families were shifted to nearby Government Middle School Ramwari. Meanwhile SDM Kangan had already issued advisory to General Public of Kangan. "In view of inclement weather conditions and continuous snowfall, all vehicles ...

February 07 Shah Tariq A woman fell down from her rooftop while clearing snow in Khundroo area of SOuth Kashmir's Islamabad (Anantnag) district. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Zeba Akhter, 58, was clearing snow from her rooftop on Thursday when she fell down from her rooftop. The lady was injured and rushed to the District hospital in Islamabad (Anantnag). The lady is being treated at DH Islamabad (anantnag) where her condition is said to be stable.

February 07 The Indian Army Thursday said that 450 militants were operating in Jammu Kashmir. They said that the infrastructure across the Line of Control (LoC) was intact with the full support of Pakistan as 16 militant camps were operating in the neighbouring country and Pakistan administered Kashmir. “The number of militants is more on the north of Pir Panjal. Around 350 to 400 militants are active in the Kashmir valley. On the south of Pir Panjal (the Jammu region), there are 50 militants,” Northern Army commander Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh told reporters in Udhampur. He added that 191 youngsters had joined militant groups in the Kashmir valley, but there was a relative decline in the number of people joining such outfits over the last few months. “According to repo...

February 07 While the district administration in Kashmir valley remained active in the towns and timely cleared off the snow in the towns and urban areas, the rural areas get disconnected from the major towns. Sources informed The Kashmiriyat that the scenario was witnessed in all the areas of the Kashmir valley from up north to down South. A patient from Gundinowzore area of Larkipora in Zaldoora area of Islamabad (Anantnag) in South Kashmir is stuck in snow as the roads leading to the district hospital have been blocked due to heavy snowfall. "No snow clearance has been done in the remote areas of Kashmir valley," Sources informed The Kashmiriyat. Reports from Shopian said that snow clearance was carried out many times in the Shopian town, however majority of the areas in ...