Windstorm creates havoc in parts of North Kashmir

Windstorm creates havoc in parts of North Kashmir

  Srinagar, May 09: A massive windstorm coupled with rains swept parts of north Kashmir on Monday afternoon blowing away roofs of several residential, commercial structures and uprooted trees. The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), has learnt that dozens of residential houses, electric transmission lines got damaged while trees were uprooted due to strong winds […]

Leopard Kills 7 goats, sheep in Poonch

Leopard Kills 7 goats, sheep in Poonch

POONCH – A leopard killed at least seven goats and sheep inside a shed in Purani area of Poonch district last night, officials said on Monday. They said that the leopard entered the cattle shed of one Mohammad Fareed son of Bashir Ahmad of Purani Poonch, ward no 17, and killed seven sheep and goats. […]

India reports 3207 fresh Covid cases, 29 deaths in last 24 hours

India reports 3207 fresh Covid cases, 29 deaths in last 24 hours

India reported 3207 fresh Covid cases and 29 deaths in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 20,403 with active cases now constituting 0.05% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data shared by the ministry, India’s recovery rate […]

Unexploded shell found at Tosamaidan in Budgam

Unexploded shell found at Tosamaidan in Budgam

  The security forces on Monday found an old rusted shell at Tosamaidan area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. SSP Budgam told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that security forces received an information that an old shell is lying at Tosamaidan. He said that teams of police and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) have been […]

King Salman to stay in hospital

King Salman to stay in hospital

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz will stay in hospital for some time to rest on doctors’ advice after undergoing colonoscopy on Sunday, the Saudi Press Agency said, citing the royal court. It said the results of the colonoscopy were fine, and did did not say exactly how long the king would be in […]

Tourism Sector

Tourism Sector

There is no doubt that tourist footfall has increased in Kashmir valley and there is going to be a huge season for the stakeholders connected with this industry. Recently Secy. tourism reviewed the tourism scenario with stakeholders in order to ascertain the facts on the ground. He asked them not to let prices escalate in […]

South Kashmir: Encounter breaks out in Shopian

South Kashmir: Encounter breaks out in Shopian

Encounter has started between militants and government forces in Shirmal Zainapora South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police, Army’s 44RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Heff Shirmal. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon […]