SRINAGAR — At least seven residential houses were damaged in twin fire incidents in Srinagar district on Friday evening. Joint Director of the Fire and Emergency Department, Bashor Ahmad Shah said that six residential houses were partially damaged in a fire incident in Gadood Bagh area of Habbakadal and one residential house was partially damaged […]
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Mishap averted as four electric poles with 33 KV transmission lines fall in Baramulla
BARAMULLA — A possible mishap was averted after 4 electric poles with 33 KV transmission lines fall on Firday in Iqbal Colony area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, while no loss of life was reported in the incident. Quoting locals news agency KNO reported that at least four electric poles with 33 KV lines fell […]
Jamia Masjid Srinagar prohibits photography inside mosque, men and women from sitting together in its lawns
SRINAGAR — The management of the historic Jamia Masjid here has issued a notification banning photography inside the mosque and asking men and women to not sit together in its lawns. Entry of photography equipment is also prohibited, the Anjuman Auquaf Central Jamia Masjid said in the notification put up all around the mosque complex. […]
Srinagar records season’s coldest night at minus 3.6°C as cold wave continues in J&K
SRINAGAR — With minus 3.6 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature, J&K’s Srinagar on Friday recorded the coldest night of the season so far. A Meteorological (MeT) officer said that the minimum temperatures were likely to drop further in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh during the coming days as cold and dry weather was likely […]
Two locals found dead oustide army camp along Poonch-Rajouri highway, massive protests rock area
JAMMU — Two locals were found dead outside the army camp along the Poonch-Rajouri highway early on Friday morning evoking massive protests in the area. Locals told news agency KNO that two locals with bullet marks were found dead outside te Alpha Gate of army camp along Poonch-Rajouri highway at around 6 pm. Locals identified […]
Teenage girl held with narcotics along LoC in Balakote
POONCH — A teenage girl was arrested with the consignment of narcotics along the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote area on Thursday. Official sources told the news agency KNO that a girl was intercepted and arrested by the security forces along LoC in Balakote area and suspected narcotics between 400-500 grams were recovered from […]
Thrashing of journalist: Accused arrested, says Police
SRINAGAR — Senior Journalist Irfan Quraishi, working in a national TV channel, who was assaulted by goons at Rajbagh area here while police has arrested five persons involved in the act and a chargesheet in this regard would likely be filed before the court on Friday. Reports said that a senior journalist was attacked by […]
India’s longest escape tunnel on Banihal-Katra rail link completed
JAMMU — The 12.89 km tunnel, which is the longest escape tunnel of India, on the 111 km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway line in Jammu and Kashmir was completed on Thursday, officials said. It is part of the prestigious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project. This is the fourth tunnel on the Banihal-Katra route following the 12.75 […]
Authorities cancel junior legal assistants’ recruitment exam
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority has cancelled the examination for the post of junior legal assistants which was conducted on 13 November 2021, officials said. In a notification by member secretary MK Sharma, the authority stated that it has given the sanction to cancel the examination conducted on Saturday, 13 November 2021 […]
Biker dies after hit by vehicle in Baramulla, driver arrested
BARAMULLA — A 40-year-old man died after being hit by a vehicle near Stadium colony in Baramulla district on Thursday evening even as the driver has been arrested. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the man identified as Abdul Majeed Najar of Sumbal died on the spot when a bike he was riding […]









