Srinagar: The armies of India and Pakistan on Saturday exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu division. Officials here told a local news gathering agency that at around 10 a.m., the Pakistan army resorted to “unprovoked” firing along Krini sector of Poonch. “The fire was retaliating befittingly,” they said. […]
Current spring season followed by summer has given only jolts to fruit growers in Kashmir. Tons of apples have rotten in the cooling centers as they could not transport to Delhi due to lockdown. Horticulture sector have suffered series of setbacks in Kashmir valley right from August 5, last year. When the government decided to […]
Srinagar: Two Hizb militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Wanpora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar (IPS) told GNS that two militants have been killed in the operation. However, he said, the identity of the slain militants was yet to be […]
Aijaz Ahmad believes that his 13-year-old son, Basim Aijaz would not have ventured towards the site of the gunfight if he had been able to reach home. The family lives in Karan Nagar, in Srinagar’s old city. It is about 2 km away from Nawakadal, where a gunfight between militants and security forces had started […]
Emphases to focus on wage oriented employment generation JAMMU, MAY 29: Taking a step ahead in its endeavour to bring the Governance at the doorsteps of the masses, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Khan today conducted an extensive tour of village Gajansoo in block Marh to inspect various development works being executed under MGNREGA, PMAY, […]
Srinagar, May 29 (KNO): The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered that all educational institutions and training institutions in the Union Territory shall remain closed till June 15. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the educational institutions were closed almost three months back in wake of Coronavirus outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Srinagar, May 29, KNT: Shiv Sena Friday accused BJP of interfering in Government Departments and harassing officials in Kashmir Valley. In a statement to news agency KNT, Shiv Sena Kashmir president Abdul Khaliq Bhat said that BJP is biggest stumbling block in the progress and development of Kashmir. He said that BJP leaders and activists […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference will not participate in the delimitation excercise. The same was tweeted by party’s spokesman Ruhullah Mehdi, “The @JKNC_will not participate in the delimitation exercise. Detailed statement to follow soon. Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, ” He wrote. Earlier, Government of India nominated National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and […]
Srinagar: A day after his death, swab samples of a 70-year-old man from south Kashmir’s Shopian district came out to be positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the death count due to the deadly disease in Jammu and Kashmir to 28. Dr. Salim Khan, nodal officer for COVID-19 at the Government Medical College Srinagar, told […]
We are already in lockdown 4.0 and 4G services remain suspended in Jammu and Kashmir even after 10 months. Medical fraternity and doctors have been pleading with authorities for the restoration of 4G services in order to take care of patients suffering from COVId-19 and other diseases. Now international Human Rights Group has written to […]