Month: January 2024

A 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck Jammu District today at 11:33:32 a.m., according to the National Seismological Centre (NCS). The quake's epicenter was located at 32.76°N, 74.57°E, with a depth of 5km. Estimated energy released was 4.5 x 10^10 joules, equivalent to 12.4 megawatt hours or 10.7 tons of TNT. The quake's impact was felt in nearby areas, including Jammu (28 km E of epicenter), Katra (43 km NE), Reasi (43 km NE), Samba (56 km E), and Udhampur (56 km E). Primary data source: NCS, reported.

The enforcement wing of agriculture seized 400 bags of duplicate spurious fertilizers at Ladgoo area of Kulgam district on Tuesday morning, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that, “Enforcement team headed by Director Agriculture Kashmir Choudhary Mohammad Iqbal seized bags of duplicate spurious fertilizers at Ladgoo early morning today.” He said during the operation, team confiscated around 400 bags of duplicate spurious fertilizers. Director Agriculture Kashmir, Choudhury Mohammad Iqbal told KNO that the fight against the duplicate spurious fertilizers will continue in the Kashmir valley. “Today we have seized 400 bags of duplicate spurious fertilizers at Ladgoo. Such actions will continue in future,” he said. Choudhary reiterated ...

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said to have busted a marriage scam by arresting a fraudster in Baramulla. "Police Post Delina received a written complaint from a resident of Hudpora Khaitangan stating therein that his brother's marriage ceremony was scheduled to be held on 31st of December, 2023 and they were supposed to get the bride from Thana Mandi Rajouri. However, the families don't know each other and are in touch through the middle man namely Sharif Ahmad Gaasi son of Ali Mohd Gaasi resident of Kakapora Pulwama who is not responding to their phone calls," a police spokesman said in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Accordingly, police said a case under relevant sections of law was registered in Police Station Baramulla and investigation was...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a high-level meeting in New Delhi to review security situation and developmental works in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, sources said here. Sources told KNS that the meeting has been called in the backdrop of recent terror attacks in Poonch-Rajouri region, where 19 soldiers have been martyred in four incidents in 2023. They said that the meeting will focus on enhancing security measures in the Rajouri-Poonch region and along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Besides security situation, sources said the meeting will on focus on developmental works in Jammu and Kashmir, review of security measures for the upcoming Republic Day, enhancing tourist safety, anti-terror operations and increased vigil along the Line of Control. They...

Night temperature across Kashmir dropped several notches below zero on Monday as an intense cold wave continued unabated. The Meteorological (MeT) department said, “Minimum temperature was minus 5.2 in Srinagar today while it was minus 3.4 and minus 5.7 in Gulmarg and Pahalgam respectively. “Leh town of Ladakh had minus 14, Kargil minus 9.8 and Drass minus 13.6 as the minimum temperature today. “Jammu city had 7.3, Katra 7.1, Batote 3.1, Bhaderwah 0.6 and Banihal minus 0.8 as the night’s lowest temperature”. The 40-day long period of harsh winter cold called the ‘Chillai Kalan’ started on December 21 and will end on January 30. (IANS)