Yearly Archives: 2025
Third batch of 6,411 yatris reaches twin base camps Jammu, Jul 04 (KNO): Amid multi-layer security cover and tight vigil in two days more than 26000 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the holy Amarnath cave shrine, officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) on Friday. According to official data, 14,515 pilgrims visited the […]
Srinagar, July 4 (KNS): Director of School Education Kashmir, GN Itoo, has clarified that no decision has been made yet regarding the extension of summer vacations in schools. He urged the public not to pay attention to rumors circulating on social media. Speaking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Itoo said, “There are still three […]
Srinagar, July 4, KNT: Amid strong public resentment and protests by local traders, the government on Friday formally sealed a wine shop in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar, which had been temporarily relocated from Pantha Chowk due to the ongoing Amarnath Yatra arrangements. The decision comes after days of growing unease in the locality, […]
Anantnag, July 4: In a heartwarming act of compassion and quick thinking, local journalist Suhail Ahmad Dar saved the lives of thousands of fish stranded in a drying irrigation channel in Batengoo area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Due to an ongoing heatwave and drastic fall in water levels, the irrigation channel had almost completely dried […]
Srinagar, July 4, 2025: On the sidelines of Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Ram Nath Thakur’s official visit to Srinagar, Adv. Zaman Irshad Parray, General Secretary of Janta Dal (United), J&K UT, led a significant delegation to raise the long-pending concerns of daily wagers across the region. The delegation […]
Divisional Com Kashmir urges mourners to uphold sanctity of procession; IGP Birdi says admin talking to organizers about 10th Muharram procession Srinagar, July 04 (KNO): With a symbolic gesture of unity and service, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Inspector General of Police ((IGP) Kashmir, V K Birdhi, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr. Akshay Labroo, and […]
Thousands of mourners march from Guru Bazar to Dalgate; Traffic diverted, volunteers deployed, water sprinkled to ease devotees under intense heat Srinagar, Jul 04 (KNO): For the third consecutive year, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday allowed the 8th Muharram procession along its traditional route—from Guru Bazar to Dalgate, in which thousands of mourners […]
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir National People’s Front (JKNPF) has launched a scathing attack on the current administration, accusing it of completely failing the people of the Union Territory. JKNPF President Muneer Khan, in a strongly worded statement, said that the ongoing power tussle between the Central Government and the UT administration has reduced governance […]
Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje joins pilgrims, says atmosphere very pleasant Pahalgam/Jammu, Jul 03 (KNO): Amid unprecedented security arrangements, the annual Amarnath Yatra commenced on Thursday with more than 12000 pilgrims paying obeisance at the holy cave shrine, nestled in Himalayas. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that till 7:15 PM, a total […]
Reopening of Kokernag, Achabal, Daksum, Verinag sparks tourist influx Anantnag, Jul 03 (KNO): The Anantnag district has witnessed a remarkable surge in tourist footfall, with over 1.5 lakh visitors thronging four prominent destinations—Kokernag, Achabal, Daksum, and Verinag—between June 17 and July 1. This spike comes in the wake of the recent reopening of these sites, […]