Notorious car lifter booked under PSA in Budgam: Police
Srinagar: Police in Budgam have booked a notorious and habitual car thief under Public Safety Act for his continuous involvement in vehicle theft cases. “The booked person is the kingpin of a vehicle-lifting gangs operating in various districts of J&K especially in Budgam,” said a police spokesperson. “There was huge resentment among the public for […]
ACB arrests Patwari for accepting bribe
Srinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested a revenue department official for accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000. A spokesman of the Bureau said that ACB received a written complaint wherein it was alleged that Gulzar Ahmad Makloo, Patwari, Halqa Zakura, Srinagar is demanding Rs. 50,000/- as bribe for issuance of revenue extracts of land in […]
58 new Covid cases, one death reported in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 58 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the infection tally in the Union Territory to 4,55,391, while one new fatality due to the disease pushed the death toll to 4,757, officials said here. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Corona virus (Covid-19), out of 455391positive cases, 577 are […]
Drone spotted along IB in Samba
Jammu: A drone was spotted along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, prompting security forces to launch a massive cordon and search operation, officials said on Monday. “We got an information that there was some flying object hovering over the border hamlet Chilliyari in Samba last night. It may have been […]
Man booked under PSA for hate speech
Bhaderwah: A man, who allegedly delivered a hate speech during a protest against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad, was booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Monday, police said. Adil Gafoor, a resident of Bhaderwah, was arrested on June 12 when the town […]
Earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hits Doda
Jammu: A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hit Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday but there were no reports of any damage, officials said. The quake struck at 12.12 pm in Doda area of the Union Territory, the officials said. They said its epicenter was at a latitude of 33.12 degrees north and […]
Six sticky bombs, arms cache recovered from Rajouri
Jammu: A terrorist hideout was busted in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, leading to the recovery of six sticky bombs along with other arms and ammunition, police said on Monday. The hideout was busted at the disclosure of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Talib Hussain Shah who along with his associate Faisal Ahmad Dar were overpowered […]
Motorcyclist, pillion rider killed in Lolab accident
Lolab: A motorcyclist and his pillion rider were killed in a road accident in Lolab area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday, officials said. Officials told Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a motorcycle bearing registration number JK01AB-3829 was hit by a vehicle at Lolab area, leaving two persons including the motorcyclist as well as […]
Cop shot at, injured in Anantnag
Srinagar: Terrorists shot at and injured a policeman in Anantnag district on Sunday, officials said. The attack on Constable Firdous Ahmad took place at his Hugam area home around 7.30 pm in Srigufwara of the south Kashmir district, they said. The officials said the injured cop was rushed to the Srigufwara hospital, from where he […]
KNO Executive Editor Bereaved, mother passes away
Srinagar: The mother of Executive Editor of the Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Abid Bashir passed away on Sunday afternoon at her residence in Zafran Colony Srinagar after brief illness. As per family sources, mother of Abid Bashir passed away today afternoon at her residence after a brief illness. Meanwhile, Editor-in-Chief of KNO, Nasir Azam condoled […]
