SRINAGAR — After addressing a massive public rally at Rajouri, Union Home Minister Amit Shah landed in Srinagar on Tuesday evening, officials said here. Official sources told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that senior civil and police officers, besides BJP leaders received Amit Shah at the Srinagar International airport. They said that Shah is […]
SRINAGAR — The authorities on Tuesday said that train service between Baramulla and Budgam section will remain suspended on October 05 in view of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Baramulla to address a public rally. According to a communique, the train service between Baramulla and Budgam section will remain suspended in connection with […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Tuesday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, night temperatures have started dropping across J&K and Ladakh. Srinagar recorded 9.6 degrees Celsius, […]
ANANTNAG — The Anantnag Working Journalists (AWJA) has clarified that the Sextortion accused Nadeem Nadu and Salman Shah are not associated with this association and they have never been accepted as Journalists. In a press statement AWJA has termed this incident as very unfortunate and has demanded a high level probe in the allegations levelled […]
SRINAGAR — All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) on Sunday expressed serious concern and worry at the critical health condition of Altaf Ahmed Shah lodged at Tihar jail since 2017. As per the tweets of his daughter, Ruwa Shah, her father has been diagnosed with renal cancer that had metastasized and spread to other parts of […]
SRINAGAR — Police have arrested a person in a sextortion case in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Monday — two days after a “journalist” was taken into custody following a complaint of rape and extortion. The second arrest in the case comes after Nadeem Ahmed Ganie alias Nadeem Nadu, “a self-proclaimed journalist,” […]
SRINAGAR — An army soldier died of gunshot wounds under mysterious circumstances in Boniyar area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Possibility of him having committed suicide and reasons under that eventuality are being also investigated, official sources told GNS. They said the soldier identified as Rahul Bhagat son of Anand Bhagat of Maharashtra […]
SRINAGAR — Security has been stepped up across Jammu and Kashmir with additional troops being deployed on highways and vital road links while as check points have been increased in Srinagar, Baramulla, Rajouri and other parts of the UT in view of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit commencing today. A police official said […]
KUPWARA — A school bus and at least 100 apple boxes were gutted in a fire incident in Haril Mawar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district last night, official sources said on Monday. They said that the bus (JK09-9791) of New Millennium Public School Handwara, parked on a roadside open area in Darbal village of […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu & Kashmir Government has appointed advocate Mohsin Qadri and advocate Monika Kohli as additional advocate general. According to orders issued by J&K department, advocate Mohsin Qadri has been appointed as AAG in the Srinagar wing of J&K High Court and advocate Monika Kohli in the Jammu wing of J&K High Court. […]