Srinagar

A newborn girl was proclaimed dead on May 24 at a hospital in Ramban, Jammu & Kashmir, shortly after her birth. However, she was discovered alive, an hour after her burial but died at the hospital. An investigation has been initiated. In the gynecology section, a junior staff nurse and a sweeper have been suspended pending an investigation. The event triggered protests against the doctors' and hospital staff's "non-professional attitude… read-more

BJP workers staged a protest in J&K's Srinagar condemning the killing of Kashmiri pandit government employee Rahul Bhat. The protesters raised slogans with placards that read, "stop innocent killings". The Protestors then stated that "those protest is not only about Rahul Bhat, but all the innocent killings that took place in J&K". Rahul Bhai, an employee of Tehsil office in J&K's Budgam, was shot dead by terrorists.

An encounter took place on March 16, in Srinagar, in which three terrorists were killed. Following the incident, 15 people were arrested for allegedly being involved in stone-pelting against security forces, on March 17. "A large unruly mob assembled from adjacent areas of Shankerpora Wanabal carrying 'lathies' and stones in their hands and pelted stones on the deployed staff," police said. Reportedly, a case has been filed against the… read-more

The Jammu and Kashmir traffic police on March 3, informed that due to landslides at Shabanbas Banihar, the vehicular movement has been suspended on the Srinagar-Jammu highway. Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in the western Himalayan region on March 6. "Wet spell over Western Himalayan Region & adjoining plains on today and another fresh wet spell during March 6 to 8 2022," said the IMD.… read-more

A snow control room has been set up by the Mechanical Engineering Department in J&K's Srinagar. The snow control room will monitor the snow fall and be prepared in case of emergency calls due to snowstorms. Reportedly, the facility is well equipped with modern machinery and expert staff. "For now we have around 11-12 machines to clear snowfall, that are installed especially near hospitals," Chief Engineer Adbul Dar told ANI.