Says nationwide enumeration after long gap will help fix data gaps; urges field staff to ensure transparency, precision in exercise Srinagar, May 13 : Principal Census Officer (Urban) and Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Faz Lul Haseeb, on Wednesday said the upcoming Census 2027 will play a decisive role in strengthening governance, improving planning frameworks...
Sajid Raina Bandipora, May 08 : Bodies of three youth were recovered after they drowned into the river Jhelum in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora on Friday, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the incident took place in the Check Chandergeer area when the three youths were washing tent...
Srinagar, May 6 : Srinagar Police have demolished an allegedly illegal residential structure belonging to a suspected habitual drug peddler in the Palpora Noorbagh area as part of its ongoing crackdown on narcotics networks. Police identified the accused as Hilal Ahmad Sheikh, son of Feroz Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Zahidpora Hawal presently residing at...
Srinagar, May 5: In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, Srinagar Police on Tuesday attached immovable property worth approximately ₹1.20 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler as part of the ongoing 100 Days Campaign under the Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan. Acting under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, Police Station Nowhatta carried...
Jahangeer Ganaie Shopian, May 04: A two-year-old girl drowned after falling into a nallah in the Zainapora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday afternoon. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the child slipped into Nallah Ladii near her rented accommodation in Chidipora. Her body was later recovered downstream in...
Srinagar, Apr 27 : The body of the Uttar Pradesh youth, who had jumped into river Jhelum on April 22, was retrieved on Monday by SDRF teams at Old Zaina Kadal in Srinagar after five days of searches, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that SDRF QRT Jhelum teams recovered...
Srinagar, April 25 : Srinagar Police have attached immovable properties worth approximately ₹3.5 crore linked to accused persons involved in a narcotics case registered under the NDPS Act. The action was carried out by Police Station Sangam under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act in connection with FIR No. 56/2025 registered under Sections 8/20 and...
Rehan Qayoom Mir Srinagar, Apr 24: A 27-year-old man was saved from drowning by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel after he jumped into the river Jhelum from the Budshah bridge in Srinagar on Friday, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that SDRF teams stationed at Budshah Bridge noticed a...
Srinagar, April 23: The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Quick Reaction Team resumed search operations on Thursday in the River Jhelum to trace and retrieve the body of an unidentified person who had jumped from Budshah Bridge a day earlier. The search operation, led by SDRF QRT Jhelum, was restarted early in the day following...
Srinagar, Apr 22: An unknown boy jumped into river Jhelum near Budshah Bridge in Lal Chowk area of Srinagar on Wednesday late evening, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an unidentified boy jumped into the river Jhelum from Budshah Bridge near Lal Chowk this evening. He said police, SDRF...