CBSE board exam results: Over 93% clear Class 10; 87.98% Class 12
Class 10, 12 supplementary exams from July 15 New Delhi: Girls continued to outshine boys in CBSE board exams for classes 10 and 12 while pass percentage and the number of students scoring above 90 and 95 percent witnessed marginal increases from last year. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exam results for […]
Man dies, 3 others injured in road accident in Baramulla
Srinagar: A man lost his life while three others were injured in a head-on collision between two bikes in Kreeri area of north Kashmir Baramulla district on Monday. An official said that in a head-on collision between two speedy motorcycles at Karewa Kreeri, one Basharat Ahmad Mir, son of Abdul Majeed Mir, of Mirpora Salosa, […]
Man dies in road accident in Sonamarg
Srinagar: A man lost his life in a road accident in Sonamarg area of central Kashmir Ganderbal district on Monday. An official said that a car (JK10B-1569) coming from Drass towards Sonamarg turned turtle and fell into a deep gorge near Bajri Nallah, in Zojila Axis. He said its driver, identified as Ansar Hussain Khan, […]
Body of missing labourer retrieved, one still missing
Srinagar: The body of one of two labourers who had gone missing following a boat capsize incident has been found. An official said that the body of one non-local labourer Ravi Kumar was recovered by locals while one is still missing. Notably a few days ago, a boat carrying nine capsized in the Hatiwara area […]
Wanted criminal slapped with PSA in Jammu
Jammu: A wanted criminal was booked under the stringent Public Safety Act and lodged in Jammu’s high-security Kot Bhalwal Jail, police said on Monday. Sonu alias Ranjha, a resident of Valmiki Colony, was named in a number of cases registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Arms Act and the Narcotic Drugs and […]
Muslim family donates land for approach road to ancient temple
Reasi/Jammu: Setting an example of communal harmony, a Muslim family has donated six kanals of their cultivable land for construction of an approach road to an ancient temple in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. Ghulam Rasool, one of the four brothers in the family, said their decision to voluntarily hand over the land […]
Drug peddler held in Kulgam
Srinagar: Police in Kulgam have arrested a drug peddler and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesperson informed Monday. He said near ARTO office Kulgam, one Aaqib Hussain Bhat, son of Abdul Rashid Bhat, resident of Laisoo, Guddar, was arrested after 3.2 kgs of poppy straw was recovered from his possession. A case […]
Lok Sabha Polls: Srinagar records over 29% voter turnout till 3 pm
Srinagar: Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency has recorded over 29 percent voter turnout till 3 pm even as voting is underway with long queues of voters outside the polling stations. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Srinagar has recorded a voter turn of 29.93 percent till 3 pm. Polling is underway in the […]
Lok Sabha Polls: Srinagar records over 23% voter turnout till 1 pm
Srinagar: Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency has recorded over 23 percent voter turnout till 1 pm even as voting is underway with long queues of voters outside the polling stations. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Srinagar has recorded a voter turn of 23.57 percent till 1 pm. Polling is underway in the […]
MeT predicts mainly dry weather from May 14 in J&K
Srinagar: Amid forecast for mainly dry weather from May 14 onwards, night temperature recorded drop in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that while there is possibility of isolated light to very light rain and gusty winds of 20 to 30 kts at a few places today, mainly dry […]