Man allegedly hangs self to death in Sopore, probe launched

Sopore: A 56-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Noorbagh locality of Sopore town in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. Officials said that the man hanged himself to death at his residence in Noorbagh. They said that he was rushed to SDH Sopore where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. They said […]

India abstains in UNGA on Ukraine resolution over its inherent limitations in reaching goal of securing lasting peace

United Nations: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that underscored the need to reach “comprehensive, just and lasting peace” in Ukraine, as it questioned whether the world was “anywhere near a possible solution” acceptable to both Moscow and Kyiv a year into the Ukrainian conflict. India was among the 32 […]

Temp Rises Amid Dry Weather In Kashmir

Srinagar: The minimum temperature increased on Friday even as the weather department forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy weather at most places in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 1.6°C against the previous night’s 0.6°C. Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was ‘below’ normal by 0.7°C for […]

10 goats, bull charred alive in mysterious fire in Poonch

Poonch: Ten goats and a bull were charred to death in a mysterious fire in cattle shed overnight in Mendhar area of Poonch district, reports and officials said on Friday. They said the fire erupted in the cattle shed of one Naseem Begum wife of late Karamat Hussain Khan in Ward No. 05 in Panchayat […]

No Property Tax for small houses; meagre for small businesses: Govt

Jammu: In a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary to deliberate upon misinformation created regarding property tax in Jammu and Kashmir, it was clarified that all the poor, marginalized having small houses having built-up area up to 1000 square feet have been exempted by the government from paying any property tax to be levied from […]

2 IPS officers of AGMUT cadre transferred to J&K

Srinagar,: The Government of India on Wednesday transferred two IPS officers of 2018 batch of AGMUT cadre to Jammu & Kashmir. The Union Home Ministry ordered transfer of Divya D and Deepika to Jammu & Kashmir. While Divya D was posted in Delhi, Deepika was posted in Puducherry UT—(KNO) Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

Man injured in mysterious blast in Sopore village, hospitalised

Sopore: A man was injured in a mysterious blast in Warpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. An official said that the man was digging earth at his orchard in Warpora when the blast took place. He said that the man was injured in the incident and was immediately shifted to […]

Temp drops below normal in twin capitals, dry weather forecast in J&K

Srinagar: The minimum temperature dropped on Thursday below normal in twin capitals and Pahalgam even as the weather department forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy weather at most places in the next few days in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 0.6°C against the previous night’s […]

House, shops damaged as landslide occur in Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam

Kulgam: A residential house and some shops were damaged on Thursday after a landslide occurred in Noorabad area of Damhal Hanjipora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. An official said that landslide took place at Shalmachi Yarikhah in Noorabad in which almost 3-5 shops belonging to Fayaz Ahmad Hajam and Abdul Majeed Hajam got damaged. “A […]