SRINAGAR — Fruit growers and dealers of north Kashmir on Saturday held a peaceful protest at Fruit Mandi Sopore over stoppage of fruit-laden trucks along Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in view of the Amarnath Yatra. Reports said that the fruit growers and dealers held a peaceful protest and urged the LG administration to allow smooth passage […]
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AEE Jal Shakti Dept terminated from services for unauthorised absence
SRINAGAR — The government of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday terminated an assistant executive engineer (Civil) of Jal Shakti Department from her services for remaining unauthorisedly absent from duties. According to an order, government has ordered removal of Nuzhat Shanoo D/o M.S. Salmani of Rawalpora, Srinagar from her services for remaining unauthorisedly absent from duties. […]
Hot, dry weather to continue in J&K
SRINAGAR — The weather remained mainly hot in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours and the Met Department forecast on Saturday that hot and mainly dry weather is likely to continue in the next 24 hours. “Current heatwave is expected to break on July 4 as light to moderate rain is likely to […]
NHRC directs J&K admin to implement state human rights body recommendations within 8 weeks in Sarvanand Koul case
NEW DELHI — The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Secretary to take a humanitarian approach for resolving the grievance of the complainant in renowned slain Kashmiri poet Sarvanand Koul Premi’s case and implement the recommendation made by State Human Rights Commission (SHRC). “The Commission directs Chief Secretary, […]
Leopard kills 6-year-old girl in Anantnag’s Gopalpora village
SRINAGAR — A 6-year-old girl was killed in a leopard attack in Gopalpora village of Mattan area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this evening, reports and officials said. Reports reaching GNS said that one Zubaida Jan daughter of Ghulam Mohuiddin Chopan, was pounced upon by a leopard while she was outside her home. Alerted by […]
14-year-old Hafiz-e-Quran drowns to death in Verinag
VERINAG — A 14-year-old boy, who was Hafiz-e-Quran, drowned to death in Nallah Sandran in Verinag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday evening. An official said that the boy identified as Saqib Ahmad Badana son of Bilal Ahmad Badana of Gurinard Verinag was bathing in Nallah Sandran when he drowned. He said that […]
HC imposes Rs 10 lakh penalty on Govt for forcible takeover of land in Bandipora
SRINAGAR — The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has imposed Rs 10 Lakh as penalty on the government for forcible takeover of land of a private person five years ago for construction of a bridge in Bandipora district of north Kashmir. Apart from imposing Rs 10 Lakh penalty, a division bench of Chief Justice […]
35-year-old woman electrocuted to death in Budgam
BUDGAM — A 35-year-old woman was electrocuted to death in Khansahib area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday afternoon. An official said that the woman received electric shock when she was repairing electric heater and she died on the spot. He identified the deceased as Haseena Bano wife of Bashir Ahmad Bhat of Razgeer […]
Summer vacation in Kashmir schools from July 4-14
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration on Friday announced summer vacation for schools falling in Kashmir division and Winter Zone of Jammu division. In a communique, the school education department said, “all the Government Educational Institutions and recognized private schools upto higher secondary level functioning in the Kashmir Division and winter zone […]
Sand extractor drowns to death in Bijbehara
SRINAGAR — A sand extractor died after drowning in river Jhelum in Bijbehara of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon. Reports said that one Khalil Ahmad Chohan, son of Ab Raheem, resident of Tanghard Hiller Arhama Kokernag drowned in the river during extraction of sand. Soon after, the locals and police launched efforts to rescue […]









