KUPWARA — Four residential houses were gutted in a fire at Ganai Mohalla area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. An official of fire and emergency department told GNS that soon after receiving the information about the blaze, fire engines were rushed to the area. Four houses, one of them three-storey and others two-storey, […]
SRINAGAR — The sky remained partly cloudy in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with light rain on Monday, according to the Met Department. “Weather is likely to remain dry with generally clear sky in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” a Department official said The minimum temperature on Monday in Srinagar, […]
NEW DELHI — The Rajya Sabha on Monday will discuss the 2022-23 budget for Jammu and Kashmir. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present ‘The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2022’ and ‘The Appropriation Bill, 2022’ for consideration in the Upper House of Parliament. On March 14, the union territory’s budget was presented and passed by […]
SRINAGAR — Advisor to LG of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Khan on Sunday evening submitted his resignation to the Ministry of Home Affairs to take up an important political assignment in view of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Khan confirmed that he has put in his papers. Sources disclosed to KNO that Khan submitted […]
ANANTNAG — Two tourists from UP were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in tilted near Langanbal area of Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday. Official sources told GNS that the vehicle (Inova—JK02AE-6996) skidded off the road and tilted near langanbal. Two among the tourists travelling in the vehicle, coming from Anantnag […]
BUDGAM — A 14-year-old girl was injured after she slipped and fell from a temporary bridge over nallah Doodganga at Surasyar area of Chadoora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday. Official sources said that a girl fell down while crossing a temporary bridge made of wooden trees over Nallah Doodhganga at Check i Surasyar. […]
SRINAGAR — A man from south Kashmir was found dead under mysterious circumstances at hotel Gulfam in summer capital Srinagar, officials said on Sunday. They said that a man identified as Showkat Ahmad Ahanger (28), a resident of Sangran Shopian was found dead under mysterious circumstance at hotel Gulfam room no 312 at court road […]
SRINAGAR — A court here has framed charges against two adults accused in acid attack on a woman at Hawal here earlier this year. Police in a statement said that charges under sections 120-B and 326A of IPC were framed against the accused. The case relates to the acid attack that on a young girl […]
GANDERBAL — A snow drive to Sonamarg was on Sunday organised by Ganderbal Police and district adminstration in collaboration with Extreme off roads. The event was flagged off by Nikhil Borker Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ganderbal near Manigam park. More than 15 vehicles participated in the event enthusiastically. The officers said that the event […]
KUPWARA — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said to have arrested two drug peddlers besides booking another under Public Safety Act in frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Kupwara Police today arrested two notorious drug peddlers and recovered contraband narcotics from their possession”, […]