Soil Excavator Rolls into River Chenab in Doda; Driver Feared Dead, Rescue Operation Underway Srinagar, Mar 17 (GNS): A moving soil excavator rolled down into Chenab river in Doda district this morning causing apprehension about the death of driver even as a rescue operation is underway at the site. An official told GNS that a … Read more
Kashmiri youth detained in Bihar’s Katihar for ‘roaming suspiciously’ PATNA: A Kashmiri youth was detained in Bihar’s Katihar on Thursday for “roaming suspiciously” in the city, an official said. The youth was identified as Nasir Waja, son of suspected militant Yousuf Waja, killed in an encounter with security forces in the Kashmir Valley. An … Read more
𝙒𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙪𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙅&𝙆(17.3.23)8𝘼𝙈: 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩: Overcast to cloudy with light Rain at scattered places of Jmu& Kmr. 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩: 𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮: Rain/Thunderstorm at scattered places of J&K. 18-20𝙩𝙝:Intermittent Rain/Thunderstorm accompanied by gusty winds at scattered places whereas snowfall is likely over higher reaches. *NO forecast of any Hvy Rain/Snow. 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙮: 1. Farmers are again asked to postpone spraying … Read more
Man posing as top PMO functionary arrested in Srinagar Srinagar, March 16: A man, posing as a top official of the Prime Minister’s Office, was arrested in Srinagar city on Thursday, police said. Kiran Patel, belonging to Gujarat, was picked up by J&K Police from a 5-star hotel in Srinagar where he had been staying. … Read more
T5 tunnel opens for traffic bypasses most-vulnerable stretch on Jammu-Srinagar NH Ramban/Jammu, Mar 16: The T5 tunnel that bypasses the landslide-prone Panthyal stretch on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was opened for traffic on Thursday, officials said. Work on the twin-tube 880-metre tunnel, part of the highway realignment project, started in February 2020. Its completion has … Read more
Elderly Woman Escapes Narrowly After ‘Attacked By Unknown Person’ in City Outskirts Srinagar, Mar 16 (GNS): An elderly woman claimed to have escaped narrowly after being attacked by some unknown person in Shalimar area in central-Kashmir’s Srinagar district. In a video clip, now viral on social-media, the woman a resident of Pazalpora Shalimar, as per … Read more
National opposition, J&K leaders submit memorandum to ECI, seek early assembly polls Srinagar, Mar 16 (KNO): National opposition and Jammu and Kashmir regional parties on Thursday submitted a memorandum to Election Commission of India, seeking early assembly polls in the Union Territory. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the signatories of the … Read more
Strategic Sgr-Leh highway thrown open for traffic in record 68 days *Have been breaking our own records since past 3 years; will ensure to make road through in just 60 days; Road will help save Rs 7 Cr a day; shifting defence equipment, troops to Ladakh by air costs huge amount: DG BRO Lt Gen … Read more
Generally cloudy weather with light rain forecast in J&K Srinagar, Mar 16 (GNS): Amid forecast for generally cloudy weather with light rain at isolated to scattered places till March 20, the minimum temperature recorded further rise at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded … Read more
J&K Police SI recruitment scam Bail application of accused BSF officer rejected for fifth time Jammu, Mar 15: The bail application of a BSF officer, the main accused in the police sub-inspector recruitment scam case, was again rejected by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday, the fifth since his arrest by the CBI … Read more