KUPWARA — Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) is rapidly affecting north Kashmir’s Kupwara with more than 1500 infected in the district. Details collected by the news agency Kashmir News Observer suggests that above hundred cattle have so far died due to the disease while more than 1500 are infected. Also, about 4000 have been vaccinated. Lumpy […]
SRINAGAR — The fatal circle of deaths and injuries through accidents have shown a decrease after eight years in Jammu and Kashmir even as 548 lives have been lost due accidents in the current year so far. According to official figures available with the news agency Kashmir News Observer, most of the horrific accidents have […]
HANDWARA — Two self-styled journalists have been arrested in extortion case in Kralgund area of Handwara in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that two journalists were arrested in extortion case following a complaint filed the management of a school in Qaziabad locality. He said that […]
SRINAGAR — Dr Hina Shafi Bhat, Vice Chairperson, J&K Khadi Village and Industries Board (KVIB) today submitted a cheque of Rs 180.41 lakh to be refunded to Khadi Village and Industry Commission (KVIC) to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, at the Raj Bhavan. On the occasion, the Lt Governor appreciated the endeavours of the J&K KVIB […]
SRINAGAR — The J&K School Education Department (SED) has constituted a committee to examine the transfer cases of teachers in the UT. As per the order issued by the government, the six member committee will examine the transfer cases on basis of their medical grounds besides posting of spouse and security grounds. The committee comprises […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday appointed a noadl officer for expeditious execution of the electric bus project for the twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar, an official said. Jammu and Kashmir administration is procuring a fleet of 200 electric buses, 100 each for capital cities of the Union Territory, Jammu and […]
NEW DELHI — The CBI has “examined” former governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with two graft cases registered in Jammu and Kashmir in April based on allegations levelled by him, officials said. They said the CBI team took details of his observations earlier this week, they said. Malik was examined after his five years […]
SRINAGAR — In a swift action, authorities sealed a liquor shop that had come up near a school in the Sonwar area in the city here in violation of rules, with locals hailing the move. The liquor shop had come up opposite a Kendriya Vidyalaya and was found to be operating without the permission of […]
SRINAGAR — A employee working in the Public Health Engineering department, or the Jal Shakti department, has been arrested in a sextortion case on Saturday, police said. “Third accused arrested in Rape, blackmailing and extortion case namely Showkat Ahmad Ragoo S/o Mohd Khalil Ragoo R/o Anantnag,” Srinagar Police tweeted. The third arrest in the case […]
SRINAGAR — A CRPF personnel from the Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district has died of bullet wounds in Jharkhand, officials said on Saturday. Officials told GNS that the initial reports suggest that the personnel, Mehrah Ahmad of Wapora Gurez shoot himself to death with his service rifle in a camp of 218 battalion […]