Media men thrashed while covering Muharram procession at Jahangir Chowk
Srinagar: Scores of media persons were on Tuesday allegedly thrashed by the policemen when they were performing their processional duties at Jehangir Chowk in Srinagar.
Waseem Andrabi, a photojournalist, working with Hindustan…
To foil Muharram procession, restrictions imposed in Sgr areas
Srinagar: Authorities on Tuesday imposed restrictions in and around commercial hub Lal Chowk to foil the Muharram procession.
Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that in view of Muharram procession…
Rajouri Youth’s Murder Done By Sister, Her Boy Friend: Police
Jammu: Police have arrested sister and her boy friend for murdering a 28-year-old youth in Rajouri district for “repeatedly questioning” their relation, police said.
Police had Wednesday last formed a Special Investigation Team…
CRPF trooper injured in Handwara grenade attack
Srinagar: A paramilitary trooper of CRPF was injured after suspected militants hurled a grenade towards security forces in Langate area of North Kashmir's Handwara on Monday.
Confirming the incident a police officer told GNS…
Advisor Baseer Khan directs completion of under construction receiving stations by September
Srinagar: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan Monday inspected various ongoing projects of Power Development Department and visited the Stores at Bemina.
He enjoined upon the officers to provide better power supply…
Tourist footfall increases at Srinagar International Airport: Dir Airport
Srinagar: After decline in the Covid-19 positive cases, the daily footfall at the Srinagar International Airport has shown a significant improvement of late, as daily arrivals including tourists have reached 8000 a day.…
Kashmir’s urban population to see 2.55 million surge in two decades, reveals master plan roadmap
Srinagar: The urban population in Kashmir will surge by 2.55 million in two decades, reveals a roadmap of a new master plan.
The Master Plan-2035 public policy document accessed by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO),…
Amid rise in domestic violence, omission of Women’s Commission leaves victims in lurch
Srinagar: After the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on 5 August 2019, seven state commissions including state women's commission were dissolved by the Government of India.
However, two years later, the…
Over Rs 2 lakh recovered from Covid norm violators in Kashmir: Police
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday said that over Rs two lakh have been recovered from the Covid norm violators across Kashmir.
A police spokesman in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO)…
J-K Reports 77 New Covid-19 Cases, 1 Death
Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir reported 77 new coronavirus cases while one person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday.
They said 23 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 54 from…