Train service to resume partially from tomorrow
Srinagar: After remaining suspended for more than seven week, train services are resuming partially in Kashmir Valley from Thursday, officials said. Official sources told GNS that two pairs of trains shall operate between Budgam to Banihal in the morning and evening only. There shall be no services towards Baramulla, they said. “In the morning one […]
LG rolls out SASCM (सक्षम) social protection scheme for families affected by COVID-19
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today rolled out ‘Special Assistance Scheme for COVID Mortalities – SASCM’ (सक्षम), by handing over the grant of Scholarship and Pension certificates to the children and the members of the families affected due to COVID-19. J&K government is committed to support children who lost their parents in this pandemic. The […]
J&K govt cancels residential accommodation of ‘Darbar Move’ employees
Srinagar: The government of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday has cancelled the residential accommodation of “Darbar Move” employees in Jammu and Srinagar based on their location. In an order, the government asked the employees to vacate their accommodation within 3 weeks. “Cancellation of allotment of residential accommodation of officers/officials at Srinagar as indicated at Annexure-A to […]
Delimitation commission to visit J&K between Jul 6-9
New Delhi: The delimitation commission will visit Jammu and Kashmir between July 6-9 and interact with political parties, public representatives and officials of the Union Territory to gather “first hand” information of the mega exercise to carve out new constituencies, the EC said on Wednesday. A decision in this regard was taken after a meeting […]
Kulgam gunfight: Two unidentified militants killed
Kulgam: Two unidentified militants have been killed in an encounter that started at Chimmer village of Noorabad hamlet of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said Wednesday. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that earlier, a joint team of Police, army’s 09 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on a specific […]
Encounter breaks out in South Kashmir’s Kulgam village
Kulgam: An encounter has started between militants and security forces at Chimmer village of Noorabad hamlet of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said Wednesday. An official told news agency (KNO), that a joint team of Police, army’s 09 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on a specific information about the presence of […]
SC directs NDMA to issue fresh norms for providing financial help to kin of COVID-19 victims
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to issue fresh guidelines for providing minimum standards of financial help to families of those who lost their lives to COVID-19. A special bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and M R Shah said that the court cannot direct the Centre to fix […]
Dilip Kumar admitted to hospital due to breathlessness
Mumbai: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a city hospital here following complaints of breathlessness as a “precautionary measure”, ten days after he was discharged, according to hospital sources. The 98-year-old screen icon — who was taken to the suburban Khar-based Hinduja Hospital, a non-COVID-19 facility — was […]
4 feared dead as many rescued as vehicle plunges into gorge in Ramban
Jammu: At least four persons are feared dead while four others received critical injuries when a load carrier carrying labourers met with an accident near Khooni Nallah in Ramsu area of Ramban district on Wednesday morning. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Srinagar bound TATA Mobile, carrying labourers of Chhattisgarh rolled down […]
Youth allegedly hangs self to death in Baramulla’s Wagoora
Baramulla: A 24-year-old youth was found hanging inside his room in Vagila village of Wagoora in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday morning. An official told the news agency (KNO) the youth was found dead in inside his home in the morning today. He said that the family informed that when they went inside the […]
