Mubashir Alam Wani Srinagar, Apr 12 : As 550 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir have opted for Hajj 2025 through Haj Group Organisers (HGOs), the authorities at the J&K State Hajj Committee have asked to verify the registration status and quota allotment of their chosen operators before making any commitments. A top official at J&K’s...
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Amarnath Yatra 2025 to begin on July 3; pilgrimage to proceed with enhanced preparations: Div Com
Srinagar, Apr 12 : The annual Amarnath Yatra, one of Jammu and Kashmir’s most significant religious pilgrimages, is set to commence on July 3, 2025 and will span till August 19, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri announced on Saturday. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) Correspondent, speaking to reporters, Div Com confirmed...
J&K govt accepts Safina Baig’s resignation as Hajj committee head
Srinagar, Apr 12 : The Jammu and Kashmir Government has accepted the resignation of Safina Baig as the head of the Hajj Committee. According to an official order, a copy of which lies with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), her resignation has been accepted with effect from August 24, 2024. Safina Baig was elected as...
Handwara Accident: Magisterial inquiry ordered, Govt announces Rs 1 lakh ex-gratia for deceased families
Injured persons to get up to Rs 50,000; Sopore-Kulangam road to be four-laned: Advisor CM Waris Fayaz Srinagar, Apr 12 (KNO): In wake of the tragic accident in Handwara, the government on Saturday announced ex-gratia relief to the victims’ families while as a magisterial inquiry has been ordered to probe the circumstances surroundings the fatal...
GDA asks schools to avoid visiting Gulmarg on weekends, seek prior permission
Srinagar, Apr 12 : The Gulmarg Development Authority (GDA) has issued an advisory to all the government and private schools, asking them to avoid organizing student visits to Gulmarg on Saturdays and Sundays due to increased crowding during weekends. According to the circular, a copy of which lies with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the...
Three terrorists killed, M4 Rifle, other arms recovered in Kishtwar gunfight: Army
DIG Patil says the operation continues with increased surveillance; security has been stepped up with drones, facial recognition; vehicle scanners across Kishtwar, Doda, and Udhampur Yogesh Jammu, Apr 12 : Security forces on Saturday said three terrorists were killed and a cache of arms and ammunition recovered during an ongoing encounter in the Chhatru forest...
Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Expresses Deep Grief Over Tragic Handwara Bus Accident
Srinagar, April 12 : Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir, Dr. Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, has expressed deep sorrow and anguish over the tragic road accident in Vodhpora, Handwara, in which two young students lost their lives and several others were injured. Terming the incident as heartbreaking, Mirwaiz said that the loss of such young, promising lives is a...
Handwara Accident: Another student succumbs, toll 2; CM says monitoring situation closely
Most injured students stable, confirms MS GMC; DC Kupwara promises assistance Waris Fayaz Srinagar, Apr 12 : The death toll in the tragic Handwara bus accident has risen to two after another injured student succumbed to her injuries on Saturday. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, however, expressed profound grief over the incident,...
Omar Abdullah Mourns Death of Student in Handwara Accident, Assures Support
Srinagar, Apr 12 : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed profound grief over the tragic death of Tabasum Mushtaq, a promising student from GDC Sogam, who lost her life in a bus accident near Handwara on Friday. Calling it a heartbreaking tragedy, Omar said, “The loss of young Tabasum Mushtaq is a tragedy that weighs...
NC didn’t allow Assembly to run; it ran away from discussions: LoP Sharma
Normalcy has returned to downtown, which remained shut under previous regimes; 10,000 NC workers killed under Omar, Farooq regime; not single murdered in BJP rule; BJP imposed PSA to save lives; NC, PDP killed people to keep pot boiling; Terrorists pushed to forests, peace has been restored; Assembly not a place to raise religious slogans...
One student dead, 23 injured as college bus overturns in Handwara
Sajid Raina/ Waris Fayaz Srinagar, Apr 12 : A female college student lost her life while 23 others sustained injuries after a bus carrying them met with an accident in Vodhpora area of Handwara in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday. Officials told news agency — Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the bus ferrying college...
Kishtwar encounter: 2 more terrorists killed, toll rises to 3
Yogesh Kishtwar, Apr 12 : Death toll in the ongoing Chhatru encounter in Kishtwar District rose to three with the killing of two more terrorists last night, officials said on Saturday. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the operation was launched in Chhatru forest area of Kishtwar District on April 9, after...