Suspected Taliban fighters killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers. Gunmen shot Toofan Omar, the station manager of Paktia Ghag radio and an officer for NAI, a rights group supporting […]
While the Jammu and Kashmir government has said that they have provided all the support and finances for the PMGSY roads in the villages, there are many such projects lingering due to the delay by the bureaucrats in clearing the problems on the ground. In a recent interaction with DDC members of Kashmir division LG […]
New Delhi:With 35,499 more people testing positive for COVID-19, India’s infection tally now stands at 3,19,69,954, while the death toll climbed to 4,28,309 with 447 fresh fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry on Monday. The number of active cases has declined to 4,02,188 which comprise 1.27 per cent of the total infections, and the […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday morning conducted raids at several locations in Jammu and Kashmir including Srinager, Ganderbal, Achabal, Shopain, Bandipora, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Rajouri and other areas, in connection with a new case registered by them. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the NIA sleuths along with J&K […]
Srinagar, August 07:A cop was killed after suspected militants fired upon a police party in Pumbay area of DH Pora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. A senior police officer told GNS that militants fired upon on Police Party when it was regulating traffic in Pumbay. The slain cop has been identified as constable […]
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said mandatory Covid-19 vaccination is the only way to achieve herd immunity. “That would bring an end to the ongoing public health crisis,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan Dr Hassan said herd immunity is achieved when a large portion of a community becomes immune […]
Authorities Saturday sealed an unlicensed and unregistered medial shop in North Kashmir’s Handwara town. Reports said that a team from Drug Department inspected various medical shops and during the inspection a medical shop was found unregistered and thus sealed on the spot. The medical shop in question is ‘Sunshine’ medical store. Reports added earlier also […]
Srinagar, Aug 07: Four days after jumping into the River Jhelum at Cement Kadal in Noorbagh, the body of Chattabal boy was retrieved on Saturday morning. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the body of 16-year-old boy was retrieved by the River Police Srinagar at Maloora area of Parimpora after hectic […]
LG Manoj Sinha is very keen to get the feedback from the public representatives in the three tiers Panchayati Raj system of Jammu and Kashmir and he recently met these representatives of Kashmir division to understand the ground situation. During the interaction he appealed to these public representatives to give feedback to the government about […]
Srinagar, Aug 7: A militant, who “escaped” amid gunfight at Mochwa in Budgam district has been arrested from Khrew area in outskirts of Srinagar, police said. IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said the “second militant who escaped from encounter site, after following a lead, has been arrested in Khrew.” “A pistol and a grenade has been […]