DDC member booked for assaulting govt official in Poonch
Poonch: A member of the District Development Council has been booked for assaulting and using unparliamentary language against a government official during a meeting in Poonch district, officials said. Wajid Bashir was booked under section 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 504 (intentionally insults) of the […]
Friday prayers not allowed at Srinagar’s Jama Masjid
Srinagar: Congregational prayers at the Jama Masjid in Srinagar were barred for the fifth consecutive Friday amid apprehensions of protests against Israel’s action in Gaza, officials said. The grand mosque, located in the Nowhatta area of the city, remained locked and security personnel were deployed around it to maintain law and order, they said. The […]
Mini-bus driver arrested for overloading vehicle in Rajouri
Jammu: The driver of a mini-bus was arrested in Rajouri district on Friday for allegedly overloading the vehicle and endangering the lives of passengers, police said. A police team was on routine patrolling on a highway stretch in the Manjakote police station area when it intercepted a mini- bus and found it overloaded with passengers, […]
Absconder arrested in Rajouri
Jammu: A notorious absconder wanted in a case for four years has been arrested in Rajouri, officials said. Imran Ali alias Lucky was accused of assaulting a public servant in Rajouri, they said. A team of police carried out a successful operation and nabbed Ali and he will be produced in the court soon, they […]
Srinagar-Jammu highway closed as rain triggers mudslides, shooting stones in Ramban
Srinagar: Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed for traffic movement after mudslides and shooting stones occurred along the road stretch near Mehar area of Ramban district on Friday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the highway got blocked due to mudslides and shooting stones near Mehar area after heavy rainfall in […]
CRPF trooper shoots himself dead in Qazigund
Qazigund: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle near Jawhar tunnel in Qazigund area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that CRPF trooper was on duty near B-top in Jawhar Tunnel area of Qazigund when he shot […]
Rains drench plains; snowfall in Gulmarg, other upper reaches in Kashmir
MeT Predicts Decrease In Precipitation From Late Afternoon, Dry Weather From Weekend Srinagar: Upper reaches including Gulmarg received fresh snowfall while intermittent rains lashed plains, bringing mercury down in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that in the last 24 hours till 0830 hours this morning, Srinagar […]
The Ongoing Struggle for ST Status in J&K: A tale of hope and chaos among Phari,Gujjar communities
By: Suman Lone In recent times, the granting of Schedule Tribe (ST) status to the Phari community has been a heated topic in Jammu and Kashmir. This issue, which remains unresolved, gained significant attention last year when Union Home Minster, Amit Shah verbally announced ST status for the Pharis, raising hopes among the people. However, […]
Arif Khan wins gold in FIS International Ski Race in UAE
Arif Khan achieved the feat in 51.98 seconds after three runs. Silver and bronze went to Alexander Penneck of Great Britain and Maksim Goedeev of Kyrgyzstan who were 0.12 seconds and 1.62 seconds behind him respectively. DUBAI: Winter Olympian Arif Khan, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, has won a gold medal in the Slalom […]
Snow shuts Mughal Road
Rajouri: Amid severe slippery conditions after fresh snowfall on Thursday evening, authorities closed the Mughal Road for vehicular traffic. Officials told news agency KNO that on Thursday evening, upper reaches in Rajouri, Poonch and a stretch of Mughal Road received fresh snowfall. The snow caused slippery conditions on the road due to which the road […]
