Month: September 2023

Jammu Kashmir’s chief electoral officer on Friday extended the deadline for filing objections/ suggestions on draft reservation proposals of wards for urban local bodies. Citing demands from political parties and other stakeholders, the CEO today extended the timeline for submission of feedback over the proposal till September 14. “……Keeping in view the demand of various stakeholders and in order to give fair opportunity to all stakeholders to make their claims/ objections, the last date for receiving objections/ suggestions w.r.t. the draft reservation notification is hereby extended to September 14,” reads the notification issued by the office of CEO, a copy of which is in possession of news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). The CEO, in the order, said that several requests ha...

The State Investigation Agency has announced a cash reward of rupees 10 Lakh for providing information regarding the killers of Advocate Babar Qadri. The agency issued a statement on Saturday seeking people's help on the killers of Babar Qadri, who was killed in September 2020 in Srinagar. In a notice, the SIA has said, “A cash reward of Rs 10,00000 (Rupees Ten lacs) is announced for those providing information leading to the arrest of the persons involved in the killing of Senior Advocate of J&K High Court Late Babar Qadri, Srinagar who was killed by terrorists on 24.09.2020 at his residence.” The identity of the informer shall be kept highly confidential. Those having any information can contact us at the Mobile/WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal number 9103998467, read the notice....

Helping Hands Care Foundation J-K , A Non-Government Organization (NGO) organized a Blood Donation Camp on Thursday at Khomeini Chowk Bemina where the procession was carried out on the eve of Arbaeen marking the 40th day of Mourning for the martyr Imam Hussain (a.s) grandson of the Prophet Mohammed( PBUH) and his companions in Karbala. The camp was inaugurated was by Incharge Grievance and Monitoring Cell BJP Kashmir Dr Rafi Ahmed, in presence of Nasir Hussain ,president of NGO Helping Hands Care Foundation J&K, Jassam Muzaffar Chairman of NGO Ali Asgar Blood Bank Care Foundation J&K , Medical superintendent Institute of Asian Medical Sciences Zakura Dr Basharat Saleem and Dr Javaid Iqbal Khan (Blood Bank officer & Transfusion specialist) Lal Ded Hospital srinagar , along wi...

Amid persistent hot and dry weather conditions in Jammu Kashmir, the weatherman here has predicted continuous deficit rainfall for the next 10 days in the region Director Meteorological (MeT), Sonum Lotus told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that weather conditions across Jammu & Kashmir remained hot & dry. He added that Kupwara was hottest in Kashmir today where a maximum temperature of 33.3 degree Celsius was recorded & Jammu City was the hottest in the division at 35.7 degree Celsius. According to Director MeT, Kokernag and Qazigund witnessed heat wave conditions today where mercury settled at 31.3 degree Celsius and 31.5 degree Celsius respectively. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir has recorded a maximum temperature of 32 degree Ce...

A new bypass road connecting the National Highway-244 at Donipawa with National Highway-44 at Alstop near Mir Bazar in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district is set to be completed by December this year, a senior official said on Friday. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), General Manager, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) for Anantnag, Ragunath Sharma, said the 8.5-kilometre road will help decongest traffic in Anantnag town. “The project is scheduled to be completed by December this year, with 60 percent of the work already completed,” he said, adding that the bypass road will provide an alternative route for traffic from Kishtwar and other parts of the upper valley to Srinagar without having to pass through Anantnag town. ...

Ganderbal Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two self styled journalists involved in blackmailing and extortion. Police in a statement to the news agency Kashmir Scroll said the Police Party led by PSI Jameel Ahmad of PS Gund under the supervision of SDPO Kangan Shri Muzaffar Jan-JKPS arrested two fake Journalists for blackmailing/ extortion in the jurisdiction of PS Gund. The duo were identified as Sohail Maqbool R/O Bamiluna Kangan and Kaiser Farooq R/O Cheerwan Kangan. "Yesterday on 08-09-2023, a written complaint was received by PS Gund from one person namely Gulzar Ahmed Kasana S/O Abdul Rehman Kasana R/O Surfraw Gund stating therein that two unknown persons (Fake Journalists) arrived at his residence at surfraw and demanded a bribe of Rs.5000 from him. It is pertine...