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 SOP’s 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
‘Redressing public grievances, enforcing administrative accountability govt’s first priority’ 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 Kashmir’s 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 ‘Occupancy rate was 126 % at year- end’
Nasir Azam Srinagar, Sep 01: 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
‘Security Forces have successfully blocked the supply chain of weapons to militants’ Tasaduq Hussain/ Peerzada Waseem Baramulla, Sep 01 (KNO): 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): 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 agency—Kashmir 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 Kashmir’s 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 agency—Kashmir 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 agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire […]
