Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir valley as Srinagar records minus 5.3°C
Srinagar: Cold wave intensifies with a minimum temperature that further slips down in the Kashmir valley as Srinagar recorded a low of -5.3°C and Pahalgam -6.9°C, respectively, on Monday. The twin districts of south Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian remained the coldest places, recording a low of -7.4°C respectively on Monday, an independent observer said. The […]
26-Year-Old Man Charred to Death in Pattan Fire, House Damaged
Baramulla: A 26-year-old man was charred to death after a fire broke out in his house, purportedly due to an electric blanket, last night at the Khambiyar village of Pattan town in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Locals told the news agency CNS that the fire broke out on an intervening night of 21-22 January in […]
SIA files chargesheet against 12 accused in Kashmiri Pandit’s killing last year
Pulwama : The State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir has filed a charge sheet against 12 individuals in connection with the murder of Kashmiri Pandit Sanjay Sharma in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district last year. According to a statement, issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the case, initially registered at Police Station Litter Pulwama under […]
Barring Gulmarg, night temp records slight rise in Kashmir; minus 3.7°C in Srinagar
Srinagar: Barring Gulmarg, minimum temperature recorded a slight rise in Kashmir Valley with Srinagar recording minus 3.7°C on Saturday, officials said. A meteorological department official here told GNS Srinagar recorded a rise of 1.2°C compared to previous night’s minus 4.9°C and it was 1.6°C below normal for the summer capital of J&K for this time […]
Cyber cells at district level soon across Jammu Division
Jammu :Every district in the Jammu Division will soon have a cyber cell to curb the swelling number of cyber crime cases in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources said that as cyber fraud and cyber crime cases are being reported to every police station, keeping that in view, it has been […]
Kashmir’s prolonged dry spell likely to end next week
Srinagar: Kashmir’s long dry spell is likely to end next week as the Meteorological (MeT) department on Friday predicted wet weather from January 25. MeT director Mukhtar Ahmad said the wet phase is likely to begin from Thursday as light snow is expected at isolated higher reaches on January 25. For the next two days- […]
Lt Governor chairs first meeting of Advisory Board for Creating and Developing Entrepreneurship in J&K
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired the first meeting of the Advisory Board for Creating and Developing Entrepreneurship (ABCDE), constituted under the aegis of J&K Higher Education Council, at Raj Bhawan today. The meeting, attended by Prof Dinesh Singh, Vice Chairman, J&K Higher Education Council; Alok Kumar, Principal Secretary Higher Education Department; Dr Mandeep Kumar […]
IGP Kashmir reviews Republic Day- 2024 arrangements
Srinagar: In view of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone V. K Birdi-IPS chaired a meeting at the Conference Hall of PCR Kashmir to review the arrangements in place for conducting the event. DIG NKR Baramulla Vivek Gupta-IPS, DIG Armed Shahid Mehraj-IPS, DIG IRP Abdul Qayoom-IPS, SSP Srinagar, SSP PCR […]
Temp drops In Kashmir, Srinagar records minus 4.6°C
Srinagar : Amid prolonged dry spell, minimum temperature recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 4.6°C against minus 2.4°C on the previous night and it was 2.5°C below normal for the summer capital of J&K for this time of the […]
Lt Governor released J&K Haj Committee’s Coffee Table Book “The Spiritual Journey HAJ”
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha released the Coffee Table Book of Jammu Kashmir Haj Committee “The Spiritual Journey HAJ” at Raj Bhawan. The Lt Governor congratulated Jammu Kashmir Haj Committee and the editorial team on the occasion. He said the pilgrimage to the Holy places during Haj and Umrah is a cherished life-long dream and […]