Sopore gunfight: Top Lashkar commander among three militants killed
Top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander, a foreigner and another militant were killed in an overnight gunfight in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said Monday. A police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the top Lashkar commander identified as Mudasir Pandith has been killed in Sopore operation while as a foreigner who […]
PDP leader Naeem Akhtar released from house detention
Senior People’s Democratic party leader, Naeem Akhtar, who was under house detention since 10 May after remaining under preventive detention since December 2020 at MLA hostel Srinagar, was released on Sunday after over a month. Sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Naeem Akhtar was released from house detention today after more than […]
Advisor Bhatnagar visits URI
Reviews progress of ongoing developmental works, Covid control measures SRINAGAR, JUNE 20: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today visited Uri, Baramulla and chaired a meeting to review the progress of various ongoing developmental works under taken by different departments in the district besides reviewing the Health care facilities in the area. The Advisor […]
PDP and PAC members authorise Mehbooba to take decision on all-party meet
Political Affairs Committee (PAC) members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday authorized the party president Mehbooba Mufti to decide on attending an All Party Meeting in New Delhi on 24 June. PDP Chief spokesman Suhail Bukhari while talking to the media persons as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the invitation […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 585 fresh covid-19 cases
Jammu and Kashmir reported 585 fresh covid-19 cases while 14 persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. Among the fresh cases, they said, 123 were reported from Jammu Division and 462 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total tally to 311794. Regarding the deaths, the officials told GNS that […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, JUNE 18: In order to carry out various upgradation/repair works, the power supply to Bathera and its adjoining areas shall remain affected on June 19 from 06 am to 11 am. Similarly, the power supply to Kanachak and its adjoining areas shall remain affected on June 23 from 06 am to 11 am. Likewise, […]
JK reports 671 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar: : Jammu and Kashmir reported 671 new covid-19 cases while eight people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that among the fresh cases, 226 were reported from Jammu Division and 445 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case tally to 310688. Regarding nine COVID-19 deaths, […]
DC Budgam reviews progress of Covid-19 vaccination drive across the district
BUDGAM, JUNE 18: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza today convened a meeting of concerned officers at DC office Complex here to take stock of ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive launched across the district. At the outset, the meeting was informed that Vaccination drives for both age groups above 45 years of age and […]
No mass Mela of Kheer Bhavani, only few devotees allowed amid pandemic
By: Marvi Majeed Ganderbal Today’s Mela Kheer Bhavani was different as there was no large gathering of Kashmiri pandits at Tumulla but only a limited number of devotees were allowed to pay obeisance at the temple keeping in view the ongoing pandemic and the sops prescribed by the government. Tulmulla area of District Ganderbal was […]
Waheed Para shifted from Srinagar to Kot Bhalwal jail
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Authorities on Friday said that the PDP youth leader who is under detention was shifted from Srinagar central jail to Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu. He is under detention as the police have filed a charge sheet against him for being an important link between the militants and politicians in […]
