Police arrest youth in connection with the killing of 2 BSF personnel
Srinagar, May 26, KNT: Police have arrested a youth in connection with the killing of two BSF personnel here in Kashmir capital Srinagar. Pertinently, on 20 May this month militants gunned down two Border Security Forces personnel Rana Mandal and Ziaulhaq from 37 Battalion at Pandach in Srinagar outskirts and snatched their weapons. Police […]
Eye on Govt money, women violate social distancing norms, throng outside bank to open Jan Dhan accounts in South Kashmir
Anantnag, May 26, KNT: Giving a damn to social distancing and lockdown, scores of women Tuesday morning thronged at the Elaquai Dehati Bank branch at Dooru area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district to open Jan Dhan bank account. Eyewitnesses told news agency KNT that over 100 women were seen outside the bank, and when the […]
30-year-old man hangs himself to death in Sopore
Sopore, May 26 (KNO): A 30-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself inside his home in Mahrajpora area of north Kashmir’s Sopore town in intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. Witnesses told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a 30- year old-man Azad Ahmad of Mahrajpora, Sopore allegedly hanged himself inside his home […]
In Eid outreach, Amit Shah lets 120 Kashmiri prisoners in 3 states make a phone call home
Over 120 prisoners from Jammu and Kashmir lodged in nine north Indian jails were permitted to call up home on Eid at the instance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, people familiar with the development told Hindustan Times. The home minister had recently issued instructions to compile a list of Kashmiris who are behind bars […]
DC Ganderbal reviews implementation of guidelines of lockdown 4.0
Inspects availability of facilities at administrative quarantine centre GANDERBAL, MAY 25: Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal along with ADC, Farooq Ahmad Baba, today visited various areas of the district to have firsthand appraisal of adherence of guidelines of lockdown 4.0 by the people while carrying permissible activities. The areas that were inspected during the visit included Nagbal, Duderhama, […]
MGNREGA works resume in Doda to address rural distress
8808 works worth ₹132.69 cr and 45 lakh mandays approved for current fiscal DODA, MAY 25: The District Administration Doda, in its endeavor to provide succor to the rural labour in the wake of COVID-19, has resumed a number of development works in rural parts of the district under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee […]
Father killed, son injured in Bandipora road accident
Bandipora, May 25: A man was killed while his son received injuries when the motorcycle they were travelling on met with an accident in Magnipora village of north kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday evening. An senior police officer told news agency—Kashmir News Observer(KNO), that the motorcycle bearing registration number JK15-2362 skidded off the road […]
6 domestic flights carrying 562 stranded passengers arrived at Srinagar Airport.
Budgam, May 25 (KNS): With the resumption of domestic flight operations under UDAAN programme from today, eight domestic flights carrying 573 passengers, who were stranded at different destinations of the country till date landed here today at Srinagar International Airport at different duration of time. The arrival of flights started with the landing of first […]
2 militants killed in encounter in J-K’s Kulgam
Two militants were killed in an ongoing operation in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. The gunfight erupted on Monday morning when security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Mirwani Damhal, Hanjipora, area following an input about militants’ presence. “As the cordon was being laid, hiding militants opened fire triggering a gunfight. In the […]
Five Covid 19 patients discharged from JLNM Hospil:Dr Bilqees
Srinagar, April 25 (KNS): Five COVID-19 Positive patients discharged on Saturday after their two repeated samples 48hrs apart tested NEGATIVE for COVID-19. According to Kashmir News Service “Out of five patients, one patient was discharged after 25 days as the patient was symptomatic and tested repeatedly positive four times before testing Negative.. Rest of the […]
