SRINAGAR — The government on Tuesday issued formal orders regarding winding up of Toshkhana Organization and transfer of its Assets and staff to the Culture Department. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the closure/winding-up of the Jammu and Kashmir Toshkhana Organization,” reads a government order, a copy of which lies with GNS. The sanctioned posts and […]
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25-year-old Mehjoor Nagar youth’s body recovered from river Jhelum
SRINAGAR — Body of 25-year-old youth was recovered from river Jhelum in Palpora area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning, reports said here. Reports reaching to the news agency Kashmir News Observer said that the body of Arif Maqsood (25) of Mehjoor Nagar was spotted by locals in river Jhelum at Palpora. They said that after […]
Mainly clear sky in J&K during next 24 hours: MeT
SRINAGAR — Weather was cloudy in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Tuesday that mainly clear to partly cloudy sky is likely during the next 24 hours in the union territory. “Mainly clear to partly cloudy sky is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours,” […]
Surprise! 57 percent J&K students who underwent NAS score less than 50%
SRINAGAR — In a surprising development, at least 57 percent of students of Jammu and Kashmir who have gone through the recent National Achievement Survey (NAS) have scored less than fifty percent. According to the official documents available with the news agency Kashmir News Observer reads, “Differences in the learning levels among the students of […]
12th accused in Handwara narco-militancy case arrested: NIA
SRINAGAR — The federal probe agency NIA on Monday said it has arrested the 12th accused in connection with Handwara narco-militancy case from Kupwara in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) for his alleged involvement in supply of narcotics, cash and arms and ammunition through the Line of Control (LOC). An official spokesperson of the agency said […]
41 cases of lumpy skin disease in cattle reported in Pulwama
PULWAMA — At least 41 lumpy skin disease cases in the cattle have been reported in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district so far. Top officials of animal husbandry department told news agency Kashmir News Observer that around 41 cases of lumpy disease have been reported among cattle in Kakapora and Pampore areas of Pulwama district. They […]
Flow of passengers declines from 18k to 10k at Srinagar airport: Dir Airport
SRINAGAR — The flow of passengers has declined at Srinagar international airport while the authorities said that only 10,000 passengers are being handled per day. The officials also said that the new integrated terminal is an advanced stage and is set to enhance the passenger capacity to 6.5 million. Director Srinagar Airport, Kuldeep Singh told […]
J&K Police launches “JK Ecop” mobile app
SRINAGAR — The J&K Police has launched online mobile application “JK Ecop”, an easy-to-use interface to facilitate common people. As per a police spokesman, the app enables the citizens to use a host of services ranging from registering a complaint to downloading a copy of FIR. A citizen can make requests like obtaining a character […]
‘No Data Breach at KU’: Internal database index leaking cannot be ruled out, says cyber expert
SRINAGAR — There has been no data breach of the University of Kashmir, reveals the investigation report and internal data sharing cannot be ruled out. The investigation team analyzed the database index file, which was placed on the dark web and removed immediately, and found there was no breach of data from live servers of […]
Partly cloudy sky, light rain at isolated places likely in J&K during next 24 hours: MeT
SRINAGAR — Weather was partly cloudy in J&K is the last 24 hours, and the MeT office said on Monday that partly cloudy weather with light rain at isolated places is likely to occur during the next 24 hours. “Partly cloudy sky with light rain at isolated places is likely to occur in J&K during […]









