KU bans entry, use of polythene on campus
Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor, University of Kashmir, Prof Nilofer Khan on Monday announced a complete ban on entry and use of polythene on the campus as part of the UT administration’s ‘My Town, My Pride’ initiative. The ban will come into effect from December 06, 2022. “I will inform all relevant quarters in the University that we […]
17 injured after bus carrying wedding party turns turtle in Rajouri
Rajouri: Seventeen persons on board a bus carrying a wedding party were injured in a road accident in Tarkundi near Line of Control in Rajouri district on Monday, officials said. As per police, the accident took place on Monday morning when the bus plying on Tarkundi LoC road turned turtle. The officials said that 17 […]
Farooq Abdullah re-elected unopposed as NC president
Srinagar: Dr Farooq Abdullah was on Monday re-elected unopposed as president of the National Conference. The party presidential polls were held today at party head office Nawa-e-Subh in Srinagar. NC spokesperson, Imran Nabi Dar told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Dr Farooq was re-elected unopposed as party president—(KNO) KI NewsKashmir Images is an […]
4.78 % voting recorded in Drugmulla DDC seat
Srinagar: Around 4.78 percent polling was recorded in the first two hours in Drugmulla district development council seat in the first two hours of voting on Monday. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 1569 votes were polled in the first two hours in the seat with a total electorate of 32776. The […]
Srinagar records season’s coldest night
Srinagar: At minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far even as the mercury settled below the freezing point across Kashmir, officials said on Monday. The minimum last night in the city was 2.5 degrees below the normal for this time of the season, they said. The night temperature […]
3. 13 % polling recorded in first hour in Hajin—A DDC seat
Hajin (Sonawari): Around 3.13 percent voter turnout was recorded in the first hour of polling in Hajin—A district development council seat on Monday. Official details available with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reveal that 3.13 percent polling was recorded in the district development council seat in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. According to the data, 511 […]
Fire damages 4 residential houses in Srinagar
Srinagar: Four residential houses were damaged in an incident of fire in Patlipora locality of Chattabal in Srinagar district on Sunday morning. The news agency KNO reported that four residential houses were partially damaged after a fire broke out in Patlipora area this morning. They said fire tenders along with local police doused off the […]
Truck catches fire in Samba
Jammu: A Jammu-bound truck, loaded with paper rolls, was damaged after it caught fire in the Samba district on Sunday, police said. Driver Ashok Kumar escaped unhurt as he jumped from the vehicle after noticing the fire, the official said. He said the truck was on its way to Jammu from Kathua district when it […]
10 drug-peddlers arrested, contraband substance seized
Jammu: Ten alleged drug-peddlers were arrested along with a large quantity of contraband substances in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. More than 275 kgs of poppy straw were recovered from a truck loaded with apples during checking at Ramsoo in Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Saturday, an […]
India’s Covid infection tally rises by 226, active caseload declines to 4,529
New Delhi: India logged 226 new Covid infections in a day taking the tally of cases to 4.46 crore while active caseload has declined by 68 to reach 4,529, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll has climbed to 5,30,6278 with one fatality being reported from Odisha, data updated […]