QAZIGUND — A fire broke out at Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Qazigund on Tuesday morning, causing extensive damage to the building, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the blaze quickly engulfed the structure, leaving the school building gutted before it could be brought under control. He said, […]
KULGAM — A 32-year-old man died of suspected suffocation after sleeping in his car with the heater on while waiting outside District Hospital Kulgam, where his wife was admitted, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the man, a resident of Kulgam, had parked his car near the hospital and […]
SRINAGAR — Several districts of Jammu and Kashmir have banned the use of virtual private network (VPN), citing security reasons, as the forces have increased cell phone surveillance to ensure that the ban order is not violated. Kupwara, Kulgam and Shopian districts of the Valley are the latest districts to impose a VPN ban, ordering […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at several places in Anantnag and Kulgam districts of Jammu and Kashmir as part of its probe into the November 10 blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, officials said. They said the NIA sleuths, assisted by police and CRPF, brought along two of […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said his government is working on creating fresh job opportunities in the union territory, as government jobs cannot be provided to everyone. The chief minister was speaking at an event after inaugurating a two-day J-K Business and Trade Fair organised by the district administration […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday visited the families of the two crime branch photographers who were killed in the accidental blast in Nowgam last week and expressed his condolences. Abdullah met the family of Arshid Ahmad Shah at Chancer village in Kulgam, and that of Javid Mansoor Rather at […]
KULGAM — The Assistant Regional Transport Office Kulgam, in collaboration with the Health Department Kulgam, successfully organized a Medical cum Eye Check-Up Camp for commercial drivers of the district. The camp aimed to promote road safety by ensuring drivers are in good health—particularly with respect to their vision, which plays a critical role in safe […]
SRINAGAR — Residents of a village in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir recovered the body of a youth on Sunday amid allegations that the deceased was picked by security forces for questioning in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said there were serious allegations of foul play in the […]
Shahnawaz Ali “Iqra bismi rabbika alladhi khalaq” – “Read in the name of your Lord who created” – these divine words marked the beginning of human enlightenment. In the serene yet striving landscapes of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, this message is being brought to life every day by a man whose mission is not merely […]
KULGAM (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday arrested a drug peddler in Kulgam and recovered contraband substance worth lakhs from his possession. Acting on specific information, a police party of Police Station Kulgam alongwith Executive Magistrate Kulgam raided the suspected spot at village Arreh near Islamia Hanfia Institute and apprehended one person. During […]
