Srinagar, May 31: The State Election Commission (SEC) has scheduled high-level meetings on June 3 and 4 to review poll preparedness for Panchayat and District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said. State Election Commissioner Shantmanu will chair separate meetings with election authorities from the Jammu and Kashmir divisions. The Jammu […]
Ramban, May 30 (KNO): Two persons died after a truck they were travelling in skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, plunged into a nallah, and caught fire in Ramban district on Saturday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a truck bearing (No. JK16A-0693) carrying a load of limestone was travelling […]
Srinagar, May 30: Two CRPF officers died due suspected cardiac arrest in their camps in Pulwama and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. Inspector Tejpal Singh, a resident of Haryana, was found unconscious at the the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Regional Training Centre, Lethpora, in Pulwama around 5.00 pm. […]
Calls Omar “tourist-in-chief,” says will lodge missing report over his disappearance from J&K for past 10 days Srinagar, May 23 (KNO): Describing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah as a “tourist-in-chief,” Leader of Opposition Sunil Kumar Sharma on Saturday said the CM’s calendar is packed with foreign tours rather than the disposal of files to address issues […]
New Delhi, May 23: Three army officers had a narrow escape after their Cheetah helicopter crashed in the mountainous Tangste region near Leh, officials familiar with the matter said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Wednesday but was reported on Friday. A lieutenant colonel and a major were piloting the single-engine chopper and their […]
‘India has responded firmly whenever challenged’ Srinagar, May 22 (KNO): Reaffirming India’s zero tolerance policy towards terrorism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that if the need arises armed forces will act even inside Pakistan’s own territory. Addressing the Rustamji Memorial Lecture organised in honour of Border Security Force (BSF) founding director […]
Srinagar, May 22: Father of Pulwama attack mastermind Burhan Hamza — who was shot dead by unknown assailants in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) — on Friday said his son got what he deserved for treading the wrong path, but the family should not be persecuted. Arjumand Gulzar, alias Burhan Hamza, alias Doctor, a designated terrorist […]
Double-storey residential house in Chinigam frozen under NDPS Act as police intensify anti-narcotics campaign Kulgam, May 22: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking networks, Kulgam Police on Friday attached a double-storey residential house worth around ₹51 lakh belonging to an accused involved in an NDPS case, officials said As per news agency JKNS, […]
Praises Er Rashid’s resolve, urges him not to quit politics Handwara, May 21 (KNO): Member Parliament (MP), Srinagar, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday said people of Jammu and Kashmir were getting disappointed with the elected government “one way or another”. Speaking to reporters here, Ruhullah, as reported by the news agency — Kashmir […]
Srinagar, May 21: People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone has put under house arrest on the 24th death anniversary of his father, the party claimed on Thursday. Abdul Gani Lone was shot dead by terrorists on May 21, 2002, as he left a Hurriyat Conference rally held to pay tributes to Mirwaiz Moulvi Mohammad Farooq, […]
