MeT predicts more rains in J&K till April 6
Urges farmers to postpone spraying orchards, irrigating fields
Srinagar: Weather department on Saturday said that intermittent rain in plains and snowfall over higher reaches was very likely to continue at most places of Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here told GNS that partly to generally cloudy weather was expected on Sunday with possibility of a brief spell […]
Three girls attempt suicide in Poonch, one dies
Poonch: A young woman drowned while her two cousins were rescued after they allegedly jumped into a river in Poonch district, police said on Saturday. The girls had left their home in Jandrola village on Friday to offer prayers at a shrine but did not return, a police official said. He said a search operation […]
CRPF officer allegedly hangs self to death in Budgam
Budgam: An assistant sub-inspector of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) allegedly committed suicide in Charar-i-Sharief area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said on Saturday. An official told KNO that the officer posted at Radar Station hanged himself to death late last night. He said his body has been sent to sub-district hospital Chadoora […]
ROLE OF EDUCATION IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development- Kofi Annan
By: M Ahmad The term ‘Sustainable Development’ is defined as the development that meets the needs of the present generation without excessive use or abuse of natural resources so that they can be preserved for the next generation. It aims to bring a balance between meeting the requirements of what the present demands while not […]
Youth dies, another injured in road accident
Srinagar: A 20-year-old youth died after two motorcycles collided on Boulevard road in Nishat area of Srinagar on Friday, officials said. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that two bikes collided on Boulevard road, resulting in critical injuries to two bikers. Both the injured bikers were rushed to SKIMS Soura, where one of them […]
Old mortar shell found near LoC in Poonch
Poonch: An old Pakistan mortar shell was recovered near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday, sources said. The shell was dug out during construction work in the Shahpur area of the district, they said. The shell has been defused, they said. KI NewsKashmir Images is an English […]
2 interstate drug smugglers held in Samba
Rs 16 lakh cash, heroin seized
Jammu: Two interstate drug smugglers were arrested and over Rs 16 lakh cash and heroin was recovered from them in Samba district, police said on Friday. The accused, Harpreet Singh alias Raju alias Happy and Ranjeet Singh alias Kalu of Amritsar, have been booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, they said. A […]
3 drug-peddlers held with contraband substances
Srinagar: Police have arrested three drug-peddlers in Baramulla, Kulgam and Shopian districts and recovered huge quantities of contraband substances from their possession, officials said Friday. They said in Baramulla, a police party during patrolling at Lalpora Kunzer apprehended a suspicious person carrying a polythene bag. On checking, 2 kgs of grinded cannabis leaves were recovered […]
Girl found hanging at her home in Pulwama village
Srinagar: A teenage girl was found hanging at her residence in Lajoora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 13-year-old girl was found hanging inside her home in Lajoora today. He said that her body was later taken to CHC Lajoora by locals. Meanwhile, […]
Local Muslims help perform last rites of Hindu CISF jawan in Kulgam
Srinagar: Muslims in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district Friday helped perform the last rites of a Hindu CISF jawan who died of cardiac arrest, officials said. Balbir Singh, 55, a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan died Thursday evening of cardiac arrest at his home in Karkan area of Kulgam, the officials said. Singh, posted in […]
