A man, brother of a Territorial Army personnel, was killed after unknown gunmen, suspected to be militants, fired upon their residence in Sharda Shrief area of Thanamandi in Rajouri district on Monday night. Official sources told GNS that militants opened fire at the residence of TA personnel in Kunda village near Sharda Sharief , resulting […]
Days after the six persons drowned to death in a boat capsizing incident at Gandbal area of Batwara, the authorities in Roads and Building (R&B) department here have started the construction work of the bridge in the locality. Poignantly, on April 16, a pall of gloom descended throughout Kashmir after a boat ferrying 15 people […]
A man was injured after being attacked by suspected militants in Rajouri district of Jammu division on Monday evening. Reliable sources told News Agency Kashmir Scroll that suspected militants fired upon Mohd Razaq son of Mohd Akbar resident of kunda Tope Shahdhara Sharif in Rajouri district. They said that Mohammed Razaq was Shifted to hospital […]
Hitting out at the Bhartiya Janta party, the vice president of Jammu Kashmir National Conference Omar Abdullah has said that the BJP has no guts to field any candidates in the Kashmir valley. Speaking to a rally in Kulgam, Omar Abdullah on Monday said that the BJP has no guts to contest any Lok Sabha […]
In a major political development, Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party Monday decided to support Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone, who is contesting Lok Sabha polls from Baramulla. Addressing a news conference here, Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) announced that his party will support Sajad Gani Lone […]
Jammu Kashmir High Court has determined that a returning officer has the authority to reject the acceptance of a nomination form if it lacks a certificate issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI), particularly for individuals dismissed from service. The decision came in response to a plea filed by Abdul Bari Naik, who sought […]
The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday visited Gandbal area of Srinagar, where six people drowned to death last week after a boat capsized in the river Jhelum. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that LG Sinha visited the families of deceased persons and also met the families whose kin are still missing. […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched raids at multiple locations across Srinagar as part of an ongoing probe into a terror funding case. According to sources, the raids are being conducted at nine different locations within the Srinagar district at present. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the NIA teams, supported […]
In a disturbing turn of events, a woman, alongside her lover, stands accused of orchestrating the death of her 33-year-old husband, portraying the gruesome act as a road accident. Both suspects have been apprehended and placed into custody following the heinous crime. The victim met a brutal end in the Seora area, falling under the […]
Amidst escalating reports of leopard sightings in urban areas of Kashmir, the experts from wildlife department here have shed light on the multifaceted blend of factors contributing to these encounters, revealing that around 90% of such reports are deemed false upon investigation. Parvez Ahmad, Wildlife Warden of the central division Kashmir, speaking to the news […]