NEW DELHI — Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo has said she was stopped from flying to the United States by immigration authorities at the Delhi airport “despite having a valid visa and ticket”. The 28-year-old photojournalist, who was awarded the Pulitzer for the coverage of COVID pandemic for Reuters, was scheduled to fly to […]
NEW DELHI — The CBI has arrested Border Security Force medical officer Karnail Singh in connection with alleged irregularities in the recruitment of sub-inspectors by the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB), officials said on Wednesday. Singh was taken into custody on Tuesday and will be produced before the special Central Bureau of Investigation […]
BANIHAL — The digging work was completed Tuesday on a 10.2 km tunnel connecting Sumbar and Dharam villages on the 111-km under-construction Banihal-Katra Railway link, an official said. The breakthrough on T-48 Tunnel was executed by conducting a blast under the supervision of Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Railways S P Mahi, the official […]
BARAMULLA — Directorate of School Education has terminated a government teacher in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district for producing fake and forged class 10th certificate to get the government job. According to an order, Neelofar Manzoor daughter of Manzoor Ahmad of Rohama was engaged as an Education Volunteer in 2005 on the basis of her 10th […]
HANDWARA — A Bomb Disposal Squad diffused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) after it was detected by joint forces in between Langate – Wudipora of Handwara village of North Kashmir on Wednesday. Officials told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a Joint team of Police along with Army’s 30 Rashtriya Rifles detected an IED […]
SRINAGAR — The higher reaches of Jammu & Kashmir received light snowfall during the last 24 hours, causing a dip in the day temperature. The Meteorological (MeT) office on Wednesday said that mainly clear sky with chances of light rain was expected in the next 24 hours. “Light snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of […]
JAMMU — Nearly 70 passengers stranded after suspension of traffic on the Mughal road here due to heavy snowfall in high altitude areas have been rescued and the road cleared of snow, officials said on Wednesday. However, traffic on the road connecting Poonch in Jammu with South Kashmir’s Shopian has been put on halt due […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said the hybrid militant who was arrested by police in connection with killing of two non-local labourers at Hermain village of Shopian district was killed in firing of another militant. According to tweet by Kashmir Zone Police, based on disclosure of arrested hybrid militant and in continuous […]
SRINAGAR — As a significant reform encompassing different dimensions of Human Resource Management of the employees working for J&K government, the Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, today launched Jammu & Kashmir Human Resource Management System (JK-HRMS). The launch was attended by all Administrative Secretaries and Deputy Commissioners in physical and virtual mode. On the […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, today paid his maiden visit to District Court Complex Moominabad, Srinagar after assuming the office as Chief Justice. Chief Justice had a detailed interaction with the Bar members including its young members. Earlier, Chief Justice was received by Principal […]