CM says will take up matter today with Nitin Gadkari Srinagar, Sep 15 (KNO): Amid growing outrage over halting of apple trucks on Srinagar- Jammu highway, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that the Union Government should handover the highway to the J & K government if they cannot maintain it. Talking to […]
Srinagar, Sep 15 (KNO): A 45-year-old man from Budgam, who was injured after he fell from a Masjid in the Lal Bazar area of Srinagar yesterday morning, succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS Soura on Monday, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the man was working as a labourer […]
Says LG also assured highway will be fully restored by tomorrow Srinagar, Sep 15 (KNO): Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers-cum-Dealers Union president, Bashir Ahmad Basheer on Monday said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha assured them that all fruit laden vehicles on Srinagat-Jammu national highway and the Mughal road will be cleared on priority. Speaking with news […]
Says there is petrol shortage in Valley, but stocks will be refilled within 2 days Srinagar, Sep 15 (KNO): Amid public concern over petrol shortages and highway closure, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg on Monday said LPG and diesel stocks are sufficient, while there is shortage of petrol, but it is expected to […]
Have spoken to LG Manoj Sinha, one-way traffic should be allowed for 2 days from Srinagar to Jammu to clear stranded apple trucks: Javid Dar Srinagar, Sep 15 (KNO): Amid a valley-wide shutdown of fruit mandis due to disruptions on the Srinagar–Jammu national Highway, Minister for Agriculture Production Department and Horticulture, Javid Ahmad Dar, rushed […]
Growers warn of valley-wide strike; ask elected government to resign if it cannot save fruit industry, emotional scenes at Sopore Mandi Sopore, Sep 15 (KNO): Fruit mandis across Kashmir observed a complete shutdown on Monday in protest against the government’s failure to ensure the smooth movement of fruit-laden trucks. Growers warned of a […]
Srinagar, Sep 15 (KNO): Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Monday slammed National Conference-led government over its handling of the ongoing crisis caused by disruptions on the Srinagar–Jammu national highway. In a post on X, formerly twitter, Lone minced no words in castigating the government over hindrances in movement of apple trucks on […]
Srinagar, September 15(GNS): A teenager who was critically injured on Sunday in a landmine blast near army fencing in the Khundroo area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district succumbed to his injuries in hospital. A top police officer told GNS that the boy succumbed to his injuries this morning at BB Cantt Srinagar army hospital […]
Secret trench found in Kulgam’s higher reaches Srinagar, Sep 15: In a change of tactics, terror outfits in Jammu and Kashmir are now constructing elaborately-designed underground bunkers deep inside thick forests and elevated ridges instead of taking shelter in local houses, officials said on Sunday. This tactical shift, fuelled by eroding local support, […]
Fruit growers fume over official apathy: govt, NHAI face fury Sopore, Sep 14 (KNO): The fruit mandi located on the outskirts of Sopore town used to bustle with activity during the peak apple season, with hundreds of mini-trucks, tractors, and tillers ferrying tens of thousands of apple boxes for sale. But on Sunday evening at […]