ANANTNAG — Four family members were among six people who were injured in a leopard attack at Kreeri village of Dooru in South Kashmir’s Anantnag in the last twenty four hours, officials said here on Tuesday. An official said that six people were attacked by a Leopard in the last 24 hours leaving them injured. […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Tuesday predicted widespread light to moderate rain in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Widespread light to moderate rain is likely to occur in J&K during the next 24 hours which will break the current heat wave,” an official of the Met department said. The weather […]
BARAMULLA — Body of a boy, who had gone missing from his home in Sheeri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district yesterday, was recovered on Tuesday, officials said here. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the boy identified as Suhail Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Majeed Bhat of Badmulla area of […]
SRINAGAR — Due to inclement weather, Amarnaath Yatra has been temporarily suspended from Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam toward the holy cave shrine, officials said here on Tuesday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that due to inclement weather no Yatri is being allowed to go ahead of Nunwan base camp in […]
SRINAGAR — Over 65,000 pilgrims have so far paid obeisance at the Amarnath cave shrine as another batch of 6,351 pilgrims left Jammu to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra on Tuesday. Official sources said that the Amarnath Yatra has been going on smoothly since it started on June 30. “Over 65,000 pilgrims had darshan at […]
GANDERBAL — The Srinagar-Leh highway was on Tuesday morning closed for vehicular movement after fresh mudslides, triggered by rain occurred at Kullan Gund area in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Officials told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the highway was closed immediately after mudslides occurred at Kullan Gund area this morning. He said that […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference and the PDP – major constituents of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration – said on Monday that the grouping will jointly contest the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “We will contest the elections together. There is a political party that said that they have left the alliance. The […]
NEW DELHI — Senior journalists on Monday suggested organising legal aid in different cities for mediapersons who have been a “target” of a “plethora of FIRs” and “raids by the Enforcement Directorate”. The suggestion was made at a meeting organised by the Press Club of India to discuss the challenges faced by the media in […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing till July 27 on bail pleas by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and Alumni Association Jamia Millia Islamia (AAJMI) President Shifa-ur-Rehman in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020. Counsel appearing for Khalid sought an accommodation […]
SRINAGAR — Body of a teenager, who drowned in river Jhelum at Soiteng Lasjan area of Srinagar on Monday afternoon, has been fished out, official sources said here. Official sources told Kashmir News Observer that 14-year-old Asrar Ahmad Dar of Padshahi Bagh drowned in river Jehlum at Soiteng Lasjan while talking a bath. They said […]