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Bona-Dialgam and it’s adjacent villages without potable water, residents suffer

Suhail Dar The residents of Bona-Dialgam, Wani Hama, Watrigam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district have expressed resentment against the authorities for failing to provide their regular drinking water supply in their locality from last week. As per the employees of the jal shakti department water tanky got some damages after the flood water enters […]

Government employee in Bandipora attached for ‘Obnoxious’ social media

A Data Entry Operator at the Zonal Education Office Sumbal, has been attached to the office of Tehsildar Sumbal in Bandipora with immediate effect. The action comes after a report from field agencies regarding an alleged offensive social media post made by the official, potentially impacting communal harmony. Officials in the knowhow of things told […]

Kupwara teenager injured during scuffle, hospitalized

A teenager in north Kashmir’s Kupwara village on Wednesday was injured during a scuffle between two groups officials said. An official told news agency Kashmir Scroll that a teenage boy was critically injured during a scuffle between two groups in Didkot area of Kupwara, how’ver soon after the incident he was immediately taken to nearby […]

Alarming increase in bear sighting panic residents in Kupwara villages

Villagers in Kupwara’s Sulkoot Tuesday said that there has been an alarming increase in bear sighting worrying residents. Residents of Gulshanabad, Yateem Trust, New Colony Anwarabad, Chaan Mohalla, and Sulkoot said told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that over the past few days, there has been an alarming increase in bear sightings in their areas […]

Gujjar, Bakerwal youth protest against proposed bill for amendments in ST

Gujjar and Bakerwal youth took out a rally on Tuesday in Poonch town to protest against the bill for amendments in Scheduled Tribe reservations in Jammu and Kashmir, which was moved in Lok Sabha a few days back. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the protest rally was taken out in the main […]

Two Hybrid LeT militants held in Baramula

Police in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday claimed to have arrested two Hybrid LeT militants in the district. An official told Kashmir Scroll that on two Hybrid of Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit along with arms and ammunition were held during naka checking at AzadGung area of town. The officer said on a specific information regarding […]

SC to hear petitions on Article 370 abrogation from tomorrow

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear from August 2 a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu  Kashmir. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud will conduct day-to-day hearing from Wednesday. The bench, also comprising Justices Sanjay […]

Court issues arrest warrant against MD of Jammu-based newspaper for carrying ‘fabricated’ news report

A local court in Srinagar has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against managing director of a Jammu-based newspaper for publishing a “false” and “fabricated” news report regarding sale of question papers of Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board. According to details available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Judge Small Causes Srinagar today directed […]