Srinagar: Thirty-five travellers were among 84 fresh covid-19 cases reported even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Among the fresh cases, they said, 16 from Jammu Division and 68 from Kashmir Valley, taking the fresh overall case tally […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Press Club has expressed deep concern over registration of an FIR against a young reporter in Bandipora’s Hajin area, who has alleged that he is being harassed and falsely implicated by the authorities for doing a story about demolition drive in a village in the area recently. The reporter, who stands by […]
Srinagar: Unknown burglars have stolen around Rs 9,91,900 cash from an SBI ATM in Budshah Nagar locality of Natipora in Srinagar city in the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that unknown persons broke into the ATM and decamped with a cash amount of Rs 9,91,900 during […]
Fresh western disturbance coming, says MeT; traffic from Srinagar towards Jammu today Srinagar: The dry weather prevailing in Kashmir valley since the beginning of this month is likely to end on Sunday, as the meteorological (MeT) department has predicted a wet spell across Jammu and Kashmir for a period of four days, till Wednesday next […]
KUPWARA: A body of a middle aged person was found in the bus stand Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday morning, police said. They said that some locals spotted the dead body of a person at the bus stand Handwara and they informed the police. Soon after information a team of Handwara police […]
HANDWARA: A sweeper of a private school received injuries in a mysterious blast in a private school in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday morning. Officials said that Riyaz Ahmad Ahanger (sweeper) son of Abdul Ahad Ahanger was clearing a private school ”Hillwill School’ when he touched an old shell which went […]
SRINAGAR: A Class 12 student at Burn Hall School, and from a middle-class background that could not afford ice skates, Basharat Ahad Mir represented India in the 2019 International Short Track Speed Skating Championship held in Belarus. Speaking to Kashmir Reader, Mir said it was a dream come true to play the sport at the […]
Srinagar: Eleven travellers were among 68 new covid-19 cases of novel coronavirus even as there was no death reported due to the virus in the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. They said 18 of these cases were reported from Jammu while 50 were from Kashmir Valley, taking the […]
Youth can tap the sector to earn livelihood: Expert
SRINAGAR: To generate awareness among the youth about the potential of venturing into scientific growing of medicinal plants aimed at employment generation, the Faculty of Forestry SKUAST -Kashmir Benhama Ganderbal is organising a month long skill enhancement programme, starting first week of March. The course director at the Faculty of Forestry Professor S A […]
Srinagar: A sweeper was injured on Saturday after an old shell went off while he was clean a private school in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Official sources told GNS that the sweeper identified as Reyaz Ahmad Ahanger son of Abdul Ahad Ahanger was cleaning the Hillwill School when the shell went […]