Daily-wager with PDD electrocuted to death, mechanic hospitalised in Mendhar Poonch
Poonch: A daily-wager with PDD was electrocuted to death and another employee of the department was shifted to hospital in unconscious state as they came into contact with live wire while repairing a power line in Mendhar area of the Poonch district on Thursday, official said. They told GNS that the incident occurred at Gursai […]
One person killed, 11 injured in road accident in Ramban
BANIHAL/JAMMU: One person was killed and eleven others injured when a vehicle collided with a truck on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said. The accident occurred late on Wednesday when a tempo traveller on its way to Srinagar from Jammu collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction […]
LS Polls-2024: Omar Abdullah files nomination papers for Baramulla seat
Says will emerge victorious with thumping majority Baramulla: National Conference Vice President and former chief minister of the erstwhile J&K state, Omar Abdullah on Thursday filed his nomination papers for the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat. Omar as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) was accompanied by a senior party leaders and functionaries and filed […]
School timings changed to 8:30 am to 2:30 pm in Srinagar from May 6
Srinagar: The authorities here on Thursday announced change in school timings within municipal limits of Srinagar from May 6. “Consequent upon the approval conveyed by the competent authority, all Government and Private Recognized Schools within the municipal limits of Srinagar city shall observe school timings from 08:30 AM to 02:30 PM, w.e.f 06.05.2024,” Director School […]
Night temp drops, hovers below normal as MeT predicts afternoon showers in J&K
Srinagar: Night temperature recorded a drop at most places and continued to hover below normal in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A meteorological department official here told GNS Srinagar recorded a low of 5.7°C against 7.1°C on the previous night and it was 4.0°C below normal for the summer capital of JK for this time […]
Search operation to track down terrorist groups extends to Kathua
Jammu: Security agencies have widened the ambit of the search operation to Kathua district to track down two groups of terrorists involved in the killing of a village defence guard in Udhampur district. A village defence guard (VDG) was killed in a brief encounter with terrorists in remote Panara village in Chochru Gala heights early […]
Proclamation notice issued against two accused in Poonch
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday issued a proclamation notice against two persons accused of multiple offences, including in sections under UA(P)A, in Poonch. Proclamation notice sought the appearance of the accused Mohammad Liyaqat alias Billa, son of Mohammad Hussain of Khari Karmara Tehsil Haveli, Poonch, and Mohammad Arshad alias Asif, son of Mohammad Rashid of Darabagyal […]
Tourist dies, another injured in accident in Sonamarg
Srinagar: A female tourist died while another sustained injuries in a road mishap in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday evening. Reports said that in a road accident in Sonamarg, one female tourist lost her life, while another sustained injuries and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. A police officer confirmed the […]
Classwork in 33 schools to remain suspended in Kupwara
Kupwara: The authorities in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday said that classwork in thirty-three schools in the district will remain suspended due to the waterlogging caused by heavy rains in the past few days in Kashmir. An official said that as per the list shared by the concerned Zonal Education Officers, the classwork of […]
Pak intruder shot dead along IB in Samba
Samba/Jammu: A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by Border Security Force personnel along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday evening, officials said. The intruder was fired upon by the BSF personnel when he ignored repeated warnings and tried to sneak into this side from across the border around 8.20 […]
