POONCH — 11 people died and 25 sustained injuries when a minibus plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said in Poonch. The bus, carrying over 36 passengers, was on its way to Poonch from Gali Maidan when it met with the accident near the Brari Nallah in […]
SOPORE — Scores of fruit growers on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest demonstration inside fruit mandi Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district against halting of fruit laden trucks along Srinagar- Jammu national highway. Reports said that the fruit growers were demanding smooth transportation of fruit laden trucks along the national highway. Talking to the news […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Wednesday said that sky in Jammu amd Kashmir would be clear, while pleasant, autumnal sunshine in the Valley will continue for the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. Pleasant autumn sunshine will continue in the Valley”, […]
NEW DELHI — After reports of disengagement with China at Ladakh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the government for not restoring the status quo of April 2020 at Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. Rahul said, “China has refused to accept India’s demand of restoring status quo of April 2020. PM has […]
SRINAGAR — Fruit growers in Kashmir are very much worried as there is very less demand of the fruit in several markets causing losses to farmers. Growers from different areas of Kashmir told news agency Kashmir News Observer that that usually the rates of apples were remaining very high during initial stage of the season […]
SRINAGAR — Electric train for 137-kilometer long Baramulla-Banihal railway corridor is all set to be inaugurated on October 2 with the work going on at full swing. The Jammu and Kashmir government, Indian Railways and Indian Railway Construction Company Limited are working together on this project since August 2019. “The PCEE inspection of the project […]
SRINAGAR —:Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday said that some private schools in Jammu and Kashmir were harassing the students during the morning assembly over non-payment of the tuition and other fees. It said that harassing the students is highly objectionable and can be resorted to corporal punishments. The School Education Department in this regard […]
SRINAGAR — Stating that he doesn’t have “Aladdin’s magical lamp” to get back the Article 370, former chief minister and senior political leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said that he won’t tell public that he will get it (Article 370) restored through the Supreme Court. Talking to media persons after meeting several delegations here […]
KULGAM — An unidentified semi-decomposed body was recovered from Veshaw Nallah near Nehama area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday afternoon. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that locals spotted the body in Veshaw Nallah and accordingly informed the police. He said that a police team immediately rushed to the area […]
SRINAGAR — Mushroom production is at its all-time high across J&K due to Agriculture Department’s efforts in bringing the best methods and providing technical know-how to new age agri-entrepreneurs. Under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (National Agriculture Development Programme) mushroom cultivation is a focus area and Mushroom growers are equipped with quality seeds and trained […]