Month: February 2023

Amid fresh snowfall in the Kashmir Valley, the authorities have suspended flight operations at Srinagar International Airport due to low visibility. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Director Srinagar Airport, Kuldeep Singh said all the flights scheduled so far have been delayed in view of fresh snowfall and low visibility He said the decision to resume flight operations will be taken after improvement in visibility and weather conditions. Notably, weatherman has predicted more snow and rains across the Kashmir Valley today—(KNO)

A Kashmiri cleric who was on Umrah at Saudi Arabia has been injured in a road accident, leading into critical injuries to him. A close associate of the cleric identified as Moulana Muzaffar Hussain Qasmi told The Kashmiriyat that the 45-year-old was on Umrah when he was hit by a vehicle resulting into critical injuries to him. He has been referred to the nearby hospital where his condition is stated to be critical, he said.

A woman and a girl were rescued alive after they were swept away by an avalanche that occurred in the Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district this morning, officials said. A police official told news agency GNS that a snow avalanche occurred at around 0940 hours near Mazgund Bala area of Tulail in Gurez and swept away a girl, Tabassum Banoo daughter of Mohammad Yousuf, and a woman, Shahnaz Begum wife of Zahoro Ahmad. Immediately locals launched a rescue operation and after strenuous efforts, he said, both of them were rescued alive. He said that people are advised not to go near avalanche prone areas. The Gurez Valley has seen several avalanches in the recent past and fortunately there has been no loss of life in them, the officials said. Today’s incident comes after two ...

Citing security of the High Court of Jammu Kashmir, the authorities on Friday ordered that no vehicle will be allowed to enter the court premises without a valid parking pass. In an order, copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Registrar Judicial Srinagar said that the security in charge High Court will also ensure parking of the vehicles in the designated parking slots in the premises. "In the interest of security of High Court and in order to regulate the entry of vehicles into the court premises, Srinagar, in charge security High Court, Srinagar, is hereby directed not to allow any vehicle to enter into the premises without holding a valid parking pass although valid upto 31.12.2022/authorized letter issued by the competent authority," reads the order...

Jammu Kashmir admin on Thursday sacked an Assistant Prosecuting Officer from service, three years after eight-gram contraband substance was recovered from his possession in Rajouri. An order issued in this regard, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads that Waseem Ahmed Qureshi, the then Assistant Public Prosecutor in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Ukhral while on his way to Rajouri on 04-05-2020 was found to be in possession of 8 gms of Contraband substance by a Police party of Rajouri Police. “A case FIR No. 230/2020 u/s 8(a), 21/29 of NDPS Act, 1985 was registered in Police Station, Rajouri. The Officer has acted in a manner unbecoming of a public servant and has also failed to maintain absolute integrity thus violating Rule 3(1)(i) and (iii...