SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Thursday forecast partly cloudy weather during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. “Partly cloudy weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded 5.6 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 1.5 degrees and Gulmarg zero degree as the […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Ganderbal youth, injured over a month ago in accident, succumbs at SKIMS Soura
GANDERBAL — A youth, who was injured in a road accident in Kangan area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, succumbed to his injuries after over a month on Thursday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the youth was injured in a road accident in Check Prang area of Kangan 36 days […]
Meet Kashmir’s Mohammad Farhan, a freestyle bicycle rider
KULGAM — Have you ever been biking with a friend and wanted to impress him or her? Well, even if you haven’t, Mohammad Farhan, a native of Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir, will show you how to. So take out your bike, put on a helmet, and get ready to have some fun. The 15-year-old […]
Four-laning of Srinagar-Jammu national highway to be completed by 2025: Official
SRINAGAR — The widening of Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, would be completed by 2025, an official said. Project Director and Regional Officer National Highway Authority of India Purshottam Kumar told news agency Kashmir News Observer that there are different packages in the national highway […]
FFRC directs schools not to charge annual fee for Nov-March period this year
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Committee for Fixation and Regulation of Fee of Private Schools (FFRC) on Wednesday directed all schools in the valley not to charge annual fees for the period from November 2022 to March 2023 following the change of academic calendar by the government. Managements of all the private schools “are […]
Five JKAS Officers transfered in J&K
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered transfers and postings of five JKAS officers in the intrest of administration. According to an order, Ms. Kusum Badyal, JKAS, Secretary in the Industries & Commerce Department is transferred and posted as Secretary in ARI & Trainings Department. Ms. Nitu Gupta, JKAS, Additional Commissioner, State […]
JCB skids off road in Ganderbal, conductor dead
GANDERBAL — A conductor of JCB died while driver and another person were injured after it skidded off the road at Kokran Bridge on Zoji La in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a JCB skidded off the road when it was coming from Kargil […]
MeT forecasts light rain, snow at isolated places in J&K
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological department here predicted light rain and snow at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. “Light rain/snow at isolated places is likely to occur in J&K during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT department said on Wednesday. The weather was mainly cloudy in the […]
Kashmir village along LoC hopes divided bridge will bridge the divide
TITHWAL (KUPWARA) — A neat white line drawn in the middle of a suspension bridge that sits right on the Line of Control separates the border village of India’s Tithwal and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The bridge has seen wars and tumultuous phases of history in the heavily militarised region. With a ceasefire understanding reached between […]
Three LeT hybrid militants arrested, 10 kgs IED recovered in Srinagar: Police
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police have averted a major tragedy by arresting three hybrid militants from whose possession a 10-kg IED and two hand grenades were recovered on Tuesday. A police official told that Police arrested two hybrid militants identified as Aamir Mushtaq Dar S/o Mushtaq Ahmad Dar R/o Iqbalabad Sozaith Budgam and Kabil […]









