Jammu, December 09: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha along with officers and staff of Raj Bhavan today condoled the sad demise of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Mrs. Madhulika Rawat, and 11 Armed Forces personnel, who lost their lives in a tragic helicopter crash on 8th December. Raj Bhavan officials also observed […]
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 […]
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 […]
Three militants of Lashkar-i-Toiba outfit were killed in an encounter in Check e Cholan area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. Official sources told GNS that three militants of LeT were killed in an encounter with security forces. The identity of the slain militants is however yet to be ascertained. The firing has stopped […]
Handwara: A Power Development Department employee was hospitalised after receiving an electric shock in Mawer Bala area in Handwara on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. They told GNS that one Nazir Ahmad Bhat, a local resident was repairing a power transformer and during the course of time received a high voltage electric shock and fell down. […]