Lt Governor visits Hazratbal Shrine, takes stock of facilities in place for devotees

Urges religious leaders for spreading sustained awareness among the people regarding COVID-19 containment SOPโs SRINAGAR, Sep 01(GNS): Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today paid a visit to the Hazratbal Shrine, the historic holy shrine located on the banks of the Dal Lake and took stock of the facilities being put in place for the facilitation […]
Advisor Baseer Khan inspects dev works, meets several deputations in Tangmarg

โRedressing public grievances, enforcing administrative accountability govtโs first priorityโ BARAMULLA, SEPTEMBER 01: In continuation to the public outreach programme initiated by the Jammu & Kashmir administration, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited Tangmarg area of Baramulla district and took appraisal of the developmental works undertaken in RDD. The Advisor also met […]
14 More Fall Victim To Covid-19 In J&K, Toll 719

Nadeem Nadu Srinagar, Sep 01 (GNS): Jammu and Kashmir reported 14 more covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours, taking the overall fatality count to 719 in J&K. Among them, two deaths were reported from Jammu division and 12 from Kashmir Valley, official sources told GNS. Regarding the deaths from Valley, they said, five were […]
Massive search operation launched in Pulwama village

Pulwama, Sep 01 DND : A massive cordon and search operation has been launched in putrigam (Pahelgom)area of Southern Kashmir pulwama district. Sources said that joint team of forces including 53 RR, have launched searches after receiving inputs about the presence of militants at putrigam area of south Kashmirโs Pulwama district. Sources added that […]
CRPF posts first woman IG in Kashmir

New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) IPS officer Charu Sinha has become the first woman commander to head the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) formation in the Kashmir Valley, officials said on Tuesday. Sinha, a 1996-batch officer of the Telangana cadre, has been appointed as the Inspector General (IG) of CRPF”s Srinagar sector that oversees the […]
In 2019, 8664 persons lodged in J&K jails โOccupancy rate was 126 % at year- endโ

Nasir Azam Srinagar, Sep 01:ย An official report has revealed that 8664 persons were admitted in jails of Jammu & Kashmir during 2019. The report- Prison Statistics of India, 2019- unveiled by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) lays bare that 8664 persons were admitted in jails of J&K UT during last year. The NCRB […]
Militants facing weapon shortage, in South Kashmir militants possess pistols only: GoC 19 Infantry Div

โSecurity Forces have successfully blocked the supply chain of weapons to militantsโ Tasaduq Hussain/ Peerzada Waseem Baramulla, Sep 01 (KNO):ย The army on Tuesday said that Pakistan has adopted a new trend to drop arms and ammunition close to the line of control (LoC) to fuel militancy in the valley but the same has been […]
COVID-19: 51 travelers among 525 fresh cases, J&K tally mounts to 38,223 Recovery rate over 77 percent in UT

Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, September 01 (KNO):ย Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday recorded 525 fresh cases of Covid-19 pandemic including 51 travelers taking the total number of positive cases to 38,223 in the Union Territory. Of the total 38,223 cases, 29,201 are from Kashmir and 9,022 from Jammu division. Officials told news agencyโKashmir News Observer (KNO), among […]
Two major hideouts busted close to LoC in Baramulla; huge cache of arms, ammo recovered: Army

Srinagar, Sep 01 (KNO):The Army Tuesday claimed to have busted multiple hide-outs along the LoC in north Kashmirโs Baramulla district and recovered huge cache of arms that were meant to be delivered to militants. Defence spokesman in Srinagar Rajesh Kalia told the news agencyโKashmir News Observer (KNO) that alert troops detected movement of suspicious […]
Indo-Pak armies trade gunfire along LoC in Gurez sector

Sajid Raina Srinagar, Sep 01 (KNO):The armies of India and Pakistan on Tuesday exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez sector of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district after Pakistan army targeted forward defence locations at Bagtore. An official told the news agencyโKashmir News Observer (KNO) that the Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire […]