SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered to maintain status quo on a plea filed by the petitioners against closing of schools functioning on State or Kahcharai Land. The High Court in an order, after hearing learned counsel for the petitioners, the court is satisfied that the petitioners have […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was generally dry in J&K and the Meteorological (MeT) department on Friday made a similar forecast on Friday for the next 24 hours. ‘Weather is expected to remain dry with clear sky in J&K during the next 24 hours,’ an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 13.7, Pahalgam 6.3 and […]
PULWAMA — Two persons were injured in a wild bear attack in Tahab village of Pulwama district on Friday. Sources said the duo were on way to their fields when they were attacked by wild bear. The duo were taken to District Hospital Pulwama for treatment where their condition is said to be stable. The […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that electricity won’t be given to people without paying for it and those who won’t pay money for power, won’t get the electricity. “Centre doesn’t provide us free electricity. There is a huge power debt left by the previous regimes. We have improved distribution […]
NEW DELHI — As India elects its next president on July 18, the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will not be a part of the exercise for the second time in the history of the election to the top constitutional post. There have been precedents of legislative assemblies of states […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu & Kashmir Government has set-up a high-level committee for overall coordination of G-20 meetings to be held in the Union Territory of J&K. The General Administration Department (GAD) on Thursday set-up a committee headed by Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department for overall coordination of G-20 meetings to be held […]
KULGAM — Body of a teenage girl from Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, who was missing since June 12, was recovered from a river in the district on Thursday, officials said here. An official said that the girl identified as Khushboo Jan (17) daughter of Jahangir Ahmad Naikoo was missing since June […]
JAMMU — The Ministry of Railways on Thursday said that the world’s highest rail bridge, which is being built over river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir will soon bring all weather rail connectivity to Kashmir. The bridge will provide the much needed all weather connectivity between Kashmir and the rest of the country. “With 88 […]
ANANTNAG — A policeman died of cardiac arrest while he was on duty in Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district late last evening, officials said here on Thursday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that Nisar Ahmad Mugloo, a selection grade constable in J&K Police suffered a massive heart attack last […]
SRINAGAR — Body of local tourist guide, who drowned in Tarsar Lake In Pahalgam area of Anantnag district on Wednesday was found at Lidderwath area of Pahalgam today, even as efforts were on to retrieve body of the drowned tourist, officials said here. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that body of […]