Monthly Archives: April 2025
Srinagar, Apr 15 (KNO): Meteorological Department (MeT) has issued yellow and orange alerts for the two days, April 18 and 19 (Friday and Saturday) predicting light to moderate rains and snow in Jammu and Kashmir. The forecast was issued amidst Kashmir recording the season’s hottest day on Tuesday with mercury settling at 30.4 degree […]
Jammu, Apr 15: Days after two students were killed and 21 injured after their college bus turned turtle in Kupwara, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday imposed a complete ban on picnics by schools and colleges on weekends and holidays in the Union Territory Education Minister Sakeena Itoo also ordered installation of CCTV cameras and […]
Urges Centre to restore private Hajj-quot Srinagar, Apr 15 (KNO): Amid mounting anxiety among Hajj pilgrims intending to go through private Hajj Group Operators (HGOs) this year, the Jammu & Kashmir Association of Hajj & Umrah Companies (JKAHUC) on Tuesday raised alarm over the reduction of India’s private Hajj quota from 52,000 to just 10,000, […]
Srinagar, April 15: With by-elections approaching in Budgam, Srinagar MP and senior National Conference (NC) leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has called a significant meeting of 27 party block presidents, constituency heads, and village-level leaders at his residence, Darul-Mustafa, Shariat Abad Budgam, on April 19. While officially described as an election-preparedness meeting, the gathering […]
Sajid from Srinagar mentors unemployed youth to pursue freelancing for financial freedom Srinagar, Apr 15 (KNO): Sajid Ahmad, a self-taught tech talent from Srinagar, has emerged as a promising face in the digital freelancing world with his expertise in video editing, graphic design, web development and digital marketing. What started as a childhood curiosity […]
Kulgam, Apr 15 (KNO): A man from South Kashmir’s Kulgam district is making waves with a sweet and sustainable revolution. Shabir Ahmad Itoo, a highly qualified youth from Sonigam village in Kulgam—holding a Postgraduate degree, M.Phil in Physical Education, and having cleared the SET exam—once served as a contractual college lecturer. However, his passion […]
Srinagar, Apr 15 (JKNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to Jammu and Kashmir on April 19 for the inauguration of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project has been postponed. Official sources privy to the development told news agency JKNS that the scheduled visit of the Prime Minister has been postponed. “The visit […]
Srinagar, April 15 (GNS): Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone, V. K. Birdi, Tuesday chaired a high-level joint security review meeting here to assess preparedness for upcoming events and to ensure seamless coordination among various security agencies. A police spokesperson in a statement to GNS said that the meeting was attended by senior officers […]
Says it can be initiated only by opposition Srinagar, Apr 15 (KNO): Amid growing controversy over the adjournment motion brought by the National Conference-led government regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025—which caused disruptions in the J&K Assembly for three consecutive days—former Lok Sabha Secretary General P. D. T. Achary on Monday said that such […]
Kashmir’s pilgrims left in limbo as Saudi Arabia cuts Hajj quota by 80% CM Omar , Andrabi urge EAM to engage with Saudi authorities; Farooq appeals to PM for quota restoration Srinagar, Apr 14 (KNO): A sharp 80 per cent cut in India’s private Hajj quota by Saudi Arabia has left many Kashmiris uncertain about […]