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 […]
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Authorities seal liquor shop near govt school in Srinagar
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 […]
Third accused arrested in rape, sextortion case: Police
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 […]
Kashmiri CRPF trooper dies by suicide in Jharkhand
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 […]
SIU conducts searches at multiple locations in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — Special Investigation Unit in its continuous investigation in different ULPA cases, after Pampore and Kulgam districts, conducted searches in the suspected houses in Srinagar district on Saturday. In a statement, a spokesperson said that searched were conducted in Sheeraz Colony Ganie Near Ration Ghat Soura & Shalbaf Mohalla New Colony Jinab Sahab Anchar […]
Female student from Bandipora found hanging in Rajasthan University hostel
SRINAGAR — A 21-year-old female student from north Kashmir’s Bandipora district was found hanging in a university hostel in Rajasthan, officials said here on Saturday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the girl student from Naidkhai village of Bandipora, who was pursuing Radiology at Mewar University in Rajasthan was found hanging […]
To boost tourism, Govt likely to install ‘Srinagar Eye’ on pattern of ‘London Eye’ in Dal Lake
SRINAGAR — In what could be a major boost to the tourism sector in the Kashmir Valley, the government is likely to install “Srinagar Eye” on the pattern of famous “London Eye” inside the world-famous Dal Lake in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. Sources told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that like “London Eye”, the […]
Mainly dry weather in J&K during next 24 hours: MeT
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Saturday forecast mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain mainly in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar registered 8.6 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 5.3 and Gulmarg 4 degrees as the […]
SPO dies, another person injured in Kupwara road mishap
KUPWARA — A Special Police Officer (SPO) succumbed to his injuries after hit by a vehicle at Drugmulla village in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday evening, official sources said. They told GNS that two persons were injured after hit by an unknown vehicle along Kupwara-Srinagar highway last evening. The injured duo, they said, was […]
Z-Morh tunnel on Srinagar-Leh highway to open for traffic by November 15
SRINAGAR — The 6.5 km Z-Morh tunnel between Gagangir and Sonamarg on the Srinagar-Leh highway will be thrown open for traffic by November 15, an official spokesperson said on Friday. He said Divisional Commissioner for Kashmir P K Pole gave directions in this connection to the officials concerned during a high-level meeting at Sonamarg, which […]









