Ganderbal: After fresh snowfall in upper reaches of Zojila in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, the authorities on Thursday closed the Sonamarg-Zojjila road for vehicular movement. Drass and Sonamarg areas have experienced fresh snowfall today following which the authorities decided to close Sonamarg-Zojjila road for vehicular movement. The road has been closed as a precautionary measure […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar With the clouds engulfing the skies in Srinagar and other parts on Thursday afternoon, the weatherman has predicted rains and snow in both J&K and Ladakh in the coming days. According to the reports reaching Srinagar from Sonmarg, moderate snowfall is going at this health resort from Thursday morning. Reports […]
Rajouri: An aircraft shaped ballon with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) mark over it has been found in a village of Nowshera in Rajouri district that has now been seized by police, officials said Thursday. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that this ballon was found lying near a house in Dandani village of […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir home department on Thursday ordered transfer and postings of 27 police officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. Rakesh Balwal has been appointed as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar. An order issued under number 320-Home of 2021, dated 16-12-2021, reads that in the interest of administration, […]
There is a huge lot of progress for the eradication of tuberculosis from Jammu and Kashmir and the health department has geared up its different wings for this purpose. Recently the National Health Mission reviewed the TB Elimination Action Plan for J&K. During the meeting the head of the mission asked officers to redouble efforts […]
Srinagar: A massive fire has broken out in a hotel in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. A Fire and Emergency Department official told GNS that a fire has broken in hotel Qartuba located at Sanatnagar this morning. So far it has been ascertained that the fire broke out from ground floor of the six storey structure […]
Kulgam, Dec 16: Two militants have been killed in an overnight encounter that broke out between security forces and militants at Redwani Bala area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two unidentified militants were killed in the gunfight, whose identification is being ascertained. The search operation is […]
Encounter rages between militants and government forces in Redwani Bala area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Redwani Bala. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the […]
Srinagar: Government of India on Wednesday said that statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would be “granted” at an “appropriate time” even as it put the ball regarding elections in J&K and Ladakh in the Election Commission of India’s court. “Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would be granted at an appropriate time,” Minister of State in […]
Simultaneous raids at 16 different places in Kashmir to probe land grab, militancy funding Srinagar, Dec 15: In its first major operation, the newly constituted State Intelligence Agency (SIA) carried out raids at 16 locations in different parts of Kashmir Valley as part of the investigation in the land grab by “Jamiat-us-sualihaat in Marhama area […]