Srinagar, Jun 18: Security forces Saturday detected and defused a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. They detected the suspected IED on the Handwara-Baramulla Road near Ganapora in Langate area of the north Kashmir district, the officials said. They said a bomb disposal squad was called in […]
A man, believed to be in his 60’s, was killed after being hit by a car in Rafiabad area of Baramulla district, officials said on Saturday afternoon. They told GNS that a car bearing registration number JK05E–3778 hit the individual at Watergam Rafiabad leading to his instant death. The body, whose identity couldn’t be immediately […]
The Horticulture sector in Jammu and Kashmir is being transformed into a huge economic activity with the introduction of the High Density Plantation scheme. This scheme is vigorously transforming the horticulture landscape of JK. UT admin is executing a multi-pronged strategy to make JK a leading Horticulture region and these schemes have started showing their impact […]
A bullet riddled body of police sub inspector was found under mysterious circumstances in Pampore area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that body of police sub inspector was spotted in paddy fields of his native village in Samboora Pampore and accordingly police rushed to the spot and […]
‘No such academic institution was affiliated with board’ Srinagar, Jun 17 : The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) has shared the list of de-recognized Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT) institutions with the government, besides it has said that no such academic institution was affiliated with the board. BOSE has also said that it has […]
‘Stresses on digitization of land records’ RAJOURI, JUNE 17: Commissioner Secretary, Revenue Department, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today visited Rajouri district and chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Revenue Department here. During the meeting a detailed discussion was held on status of writing of Jamabandis, change in land use, retrieval of state and Kachari […]
SRINAGAR, JUNE 17: Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department, Atal Dulloo today held a meeting to deliberate upon different aspects of promotion of wool based industry here in J&K. The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, Vivek Bharadwaj; Director, Sheep Husbandry, Jammu/Kashmir; Director I&C, Jammu/Kashmir; Director Handicrafts & Handloom, Jammu/Kashmir; […]
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir recorded 22 new Covid-19 even as there was no death due to the pathogen during last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that 12 cases were reported from Jammu, five from Srinagar, three from Udhampur and one each from Rajouri and Kathua districts respectively, taking the overall tally […]
SRINAGAR, JUNE 17: Jammu and Kashmir becomes the first Union Territory in the country, after Punjab state, having a comprehensive drug de-addiction policy envisaged to weed out this atrocious menace from the society. The urgency to formulate a drug de-addiction policy by Jammu and Kashmir government is due to the location of the UT in […]
JAMMU, June 17: Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) detected an anti-tank mine near the International Border in Ramgarh sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, which was defused later. The mine was found on Thursday evening. BSF sources said that the mine was found buried underground during construction work in Tanggur border outpost […]