JAMMU — The 9.8 km tunnel connecting two stations on 111 km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway link in Jammu and Kashmir was completed on Monday, officials said. It is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project. This is the third tunnel following the 12.6 km tunnel T-49B, the longest tunnel of Indian Railways, which was […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
JAMMU — Authorities on Monday imposed Section 144 in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba to prevent rallies and protests on the national highway, officials said. An order issued by Anuradha Gupta, District Magistrate, Samba, reads “Section 144 will come into force on August 29 and remain for 2 months”. The order reads that Supreme Court in […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on a father’s plea to perform last rites, at the burial site, of his son, who was killed in the Hyderpora encounter in Srinagar in November last year. Senior advocate Anand Grover, representing Mohammad Latief Magrey, submitted before a bench of Justices Surya Kant […]
JAMMU — A surrendered militant was detained under Public Safety Act (PSA) for his alleged involvement in “anti-national and anti-social” activities in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, and lodged in Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu, officials said on Monday. The order for the detention of Mohammad Amin Wani, a resident of Bankoot village of […]
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 […]
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 […]