Srinagar-Jammu highway to remain closed for 24 hours for road widening work
Jammu : The Srinagar-Jammu national highway will remain closed for traffic for 24 hours from today till 8 am tomorrow in view of road widening work in Ramban, officials said on Tuesday. An official said that the highway shall remain closed from today 8 am till till tomorrow 8 am in view […]
Saffron production in J&K declined by over 67 percent in 14 years: Centre in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday said that the production of saffron has declined by over 67 percent from 2010 to 2024, however, the production has increased marginally by 4 percent in the last year. Replying to a question raised by National Conference MP Hasnain Masoodi in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Agriculture […]
Bill to provide OBC reservation in J&K local bodies passed in Lok Sabha
New Delhi : The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to provide reservation to Other Backward Classes in local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir. According to details available with KNS, the bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha yesterday for discussion and passage. Currently, there is no provision for reservation of seats for Other […]
Rajiv Omprakash Pande Posted As DIG Central Kashmir Range
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday posted recently repatriated IPS Rajiv Omprakash Pande as DIG Central Kashmir Range (CKR). Pande on assuming the charge will relieve incumbent DIG CKR Altaf Ahmad Khan – of additional charges. “In the interest of administration, it is hereby ordered that Shri Omprakash Pande, IPS (AGMUT: 2010), upon repatriation […]
Key Conspirator of Terror Module Busted in Kupwara Arrested in New Delhi’
Srinagar : The staffers of Police Station New Delhi have arrested a key conspirator of a terror module recently busted in Kupwara. “The staff of the PS-New Delhi Railway Station has arrested one of the key conspirators of the recently busted terror module in Kupwara by Jammu & Kashmir Police. The accused person has been […]
Fresh US-British airstrikes hit northern Yemen
Sanaa: The U.S.-British coalition launched three airstrikes on Yemen’s northern province of Saada on Tuesday before dawn, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The strikes targeted sites in the eastern part of the province’s capital city, which bears the same name, the Houthi television said without elaborating further.
Former Director Doordarshan, AIR Srinagar Farooq Nazki is no more
Srinagar: Former Director, Doordarshan and AIR Srinagar, and Sahitya academy award winning poet Farooq Nazki is no more. A renowned poet, broadcaster and media personality from Jammu and Kashmir, Nazki breathed his last at Narayana Hospital in Katra. He served as Director Doordarshan & AIR Srinagar from 1986 to 1997. Besides media head and writing […]
Sopore man, injured in scuffle with brother 2 days ago, succumbs in Srinagar hospital
Sopore: A 21-year old man, who was injured during a scuffle with his elder brother two days ago in a village in Baramulla’s Sopore, succumbed to injuries at Srinagar hospital on Tuesday, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Abid Rasheed Bhat (21) of Wadoora village was injured during a […]
ACB Director to listen to public grievances in Jammu
Jammu: Director Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau, Shakti Kumar Pathak will remain available to listen to grievances of the public on working day in Jammu. In a post on X, J&K ACB informed, “Shakti Kumar Pathak, IPS, Director J&K Anti Corruption Bureau will remain Available to Listen to the grievances of general Public From 2pm-5 […]
Police attaches property of notorious drug peddler in Kulgam
Kulgam: Continuing its action against drug peddlers, Kulgam Police attached property (02 storied residential house) belonging to a notorious drug peddler namely Khursheed Ahmad Bhat son of Mohd Ismail Bhat resident of Sopat Devsar under section 68-F of NDPS Act 1985. The said notorious drug peddler is involved in several NDPS cases including Case FIR […]