Rs 70 Per Person Fixed As Sadq-e-Fitr This Ramadan: Grand Mufti, J&K, Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam Farooqi
Srinagar : Grand Mufti Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Nasir-ul Islam Farooqi on Monday announced the Sadq-e-Fitr (Zakaat-ul-Fitr) as rupees seventy per person this holy Ramadan. The Grand Mufti, as per GNS, while highlighting the essence of the charity under the (Sadq-e-Fitr) heading said that after reaching upon a consensus with the scholars of different schools […]
Major fire erupts in Zabarwan hills in Srinagar
Srinagar: A major fire erupted in the forest range of Zabarwan hills in the Brain-Nishat range in Srinagar during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, officials said. They said the fire broke out on Sunday evening and spread in a vast area of the forest range of the Brain unit of Zabarwan hills. A […]
Light rains, snow with gusty winds forecast in J&K on March 21, 22
Srinagar: Weatherman on Monday forecast generally cloudy weather with possibility of light rain/snow at many places with thunder, lightning and gusty winds over plains of Jammu and Kashmir on March 21 and 22. A meteorological department official here told GNS that generally dry weather was expected till March 20. “From March 21-22, generally cloudy weather […]
3 Residential Houses Gutted in Overnight Fire Mishap in Baramulla
Baramulla: At least three residential houses were gutted in a massive blaze in Dangiwacha Rafiabad in Baramulla on intervening Sunday and Monday night. Reports reaching GNS said that a massive fire broke out in a residential house at Dangiwacha in Rafiabad Baramulla last night. Soon after Fire and Emergency Services’ arrived at the site with […]
Anticipate record-breaking voter turnout in Kashmir in LS polls : Div Com
Srinagar : A senior government functionary in Kashmir on Saturday said they expect a record-breaking voter turnout in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Kashmir. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, V K Bidhuri said all preparations for the upcoming polls are in place. “The Election Commission of India team, which recently visited here, was given a complete […]
Nothing adverse Found in test reports, watermelons safe for consumption: Govt
Srinagar: Amid the controversy, the authorities on Saturday said that watermelons are safe for consumption. Addressing a press conference, deputy commissioner Food and Safety department Shagufa Jalal, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that they had taken samples from all the districts of the Kashmir valley after apprehensions were raised about the […]
Fast-track court in Srinagar convicts Bihar resident for minor’s rape
Srinagar : A fast-track court here on Saturday held a resident of Bihar guilty of kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl in Habba Kadal area of Srinagar in 2015. “This court is of the considered opinion that prosecution has beyond any reasonable doubt succeeded in establishing its case fully, by way of reliable and clinching […]
NIA chargesheets two in 2023 Kokernag encounter
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday chargesheeted two accused in the Kokernag (Jammu & Kashmir) encounter case. In a statement issued to News Agency Kashmir Scroll, NIA said that the chargesheet filed today before the NIA Special Court, Jammu, names Mohd Akbar Dar and Ghulam Nabi Dar, both residents of Kokernag area of […]
ECI announces 7-phased LS polls from April 19; cites security requirements for not holding concurrent polls in J&K
Committed to hold Assembly polls in J&K soon after LS polls; Political parties must refrain from abuses, hate speeches in campaigning, EVMs 100 percent safe, secure: CEC Rajiv Kumar; Udhampur to go to polls on April 19, Jammu on April 26, Anantnag-Rajouri on May 7, Srinagar on May 13, Bla on May 20 Srinagar: Citing “additional […]
Barring Gulmarg & Pahalgam, Night Temp Drops In J&K
Srinagar: Barring Gulmarg and Pahalgam, night temperature recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir even as the weatherman has forecast generally dry weather till March 20. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 1.2°C against 1.7°C on the previous night which was below normal by 2.5°C for the summer […]