An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was defused by bomb disposal squad on Thursday along the Baramulla Kupwara highway in north Kashmir, officials said. The suspect object was found by the road opening party (ROP) of the Border Security Force near Saidpora village in Rafiabad. “ The suspicious item was approximately five meters from the road. Soon after […]
BANDIPORA, OCTOBER 21: In view of the inclement weather forecast this weekend, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad Thursday convened a meeting to review the winter preparedness and to deal with any kind of situation. The meeting discussed action plans prepared by the concerned departments to prevent interruption to services in case of […]
Reviews arrangements for its opening during winters GANDERBAL, OCTOBER 21: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today visited Sonamarg, where he chaired a high level meeting of officers to review the arrangements being put in place for keeping Sonamarg open during the winters. At the outset, threadbare discussion was held regarding the necessary preparations and […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar Hundreds of bikers in Srinagar city were seen outside the gates of police stations on Thursday to get back their two wheelers as the police in the past few days has been seizing the bikes even getting a political reaction. Senior Congress leader and former opposition leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, […]
Srinagar: A fast track court on Thursday convicted a judicial officer for rape and cheating a woman who had sought legal help from him in 2018. “The conclusion that emerges from the discussion is that all the evidence on record unerringly point toward the guilt of the accused,” Khalil Choudhary Presiding Officer Fast Track Court […]
National Investigating Agency (NIA) Thursday raided the house of a young man in old Srinagar city. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that NIA team accompanied by policemen raided the house of 26-year-old shopkeeper in Nawab Bazar area. The young man who runs a mobile re-charge shop is already in police custody since October […]
Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that those involved in the killing of innocent civilians and members of minority community will have to pay the heavy price for their “inhuman acts” and that the govermment forces along with the administration won’t rest till militancy is eradicated from J-K soil. In a veiled […]
The administration of Jammu and Kashmir has adopted Kalij Pheasant as UT bird. Talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), commissioner secretary, Forests, Environment and Ecology, Sanjeev Verma confirmed that Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) has been adopted as UT bird. “J-K had to adopt new bird as UT bird because black-necked cranes are only found in […]
Srinagar: Night temperature fell slightly across Kashmir Valley except for Srinagar and Gulmarg, officials said on Thursday. Srinagar recorded minimum temperature of 7.2°C against 6.3°C on previous night, an official of the local MeT office said . Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of 6.4°C against previous night’s 6.8°C, the […]
In order to ensure that the common people in Jammu and Kashmir get the benefits from the centrally sponsored schemes in all the areas, the chief secretary recently held a review meeting of the Housing and Urban Development Department. He was told in the review meeting that 83 projects have been approved for J&K and […]