Ganderbal, Dec 25 (KNO): Dedicated officials of the Jal Shakti Department in Ganderbal are working relentlessly to ensure that taps don’t turn dry despite temperatures falling well below the freezing point. According to the details available with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the employees are facing a double challenge due to unprecedented cold temperatures i.e. […]
Srinagar, Dec 25 (KNO): In its tireless efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police on Wednesday said to have arrested nine drug peddlers in various districts of Kashmir valley and recovered contraband & psychotropic substances from their possession. In Srinagar, a Police party of PS Nowhatta, during routine naka checking at […]
Srinagar, Dec 25 (KNO): A day after National Conference castigated his party MP Aga Ruhullah over leading a protest on reservation policy row, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee chief Tariq Hameed Kara termed it as National Conference’s “internal matter”. “We don’t want to comment on the internal matter of the National Conference, similarly. We […]
Jammu, Dec 25 (KNO): Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya on the occasion of their birth anniversary. Addressing a commemorative event at Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Inter College in Ghazipur, the Lieutenant Governor said, Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and Atal […]
Plans to cross 12 states, aims to reach destination by February 10 Qazigund, Dec 25 (KNO): Girdhari Lal, a resident of Rajasthan, is cycling solo from Leh to Kanyakumari to promote the message of a “Drug-Free India”. Speaking with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO during a brief stop in Qazigund in south Kashmir, […]
Tower Wagon chugs on India’s first cable-stayed railway bridge at Anji Khad Katra, Dec 25 (KNO): As Kashmir is all set to get rail connectivity, Northern Railway is giving final touches to the groundwork. As a part of the preparations a successful train run, comprising an engine and goods train, was conducted on the […]
Srinagar, Dec25 : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah made unannounced early morning visits to the Bone and Joint Hospital in Barzulla and the Children’s Hospital in Bemina today to assess the state of healthcare facilities as the Kashmir Valley endures a bone-chilling cold wave. A source told KNS that doctors and hospital administration were completely unaware […]
Naseem Shifaye to get Charaag-i-Sukhan Award; Nazki Day Deferred Amidst Cold Bandipora, Dec 24: The Literary Forum Bandipora (LFB) on Wednesday announced its prestigious yearly literary awards for 2025, recognizing two renowned Poets and Scholars of Kashmiri literature. The late poet and former Director of Doordarshan, Farooq Nazki, has been posthumously awarded the Nazki Award […]
Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Sopore Police has arrested two drug peddlers and recovered Contraband substances from their possession. A police party of Police Post Putkha led by IC PP Putkha SI Mohammad Ayoub under the supervision of SDPO Sopore Shri. Sarfaraz Bashir-JKPS and SHO PS Tarzoo Insp. […]
162% rise in penalty of scrap, 60% in iron achieved SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 24 (BAN): In a breakthrough, the Enforcement (Central) wing of the State Taxes Department, Kashmir, imposed a penalty of Rs 23,41,406 on major commodities, including cement, scrap, TMT bars, timber and plywood, in the financial year 2024-2025 upto December. In view of the […]