Action plan to secure Vaishno Devi track against landslidesJAMMU - A team of scientists arrived here from Bangalore Wednesday to study the hilly track leading to the cave shrine of Vaishno Devi, in a bid to secure the route against landslides and falling stones that often injure or kill pilgrims. Food, fodder dropped for Kashmir’s snow-trapped nomadsJAMMU - Indian Air Force helicopters Tuesday air-dropped several quintals of rations and fodder for the Gujjar and Bakerwal nomads trapped in high altitudes in Jammu and Kashmir after heavy snowfall last week, officials said. Warming hills: ACs on in ShimlaSHIMLA/JAMMU/CHANDIGARH - Gone are the days when one would need woollens while travelling to the hills of northern India in the sweltering summer months. These days, air-conditioners are essential even in the mountains. Hot March leads Kashmir shepherds to early migrationJAMMU - The unusually high temperatures in the plains and the valley have led to thousands of nomadic Gujjars and Bakerwals - the shepherds - starting their annual move up the mountains along with their livestock much earlier than usual. Snow shuts only road link to valley for fifth day (Second Lead)JAMMU/SRINAGAR - The 294-km long Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only road link to the Kashmir Valley, remained closed for traffic for the fifth day Wednesday because of unending snowfall and landslides, triggering fears about drying up stock of essential commodities. Snow, landslides keep Jammu-Srinagar highway closedJAMMU/SRINAGAR - The 294-km long Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only road link between the two regions, remained closed for traffic for the fifth day Wednesday because of unending snowfall and landslides. Slippery ice keeps Jammu-Srinagar highway closedJAMMU - The 294-km long Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the fifth day Wednesday due to slippery conditions on the road link to the Kashmir valley, though the weather improved and the sun shone in this part of Jammu and Kashmir. Mobile phone services jammed in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - Mobile services across Jammu and Kashmir were jammed Tuesday with virtually no connectivity in the state, which is on high alert following terror threats on Republic Day. Kashmir to plan for water securityJAMMU - Jammu and Kashmir is planning a water security plan in the state to conserve the resource and overcome the present crisis. Kashmir to make environmental studies of cities, tourist spotsJAMMU - Jammu and Kashmir’s environment and remote sensing department will conduct exhaustive studies on the environmental aspects of its two capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar, besides prominent tourist destinations of the state. First snowfall of season at Vaishno Devi shrineJAMMU - The Vaishnodevi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, situated at a height of 1,700 metres, experienced this season’s first snowfall Monday night. Kashmir prepaid mobile phone ban to stay for now: officialJAMMU - The ban on prepaid mobile phones in Jammu and Kashmir is unlikely to be lifted soon as the government suspects that terrorists are still using prepaid services that are yet to expire, an official said. |
