Month: May 2023

With all eyes on the first-ever three-day G-20 event being held in Srinagar from May 22, the Centre and the J&K administration is hopeful that the UT’s great tourism potential—sustainable tourism, adventure tourism, film and eco-tourism will get a big push and open doors of multiple opportunities for local youth. The organisers of the event feel that the event will help to revive the J&K’s economy. Addressing the pre-event presser at SKICC here, Chief Coordinator of the G-20 event Harsh Vardhan Shringla, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that Srinagar has gone through a massive make-over. “Fibre cable are being laid down and a huge development has taken place on war-footing,” he said, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). He said that G-20 events are...

Authorities on Saturday reiterated that no digging or road cuts will be allowed without getting a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Roads & Buildings (R&B) Department. A senior R&B Department official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that they have already asked all the heads of the departments and executing agencies of the department to strictly adhere to the instructions while issuing road cut permissions to various government and private organisations. He said that an NOC from the “road owing department and the department owning the service” is mandatory. “Directions in this regard are clear and already communicated, however as the fresh resurfacing and upgradation of roads is underway in the valley, we want to reiterate that there should be no vi...

One person died while 24 others were injured after a bus they were travelling in turned turtle in the Moori area of Katra on Sunday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the bus was on its way toward Jammu from Katra when it turned turtle near Moori. He said that in the incident a passenger died while 24 others were injured, and have been hospitalised. “Among the injured passengers, 4 have been referred to GMC Jammu for advanced treatment,” the official said—(KNO)

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested a Jasih-e-Mohammad (JeM) operative for his involvement in the terror conspiracy case in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a statement, issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the arrest comes as part of the crackdown by NIA against the conspiracies being hatched by proscribed terrorist organizations based across the border to destabilize India through terrorist attacks in J&K. The statement reads that the accused, identified as Mohd Ubaid Malik of Kupwara district, was in constant touch with a Pakistan-based JeM Commander, according to NIA investigations in the case. “Investigations have revealed that the accused was passing on secret information, especially regarding the movement of troops and security fo...

All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) paid glowing tribute to Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq and Khwaja Abdul Ghani Lone on their 33rd and 21st martyrdom anniversary respectively and to the martyrs of Hawal. APHC said that in the martyrdom of Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq the nation lost a great selfless leader, the guiding force whose beliefs and actions were safeguarding the concerns and interests of his people. His approach to addressing them was dynamic rather than rigid. He believed that Inclusiveness and dialogue was the best way to address concerns and resolve conflicts. It would create opportunities for growth for people as peace and fairness prevails. This would not only benefit people of JK but people of the entire subcontinent. But tragically on this fateful day at the youn...

Jammu Kashmir police on Saturday claimed to have arrested five drug peddlers in Kulgam & Budgam and recovered contraband, psychotropic substances from their possession. In Kulgam, a police party headed by SHO PS Yaripora at a checkpoint established at Kanjikulla crossing intercepted a vehicle (load-carried auto) bearing registration number JK03-5815 driven by Sameer Ahmad Sheikh, son of Farooq Ahmad Sheikh resident of Bangdar, Anantnag. During the search, officers were able to recover 1.3kgs of Ganja-like contraband substance from his possession, police said in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). In Budgam, a police party of police station Budgam at a checkpoint established at Nasrullapora intercepted a vehicle (Maruti-800) bearing registration n...

With Jammu Kashmir Police cracking a whip on drug peddlers/dealers across the Police district Sopore in north Kashmir, so far 51 arrests have been made in 31 NDPS cases while as one person has been booked under PSA. Official figures accessed by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), revealed that at least 31 cases of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS) have been registered since January this year in North Kashmir's Sopore. The data reads that 51 drug peddlers were arrested across the Police district, besides one notorious drug peddler was booked under the draconian law PSA and is languishing in Jammu jail. “103 bottles of contraband were recovered so far in this year, while as 5912 banned capsules, 10 kgs wet Charas, 46 grams Brown Sugar, 2.70 grams Heroin, 25 k...