South Kashmir: Gunfight rages in Kulgam
Encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Khurbatpora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Khurbatpora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, […]
Labourer killed, another injured as stone quarry caves in at Safapora Ganderbal
A 25-year-old labourer was killed and another injured when portion of a stone quarry caved in at Kohistan Colony Safapora in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday. Official sources told GNS that portion of stone quarry collapsed this afternoon, leading to on the spot death of labourer Khurshed Ahmad Larwal (25) son of Ghulam Hassan, […]
Yuzvendra Chahal says IPL team-mate dangled him from 15th-floor balcony
NEW DELHI: Indian bowler Yuzvendra Chahal says he was dangled from a 15th-floor hotel balcony by a heavily drunk fellow player during the Indian Premier League in 2013. The incident happened during a get-together when the leg-spinner, who has played 61 One-day Internationals for India, was a part of the Mumbai Indians franchise. Chahal previously […]
Khanqah Maula is again hub of meditation and prayers
By: Mudasir Khan VOV Srinagar In Downtown Srinagar due to the covid restrictions most of shrines including Khanqah Maula remained closed. Now in this Holy month of Ramzan apart from being open for the prayers, during the day time many elderly people sit in isolation inside the shrine to recite Holy Quran. Khanqah Maula has […]
Ukraine preparing for ‘important battles’ against Russian forces
KRAMATORSK: Ukraine is preparing for “important battles” against Moscow’s forces in the east of the country, officials in Kyiv said, as Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter truce to end the war. Evacuations continued from Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, where a missile strike on Friday killed 52 people at a railway station, while […]
Cloudy weather to dominate J&K from April 12-14
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar After the rising temperatures during the night, J&K is going to witness cloudy weather conditions with rains in its forecast. If weather shows change and temperatures show a dip little, it would be a very pleasant experience for the coming tourists whose footfall has increased in Kashmir during the spring […]
Projects for connectivity
J&K administration has completed many projects for connectivity both at the town and village level. Recently the J & K government said that 2353 PMGSY projects covering 16,448 km were completed which connected 2033 habitations since its inception. The marvelous journey of road length achievement by PMGSY in J&K has earned it 4th place in […]
Water supply in Sgr areas, outskirts to remain affected on Apr 12, 13
In view of laying pipeline for raw water, the Executive Engineer Master Plan division Srinagar has announced that the water supply would remain affected for two days from April 13 in several areas. An order issued in this regard, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the laying […]
JK reports 30 new positive cases, 449047 recovered, 2,22,68,451 Covid doses administered so far
SRINAGAR, APRIL 10: The Government today informed that 30 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 453889. Moreover, 18 more COVID-19 patients from Kashmir division have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals. The […]
Div Com Kashmir visits Dardpora Kupwara
Assures people for resolving their dev issues KUPWARA, APRIL 10: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang Kondbarao Pole (P.K. Pole) today said that the present UT Government is committed for upliftment of all areas of J&K especially far flung areas like Dardpora as there is no dearth of funds for the development. The Divisional Commissioner said this […]
