KULGAM — A 24-year-old youth from Devsar area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district died of a cardiac arrest in Saudi Arabia even as the family have appealed to the authorities to help them bring their son’s body back home. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the man identified as Mohammad Usman […]
Author: KIMS Kashmir
SpiceJet Delhi-Nashik flight returns midway due to ‘autopilot’ snag
NEW DELHI — A SpiceJet flight that took off for Nashik in Maharashtra from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Thursday morning returned midway to the city due to an ‘autopilot’ snag, a DGCA official said. The Boeing 737 aircraft landed safely, he said. SpiceJet B737 aircraft VT-SLP, operating flight SG-8363 (Delhi-Nashik) on Thursday […]
Residential house, three shops damaged in overnight blaze in Barbarshah
SRINAGAR — A residential house was partially damaged, while three shops were gutted in an overnight blaze in Barbarshah area of Srinagar. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the residential house belonging to Javaid Ahmad Bhat and Manzoor Ahmad Bhat was partially damaged, while three shops were fully damaged in an […]
Labourer drowns into river Jhelum in Srinagar, rescue operation on
SRINAGAR — A labourer drowned in river Jhelum while extracting sand in Sonwar area of Srinagar on Thursday morning even as rescue operation has been launched. Official sources told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that Mohammad Jaffar Wani (22) resident of Banihal drowned in the river Jhelum while extracting sand. They said that rescue […]
CBK searches underway in Srinagar, Ganderbal in connection with man posing as SLTC expert
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir on Thursday carried out searches in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts in connection with a case related a man posing as SLTC expert of J&K Housing Board. An official told that the searches were underway at both the locations and further details will be shared accordingly. […]
Israeli missile strikes hit Syria’s Aleppo int’l airport
DAMASCUS — An Israeli missile strike hit the international airport of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, causing material damage, a Syrian military statement said. Local news websites on Wednesday said the missiles came from over the Mediterranean, Xinhua news agency reported. Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, said Israel fired […]
Two killed, three injured in Kabul car bomb blast
KABUL — Two persons were killed and three others injured in a blast that rocked Police District 17 of Afghan capital Kabul, Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said. ‘A Toyota Corolla car, carrying explosive device, exploded in Police District 17 in today’s afternoon, killing two countrymen and injuring three others,’ Nafi added on his […]
Mainly clear weather in J&K during next 24 hours: MeT
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Thursday predicted clear weather for Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain mainly clear to partly cloudy in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded 16.8 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 11.7 and Gulmarg 9 […]
Three arrested with sharp-edged weapons in Jammu
JAMMU — Three people, including a Nepali resident, were arrested with sharp-edged weapons here on Wednesday evening, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, police arrested Govind, a resident of Nepal, while he was headed towards Bishnahin from Deoli, they said. He had some sharp-edged weapons in his possession, police said. In a separate incident, two […]
Govt decides to expand houseboat industry in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — In the tourism industry, houseboats and Shikaras have their own importance and identity as domestic and foreign tourists spend a few moments of leisure in these houseboats in Dal Lake after visiting the Kashmir Valley and then freshen up and return to the Shikaras. They can take a ride and enjoy the views […]









