Jammu, Dec 10 : Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Youth Services and Sports on Tuesday declared the 68th National School Games in four sports disciplines of Judo, Fencing, Wushu, and Football closed in a ceremony here at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium, University of Jammu. A total of around 4000 athletes and officials are drawn from...
Jammu, Dec 10 : Police on Tuesday slapped Public Safety Act (PSA) on a hardcore criminal and drug peddler in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. Drug peddler, Parminder Singh alias Pammu of Tanal, Udhampur, has been booked and detained under PSA by District Police Udhampur. Several FIRs (first information reports) including under NDPS...
Srinagar, Dec 10: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah expressed concern over alleged “increasing attacks” on Muslims in the country, stating that such actions go against the principles of India’s Constitution. Farooq said this in a statement on the Human Rights Day and expressed concern over alleged “increasing attacks” on Muslims throughout and asked the...
Jammu, Dec 10: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday directed officials to liaise with the Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India, to ensure NeVA is operationalized before the upcoming budget session of J&K Legislative Assembly. Chairing a review meeting of the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs...
Over 6800 cases, one death reported this year so far; Jammu tops list with over 4k cases Srinagar, Dec 10: As the mercury plummeted, the dengue cases in Jammu and Kashmir have witnessed a decline as fewer cases are being reported across the Union Territory. As per the details available with the news agency Kashmir...
Srinagar, Dec 10: From 2021 to 2022, a total of 327 cybercrime cases were registered in Jammu and Kashmir while 178 people were arrested, 142 were chargesheeted, and one conviction was reported under cybercrime laws. According to data accessed by the news agency Kashmir News Observer, in 2020, 120 cases were registered while the charge...
Anantnag, Dec 10: Amir Ahmad Bhat, a 30-year-old Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in the Indian Army, has made history as he became the first Kashmiri national champion in para shooting. Hailing from Damhal village in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, Amir won two gold medals among five at the 5th Para Shooting Championship held in Pune,...
New Delhi, Dec 10: The India bloc on Tuesday moved a no-confidence motion against Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankhar, accusing him of conducting the House in an ‘extremely partisan manner’. Giving this information, Rajya Sabha MP and senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh called it a painful decision and said that the motion has...
Srinagar, Dec 10: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President Tariq Karra on Tuesday called for following International conventions while dealing with Rohingyas refugees residing in Jammu. Speaking during a press meet at the Congress headquarters in Srinagar, Karra highlighted that there were clear cut international conventions about the refugee issues. “ The...
Srinagar, Dec 10: A fire broke out in the MLA Hostel at Lal Chowk area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning, officials said on Tuesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the fire broke out in the MLA Hostel Srinagar this morning. He said the firefighting operation is on—(KNO) *More details are...
Srinagar, Dec 10: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, experienced its coldest night of the season on Tuesday, with temperatures plummeting to a bone-chilling minus 5.4°C. The famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district recorded an even harsher -9.0°C, maintaining its status as the coldest place in the region...
Srinagar, December 10: Police on Tuesday said that property worth 50 lacs has been attached of a drug peddler in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. In a handout to GNS, the police said in a significant crackdown on Drug trafficking, Anantnag Police have attached a residential property worth ₹50 lakhs belonging to a notorious drug peddler,...