Rajouri A man hailing from a village near Rajouri town has been detained by police on Thursday for his “objectionable social media post”on death of Chief of Defence Staff and other security personnel in a chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the man, who is a shopkeeper by […]
Srinagar A 3-storey migrant house, occupied by paramilitary CRPF, was among at least five structures including a family quarter of BSF gutted in overnight fire incidents in Kashmir Valley, official sources said on Thursday. They said the fire erupted in the 3-storey concrete house, housing CRPF’s personnel of 132 battalion, at 1-Housing Colony Sanatnagar here at […]
The West Indies cricket team arrived in Pakistan on Thursday for a visit which local officials hope will scotch bitter memories of a New Zealand tour abandoned on security grounds. The Windies will play three Twenty20 and three one-day internationals — all in Karachi — starting on Monday, their first visit since 2018. A Pakistani official […]
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tougher Covid restrictions in England on Wednesday, ordering people to work from home, wear masks in public places and use vaccine passes to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are free to set their own restrictions. Undermined by accusations that his […]
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday informed Parliament that a tri-services inquiry team led by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh has started investigation into the helicopter crash that killed India’s first Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and 12 others. Briefing both houses of Parliament on the crash, Singh said that all efforts were […]
Srinagar Records Minus 2.1°C, Gulmarg Coldest In Valley At Minus 5.8°C Srinagar, Dec 9: Weatherman on Thursday said that there was no forecast for any “major snowfall” till the start of ‘Chillai-Kalan’— the 40-day harshest winter period which commences on December 21. “Mainly Dry is expected till December 14. Light to moderate snow/rain in […]
Srinagar, Dec 08: After fetching good rates throughout the autumn, the fruit growers in Kashmir are now witnessing a down market as rates have been continuously decreasing in different Indian markets since fortnight. Growers from different areas of Kashmir told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that usually the rates of apples increase after ending November […]
24X7 power to be given to feeders with full metering, minimal losses JAMMU, DECEMBER 08: A dynamic, responsive, efficient, and people-friendly power department remains the objective of the government. This was stated by the Chief Secretary Dr. Arun K Mehta here today. He was chairing a meeting to review the power sector in Jammu and […]
Directs establishment of one multi-purpose indoor stadium and one flood-lit stadium in each district by March 2022 JAMMU, DECEMBER 08: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the Youth Services & Sports Department and take stock of achievements registered so far in the current financial year. […]
SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 08: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole today chaired a meeting to review the progress achieved in containment and mitigation of the possible threat from Omicron variant in the division at Divisional Covid-19 Control Room Kashmir (DCCRK), here. At the outset, the Div Com stressed for further intensifying the disease […]