Srinagar-Jammu national highway closed after fresh landslides
The authorities on Saturday suspended the vehicular movement on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway due to landslides and shooting stones at several places of Ramban district. An official said that due to landslides and shooting stones at Magerkot, the tarffic movement has been suspended on the highway-connecting Kashmir valley with rest of the country. He said that […]
Finally peace
Will there be finally peace and tranquility in Jammu and Kashmir as India and Pakistan have decided to go for a ceasefire agreement and the newspaper reports suggest that both countries will hold further negotiations so that they live like neighbors. The people of Jammu and Kashmir will benefit from such friendship of India and […]
JK reports 85 new positive cases, 123527 recovered so far
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 26-The Government on Thursday informed that 85 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 16from Jammu division and 69 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 126286.Also 01 COVID-19 death has been reported from Kashmir Division. Moreover, 101 more […]
Farooq Khan inspects Quality Control Laboratory Lalmandi; Asks for further adding to its capacity, strength
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 26: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today inspected Quality Control Laboratory at Agriculture Complex Lalmandi, Srinagar. Advisor visited various units of the laboratory including Fertilizer Quality Control Lab, Pesticide Quality Control Lab and Organic/Bio-Fertilizer Quality Control Lab. Director Agriculture, Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal, accompanied the Director. During the inspection, Advisor exhorted upon […]
Tokyo Olympics organisers warn against big gatherings during torch relay
TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee said on Thursday they could suspend the upcoming torch relay should big gatherings raise coronavirus infection risks, asking spectators to support by clapping. The toned-down torch relay, which will begin on March 25 and travel through Japan, will be broadcast live to avoid gatherings on streets, Yukihiko Nunomura, senior […]
Man In UP Tries To Deposit Fake Currency Notes In Bank, Detained
A man in Uttar Pradesh was caught trying to deposit fake currency notes in the denomination of Rs 500 having a face value of Rs 80,000 into his bank account on Friday. The man was detained and the currency notes were sent to the bank in neighbouring Basti district for detailed investigation, police said, adding […]
Cooking gas prices not affordable to the poor people of JK
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar The Union Government so far has decided not to subsidize the price of common man’s cooking gas which likes the price of auto fuels petrol and diesel has maintained consistent increase for the past few months. In this month of February all those households in Jammu and Kashmir who got […]
PM inaugurates Khelo India Winter Games, says will make J&K winter sports hub
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the second Khelo India Winter Games in Gulmarg and said that the event is a step towards making Jammu and Kashmir a hub of winter sports. Athletes from 27 states and Union Territories are competing in the Games which will conclude on March 2. “This is a step […]
Tourist season
Spring season of tourism in Kashmir valley is already witnessing a good and healthy tourist footfall in this month of February. In the current season, the stakeholders of tourism have a lot of hopes to come out from their debt trap and also to earn for their families from this season as the tourism has […]
10th class result declared in Kashmir, 75% qualify
Srinagar: The Board of School Education (BOSE) on Friday declared annual regular results of 10th standard of Kashmir division with an overall pass percentage of 75 percent. The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has learnt that the girl students have outshined boys in the exams. KNO has also learnt to that among the total of […]