Unidentified body recovered from Jhelum in Srinagar’s Athwajan
Srinagar: An unidentified body was recovered from river Jhelum in Athwajan area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Tuesday. An official told the news agency KNO that the body was found floating in river Jhelum and soon after a police team rushed to the spot. “The identification of the body was being ascertained,” he added. […]
Cop shoots self dead in Kathua
Jammu: A 23-year-old Special Police Officer (SPO) of the Jammu Kashmir Police allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle in Kathua district on Monday, an official said. SPO Avinash Sharma was on sentry duty at border police post Sanyal in the Hiranagar sector when he shot himself in the neck around 1.45 pm, the […]
3 casual labourers attempt immolation in Kokernag, rescued
Srinagar: Three casual labourers were rescued and hospitalised after they made a self-immolation bid at Botanical Garden Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon, official sources said. Quoting the sources, GNS reported that panic gripped the people present in the garden when three persons tried to set themselves afire. “The onlookers’ intervened and rescued […]
Police refute claims of ‘child kidnapping gang being active in Srinagar’
Srinagar: Police on Monday clarified that the claims about a child kidnapping gang being active in the city was a “mischievous rumour” and “fake news”. “There is a mischievous rumour doing rounds about some child kidnapping gang active in Srinagar. It is clarified that no incident of child kidnapping has taken place in Srinagar district […]
Landslide partially blocks Jammu-Srinagar highway
Banihal: A landslide hit the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Monday, disrupting traffic movement in one lane of the strategic road, officials said. The landslide occurred in the Kunfer area of Chanderkote, they said. Traffic in one lane of the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway was affected due to the landside. The movement of […]
Post G-20 summit in Sgr, foreign tourist arrivals have increased in J&K: LG Sinha
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that foreign tourist arrivals have shown a significant increase in the UT post G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar and the figure is set to go up further in the coming months. He also announced five malras land for the landless families of J&K […]
MeT says hot, humid weather to continue as night temp rises in J&K
Srinagar: Amid forecast for hot and humid weather, the minimum temperature recorded rise in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. An official of the meteorological department here told GNS that “mainly clear, hot and humid” weather was expected till July 4 even as a “brief spell of showers may occur in some areas towards […]
Driver dies after oil tanker fall into gorge in Ramban
Ramban: A driver of an oil tanker died after his vehicle fell into a deep gorge near Shaitani Nallah in Banihal area of Ramban district on Monday morning, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir Newe Observer (KNO) that oil tanker rolled down and fell into a deep gorge near Shaitani Nallah. He said […]
Police refute allegations of lathi charge on Amarnath pilgrims
Says committed to safety, security of yatris
Srinaga: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday termed the allegations of lathi charge on Amarnath Yatris as baseless and fabricated. In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a police spokesman said that a video is circulating on social media wherein it is alleged that Police did Lathicharge on yatries. However, the […]
Sgr Airport inducts 3 more x-ray machines for baggage frisking
Srinagar: In a bid to reduce processing time at drop gate, the authorities in Srinagar International airport have inducted three more x-ray machines for baggage frisking. “3 additional X-Ray Machines along with associated infrastructure for baggage frisking have been inducted at Drop Gate of srinagar Airport,” Director Airport, Javed Ahmad said in a statement issued […]
