Category: Kashmir

  • Government Has No Plans for Tourist Flights in Far-Flung Areas, Says CM in Assembly

    Government Has No Plans for Tourist Flights in Far-Flung Areas, Says CM in Assembly

    Srinagar, Oct 27: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday clarified that helicopter services currently operating in remote regions like Gurez are exclusively meant to serve local residents who remain cut off during the harsh winter months, and not for tourists. The clarification came in response to a query raised by MLA Nazir Ahmad Khan in…

  • EAM Jaishankar meets Marco Rubio in Malaysia; appreciates discussion on US-India ties

    EAM Jaishankar meets Marco Rubio in Malaysia; appreciates discussion on US-India ties

    Kuala Lumpur, Oct 27: India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, on Monday, met the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and appreciated the discussion on bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues.The meeting comes amid the ongoing trade talks between the two countries.In a post on his official…

  • Cowshed Gutted in a Massive blaze in…..

    Cowshed Gutted in a Massive blaze in…..

    Anantnag Oct 26 : A cowshed was completely damaged in a fire incident at Guridraman area of Larnoo in Anantnag district on Sunday afternoon. Reports reaching to GNS said that a cow shed gutted in a fire mishap belongs to Ghulam Mohammad Laigroo. Immediately a fire and emergency department swung into action to those off…

  • 45-year-old Man’s Body Retrieved From Jehlum

    45-year-old Man’s Body Retrieved From Jehlum

    Srinagar, October 26 : A 45-year-old man’s body was retrieved on Sunday from the River Jhelum, officials said. Officials told GNS that a man who allegedly had jumped into river Jehlum at Zaina Kadal on 20th October was retrieved today by a joint team or SDRF QRT Jehlum, River police and local police. The deceased…

  • Traffic Halted After Suspicious Object Found on Srinagar–Bandipora Road, No IED Recovered

    Traffic Halted After Suspicious Object Found on Srinagar–Bandipora Road, No IED Recovered

    Bandipora, Oct 26 : Traffic movement on the Srinagar–Bandipora road was briefly suspended on Saturday after security forces detected a suspicious object near Chimpazpora area of Ajas in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. The alert was raised near a road stretch close to the premises of the 45 Battalion CRPF and Police Post Ajas. Officials said…

  • J&K BOSE grants final opportunity to apply for 11th, 12th Annual Exams

    J&K BOSE grants final opportunity to apply for 11th, 12th Annual Exams

    SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 25: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (J&K BOSE), has issued extension- notification for online submission of Annual examination Forms for class 11th and 12th, Regular, 2025 for a period of 3 days beginning on October 27.As per the notification(s) issued by the Joint Secretary, Examinations JD/ KD, the on-roll eligible…

  • Cricketer from Anantnag Enayat Malik dies of heart attack

    Cricketer from Anantnag Enayat Malik dies of heart attack

    Anantnag, Oct 25: A well-known cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, Enayat Malik, a resident of Akingam Achabal, has passed away after suffering a sudden heart attack, officials said on Saturday.According to sources told news agency Kashmir News Corner—(KNC) said that Malik collapsed at his residence and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital,…

  • Five-Year-Old Girl Dies After Falling Into Nallah in South Kashmir’s Shopian

    Five-Year-Old Girl Dies After Falling Into Nallah in South Kashmir’s Shopian

    Shopian, Oct 25: A five-year-old girl died after she accidentally fell into a water channel in Narwar village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Officials said the victim has been identified as Nazima, daughter of Rayaz Ahmad Khatana, a native of Kalakot who was presently residing in Narwar, Shopian. Preliminary reports suggest that the…

  • Ex-Policeman Convicted in Heroin and Counterfeit Currency Case in Handwara

    Ex-Policeman Convicted in Heroin and Counterfeit Currency Case in Handwara

    Handwara, Oct 25: The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Handwara convicted former policeman Mushtaq Ahmad Pir, son of Abdul Ahad Pir, a resident of Kalmoona Tarathpora, in a long-drawn case involving narcotic smuggling and possession of counterfeit currency. The court found Pir guilty under Sections 8/21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act…

  • Corrupt Patwari Arrested by Crime Branch Kashmir After Three Months on the Run

    Corrupt Patwari Arrested by Crime Branch Kashmir After Three Months on the Run

    Srinagar, Oct 25.The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir on Saturday arrested a Patwari who had been absconding for the past three months in connection with a high-profile corruption and fraud case. An official spokesperson said that the accused, identified as Ashiq Ali, son of Ghulam Rasool Khan, a resident of Panner Jagir…