Category: Kashmir
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Trio Kill€d After Auto-Rickshaw Collides Head-On with Bus Carrying Devotees to…..
Oct 15: In a road accident near Serli village in Katra on Tuesday morning, three people including the driver of an auto-rickshaw and two devotees visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine lost their lives, while two others sustained injuries. According to officials, the accident took place when an auto-rickshaw carrying pilgrims collided head-on with a…
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Army Foils Infiltration Attempt in Machil Sector, Two Infiltrators Killed
Kupwara, Oct. The Indian Army said that it foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Machil sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on late Monday night, killing two militants during an intense exchange of fire. Official sources told KNT that troops deployed along the forward posts in Machil detected suspicious…
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Man suffers heart attãck after son collapses in his lap in……
Banihal, Oct 14: A pall of gloom descended on Tethar area of Banihal on Tuesday morning after a heart-wrenching tragedy claimed the lives of a father and his young son.According to Mohammad Akhtar, an official from SDH Banihal, Shabir Ahmed Gania (45), son of Mohammad Akbar Gania, and his 14-year-old son Sahil Ahmed, residents of…
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Four NC candidates file nomination papers for Rajya Sabha polls
Srinagar, Oct 13: Four candidates from the National Conference (NC) on Monday submitted their nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for October 24.According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan (former minister), Sajad Kichloo (former Minister of State), and Shammi Oberoi (NC Treasurer) submitted their nomination papers earlier in…
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PWD Pulwama Neglects Samboor Bridge, Roads Macadamisation
Locals Decry Daily Suffering, Cite “Back-Breaking” Commutes Pulwama: Residents and daily commuters in the Kakapora area of Pulwama district have expressed deep frustration over the prolonged neglect of the Samboor Bridge and the non-macadamisation of the vital Kakapora road. The dilapidated condition of these routes has turned routine travel into a daily ordeal, with many…
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ECI announces bye-elections for Budgam and Nagrota Assembly seats on November 11
Srinagar, Oct 13. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for bye-elections to two vacant Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, Budgam (27) and Nagrota (77). The polling for both seats will be held on November 11, 2025. As per the notification issued by the ECI, the polling will take place from…
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Man injured in bear attack in….
Srinagar, Oct 11: A man was seriously injured after being attacked by a bear in Kaharpora, Kokernag area of district Anantnag, officials said on Saturday.They identified the injured as Mohammad Sultan Wani, son of Mohammad Akram Wani, resident of Kaharpora Kokernag. The incident occurred while he was working in his apple orchard.Following the attack, locals…
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Man critically injured after falling from tree in……
Srinagar, Oct 11: A 55-year-old man sustained critical injuries after falling from a tree in Bundgam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday. Officials said the injured, identified as Mohammad Qasim Parra, son of late Mohammad Jaffer Parra, a resident of Panches Bundgam, was immediately shifted to JVC Hospital Bemina by locals after the…
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Teenager di€s after being hit by vehicle in…..
Kathua, Oct 11: A 17-year-old girl died after being hit by an unknown vehicle near Dream Park in Kathua on Friday late night.An official said that the victim, identified as Kritika Pansotra, daughter of Ram Pal, resident of Kathua, was found lying on the roadside in an injured condition after her scooty was hit by…
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Commercial vehicle owners asked to get fitness inspection done in advance: RTO Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 11: The Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Kashmir on Saturday issued a public notice asking all commercial and transport vehicle owners to ensure timely fitness inspection of their vehicles at least two months before expiry of the existing certificate.According to the notice, vehicle owners have been advised to check the validity of their Fitness…