Srinagar, 16 April: 26 individuals, including school children, were aboard a boat that capsized while crossing the Jhelum River from Gandabal Soiteng to Batawara. Tragically, six bodies have been recovered, while the 20 individuals are missing.
The incident occurred on Tuesday morning in the Gandbal Nowgam area, according to officials. A rescue operation is currently underway, with teams from the State Disaster Response Force mobilized to assist.
The Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir,...
Srinagar 03 Apr (CNS): To capture a leopard, which has been prowling in central Kashmir Ganderbal district’s Fatehpora Kujjar area, a wide-scale search operation was carried out by the wildlife department on Wednesday.
Locals told the news agency CNS that the big cat was spotted in Fetehpora Kujjar following which the wildlife department was informed about the leopard’s roaming, auguring ill for the area and its residents.
“The wildlife department has been making all-out efforts to cat...
New Delhi/Agencies/ August 29: The Central Government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that “the status of Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory is only temporary and it will be restored to statehood, but Ladakh would remain a Union Territory”.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said a positive statement would be made soon. The response of the Solicitor General came on a query posed by a five-Judge Constitution Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and J...
VoL Desk, July 27: After more than three decades of being prohibited, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday allowed 8th Muharram procession to proceed through the centre of Srinagar. Thousands of Shia Muslims took part in the procession on the route that they demanded since decades to reopen for the procession.
“The permission is hereby granted…for taking out Muharram procession on 8th Muharram-1445 from Guru Bazar to Dalgate via Budshah Kadal and M.A Road, Srinagar, from 6 a...
Srinagar, July 21, KNT: The government in Jammu Kashmir is mulling to allow the traditional 8th Muharram procession that remains banned since the onset of militancy in the erstwhile state in the early 90’s.
Reliable sources told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that the first round of meetings between the Shia leaders and Divisional Administration Kashmir ended on a positive note and there is every possibility that the district administration of Srinagar will not impose any restrictions...
Doda, Jan 20, KNT: In a first – three from a single family- two sisters and their brother have qualified the Mains exam of Jammu Kashmir Administrative Service.
Pertinently, Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission has released the JKPSC KAS Result or the JKPSC CCE Mains 2022 Result today.
Mains Result has been declared and out of the 3916 candidates, 648 candidates had been declared qualified for the Interview and post the interview, the personality test of the candidates was conducted f...
Srinagar, December 23 : A woman was among two persons killed and atleast four persons were injured after an alleged mentally unsound person attacked them with a Lathi in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday.
A top police officer told GNS that the incident took place at Ashmuqam area of the district. He said that all six injured were shifted to hospital, however two of them unfortunately succumbed to their injuries. He said a case has been registered with regard to the incident. He ...
The High court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday ordered 15 day winter vacation in subordinate courts in Kashmir province and parts of Jammu and Ladakh from January 02.
According to an order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) subordinate courts located in Kashmir province, Kishtwar, Doda and some courts in Ramban will observe 15 days of vacation from January 02.
“It is notified for the information of all concerned that the Subordinate Courts...
Srinagar- The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha led administration on Thursday notified new guidelines for the deputation of employees of Jammu and Kashmir to the Union Territory of Ladakh.
According to the guidelines, all the administrative departments/ HoDs/ controlling offices shall maintain a complete database of employees relating to their period of deputation/ service in Ladakh region.
While processing the proposals for deputation to the Union Territory of Ladakh, the eligibility a...
Jammu, Nov 22: A man on Tuesday axed his younger brother and his wife to death over ‘land dispute’ in village Marheen of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Kathua, Ramesh Kotwal said a man identified as Raj Kumar (accused), resident of Chak Wazir Labzoo murdered his younger brother namely Naresh Kumar, 32 and his wife Asha, 24 at their residence in tehsil Marheen.
“Land disputed is stated to the cause of brutal crime,” said the top cop.
He added t...
