Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) senior leader and former minister Mohammad Ashraf Mir on Saturday asked the J&K government to go for reduction in school curriculum especially for Board examination to ease the stress on students in view of the COVID-19 emergency. Addressing a meeting of workers of Sonwar-Srinagar constituency at party office in […]
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole Saturday said that requests from various quarters including doctors and other sections of the society are continuously pouring it wherein they are demanding re-imposing of lockdown in Kashmir and the final call will be taken by the government soon. Talking exclusively to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Divisional Commissioner […]
Amid spike in Covid-19 caseloads across J&K, Deputy Commissioner Kupwara Anshul Garg on Saturday announced fresh three-day lockdown in the district. An order copy in possession of KNS reads, “Whereas, the District has seen a sharp rise in the positive cases over the past few days and a few cases have also been reported from […]
Sehar Iqbal, a Kashmir based social activist and humanitarian has been awarded the prestigious Oxford-Wanakaset Women’s Scholarship 2020-21. Sehar became the first Kashmiri to earn the prestigious scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a female candidate on the basis of academic excellence demonstrated through degree results, previous university prizes, leadership skills and awards and other […]
300 militants at launch pads across LoC, ready to infiltrate, in next four months, infiltration attempts may go up, our troops ready to fill all bids: MaJ Gen Virinder Vats Inputs about possible militant attack in north Kashmir have been received and a high level of alert is being maintained by the troops to […]
Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) president Muhammad Yaseen Khan Saturday said that if government takes any decision to re-impose the lockdown in the wake of rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths due to the pandemic, traders will support the move. “There is no suggestion from me as of now. The only thing is that […]
Three persons suffered injuries when an LPG cylinder exploded at a tea stall in Mendhar area of Poonch district of Jammu division on Saturday. The incident took place in Noral village of Mendhar and three persons injured in the blast were shifted to Sub District Hospital Mendhar, an unnamed police official told a local news […]
UT administration in the recent past has taken a number of steps to bring back life on the track post coronavirus lockdown. In this direction, the government has taken a number of decisions including opening of gardens and parks besides other measures to keep Kashmir valley ready for the tourists. With a spike in coronavirus […]
The army claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid by killing two militants at Nowgam sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “Early morning today, a suspicious moment was detected by own troops at Nowgam sector in Kupwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district along the Line of Control (LoC). Own forces swiftly launched an ambush, resulting […]
Srinagar, July 11 (KNO): Two more Covid-19 patients including a young lady from Anantnag have died, taking the total number of deaths related to Covid-19 to 162 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two patients who died include a 24-year-old lady from Hakura, Anantnag […]