SRINAGAR — The MeT department on Sunday said that mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely during the next 24 hours. Srinagar recorded 16.3 degrees Celsius temperature, Pahalgam 10.6 degrees and Gulmarg 7.5 degrees as the minimum temperature. Drass in Ladakh registered 5.8 degrees, Leh 7.3 degrees and Kargil 11.4 degrees as the minimum […]
BUDGAM — A 30-year-old labourer, who had suffered burn injuries in Budgam district, succumbed at Srinagar hospital on Saturday late evening, official sources said on Sunday. Official sources told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a 30-year-old non-local labourer identified as Mohammad Ehsaan of West Bengal, who was working as a labourer at Plywood […]
JAMMU — Senior journalist Ashok Pahalwan, 65, died here on Saturday, according to people close to him. Pahalwan was ailing for some time. He belonged to a Kashmiri Pandit family from the Shadipora-Manasbal area of Ganderbal district. He is survived by his brother. Pahalwan started out as a reporter for Hind Samachar in the late […]
PULWAMA — Three local militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit were killed in an overnight encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Drabgam village in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Saturday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Deputy Mayor Parvaiz Ahmad Qadri along with Joint Commissioner (Works), SMC, Assistant Executive Engineer Sub Division Nowpora Right River Works Division SMC, Assistant Executive Engineer JKPCC Srinagar, and other Officers of the corporation and JKPCC reviewed the status of a Marriage hall executed by Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction […]
SRINAGAR — Indira Gandhi National Open University has started the admission process for its various academic programs for the July 2022 admission cycle. Some of the recently launched programs are MSC in Environmental Science (MSCENV), Masters in Journalism & Mass Communication (MAJMC), MSC in Information Security (MSCIS), Masters in Urdu (MAUD) and various UnderGraduate Honours […]
ANANTNAG — Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have arrested two persons along with arms and ammunition in Dooru area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession. Police in a statement said, “Anantnag police have arrested two persons identified as Rahil Ahmed Malik son of Gulzar Ahmed […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Saturday gave ‘final reminder’ regarding affixation of mandatory High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) by June 15. “This is Final Reminder by Transport/Police/Traffic departments. Mandatory Affixation of HSRP to be done by 15th June 2022 on all vehicles,” police said in a statement, adding, “Failing this all such Vehicles Without HSRP Shall […]
SRINAGAR — A Kashmiri YouTuber, whose video depicting the beheading of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma had gone viral on social media platforms, was arrested here on Saturday for breaching public tranquillity and causing fear in the public, police said. Wani has deleted the video and apologised for it as well. Before his arrest, Wani […]
BHADERWAH/JAMMU — A curfew clamped in parts of Jammu’s Chenab valley was in effect on Saturday, while a day-long shutdown called against recent remarks on Prophet Mohammad by two now-suspended BJP leaders disrupted life in the Peer Panchal region, officials said. Even as efforts were intensified to defuse communal tension, prominent citizens from both the […]