Member NSD Society, others call on Lt Governor

Srinagar: Vani Tripathi Tikoo, Member, National School of Drama (NSD) Society, today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan today. Tikoo accompanied by Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, Registrar, NSD, and Ganie Gulzar, Local Coordinator, TIE Wing, NSD, Srinagar apprised the Lt Governor about the theatre activities conducted by NSD in the last two years […]

IAS probationers of 2021 batch AGMUT Cadre call on Div Com Kashmir

SRINAGAR: A group of 14 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) probationary officers of the 2021 batch in AGMUT Cadre today called on Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri at his office here. While holding interaction with the probationers, Div Com shared his experience of working in different capacities in several states and UTs. He advised them […]

Three migrant labourers shot at in Shopian

LG condemns attack

Srinagar: Terrorists on Thursday shot at and injured three migrant laborers in Gagran village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. “Terrorists fired upon three outside laborers in Shopian. Injured persons are Anmol Kumar, Pintu Kumar Thakur, and Heralal Yadav, all residents of Distt Supaul, Bihar, being shifted to hospital,” Kashmir Zone Police said on […]

NIA raids five places in Pulwama, Shopian in terror conspiracy case

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids at five locations in Pulwama and Shopian districts of south Kashmir on Thursday in a terror conspiracy case, officials said. “As part of its ongoing investigations in the Jammu and Kashmir terrorist conspiracy case, the NIA conducted another round of raids at the premises of hybrid […]

Girl dead, 3 others injured in road accident in Anantnag

Srinagar: A teenage girl was killed and three persons injured after a car they were traveling in crashed into a tree in Bijbehara Anantnag this afternoon, officials said. GNS reported that the car crashed into a tree near GDC Bijbehara, resulting in injuries to four occupants. The injured persons were evacuated to SDH Bijbehara, where […]

Drug smuggler arrested in Baramulla

Srinagar: Police have arrested a drug smuggler in Baramulla and recovered contraband substance from his possession, officials informed Wednesday. They said a police party intercepted a vehicle (JK05J-8004) at Dachi Uri, and recovered 822 grams of cannabis, 707 grams of cannabis powder, 654 grams of cannabis leaves and 262 grams of poppy straw from the […]

After Quran burnings, UN rights body calls for more action to combat religious hatred

Geneva: The UN’s top human rights body overwhelmingly approved a measure calling on countries to do more to prevent religious hatred in the wake of Quran burnings in Europe, over the objections of Western countries who fear tougher steps by governments could trample freedom of expression. Applause broke out in the cavernous chamber of the […]

J&K govt orders creation of Department of Public Grievances

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday accorded sanction to the creation of Public Grievances department in the Union Territory. According to an order, a copy which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), in pursuance of Entry 15 of the Second Schedule of Transaction of Business of the Government of Union territory of […]

Govt working to solve long pending issues of daily wagers: Dr Darakhshan Andrabi

Pulwama: Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board chairperson Dr Darakhshan Andrabi on Wednesday said that the government is working to solve the long pending issues of daily wagers and that every inch of waqf land grabbed by anyone will be retrieved soon. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) in Pulwama, she said that government […]