Police attach properties of drug peddler in Baramulla
Srinagar: Police have attached properties including a residential house and land of a “notorious drug peddler”, a police spokesperson informed Thursday. He said land measuring nine Marlas land and a double-storied residential house worth approximately Rs 50 lakhs belonging to a drug peddler Shabir Ahmad Sofi, son of Abdul Khaliq, resident of Mazhama, Magam was […]
Collection of documents: Schedule issued for Haj Pilgrims
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Haj Committee today issued a schedule for all the selected Haj Pilgrims of Haj – 2024 embarking from Srinagar International Airport for collection of their travel documents. The schedule can be accessed on the official website of the J&K Haj Committee viz. www.jkshc.org. Meanwhile, the pilgrims are accordingly advised to […]
8 drug peddlers held across Kashmir
Srinagar: Police have arrested eight drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances and cash from their possession, a police spokesperson informed Thursday. He said at Choon Crossing in Budgam, Bilal Ahmed Wani, son of Mohammad Sultan Wani, and Showket Ahmad Wani, son of Ghulam Hassan Wani, both residents of Thokerpora, were arrested after poppy straw-like substance […]
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: One person was killed and eleven others injured when a vehicle collided with a truck on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in 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 in the Shabanbass […]
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 in Srinagar
Srinagar: The Directorate of School Education Thursday notified new timings for schools within Srinagar’s Municipal limits, which will be effective from May 06. “Consequent upon the approval by the competent authority, all the government and recognized private schools within the municipal limits of Srinagar city shall observe school timings from 08:30 am to 02:30 […]
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 […]
