Woman among two drug peddlers held in Baramulla, contraband substances seized Baramulla — Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from society, Baramulla Police have arrested two drug peddlers including a woman and recovered contraband substances from their possession. A police party from Police Station Boniyar, headed by SHO PS Boniyar, intercepted a … Read more
2 soldiers dead, 3 critical as Army vehicle falls into gorge in Bandipora Bandipora, Jan 04 (KNO): Two soldiers died, while three others were critically injured after an Army vehicle fell into a deep horge in SK Payeen area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News … Read more
Srinagar, Nov 26: The Meteorological Centre on Tuesday predicted a three-day wet weather event beginning at the end of this month that can bring rain and snow to scattered to fairly widespread places over Jammu and Kashmir. The MeT office said the weather will generally remain dry till November 29, and from the evening … Read more
Srinagar — Delegates from 15 countries which are members of the World Craft Council (WCC) have assembled here to take part in the 60th jubilee celebrations of the council. “The members from diverse regions, including Kuwait, Australia, France, the UK, Ireland, Central Asia and beyond have come together alongside artisans from various parts of … Read more
Srinagar, Nov 25, KNT: SSP Traffic Srinagar City Muzafar Ahmad Shah Monday said that responsible parents can play a crucial role in preventing road accidents. He displayed a disturbing photograph showing a parent encouraging a child to drive a scooty, with the parent taking a backseat and the child handling the steering. The SSP … Read more
Jammu, Aug 19 (KNO): A CRPF officer was killed when terrorists attacked a CRPF patrol party in J&K’s Udhampur district, official sources said Monday. They told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that during the routine patrolling of CRPF in Cheel area of Ramnagar, Udhampur, terrorists opened indiscriminate fire in which one CRPF inspector was … Read more
Chhari Mubarak’ begins last leg of its journey from Panchtarni to cave Srinagar, Aug 19 (KNO): The annual Amarnath Yatra will conclude in Jammu and Kashmir today after 52 days, with nearly five lakh pilgrims visiting the cave shrine in the Himalayas. According to details available with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), ‘Chhari Mubarak’, … Read more
New Delhi, Aug 17: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party vice president Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here amidst speculation that he might join the BJP ahead of next month’s assembly elections in the Union Territory. Ali, who is an advocate, won from the Darhal assembly constituency of Rajouri district in … Read more
Srinagar, Aug 17 (KNO): In a major setback for former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Democratic Progressive Azad Party, former legislator and senior leader Taj Mohi-Ud-Din on Saturday said he will rejoin the Congress soon. Addressing a press conference, he, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that he has spent over … Read more
Baramulla, Aug 17 (KNC): Gurinderpal Singh (IPS) on today officially assumed his new role as the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) for Baramulla district “A formal handover of duties took place between the outgoing SSP, Amod Ashok Nagpure (IPS), and the incoming SSP, Gurinderpal Singh (IPS),” reads a handout which lies with the news … Read more