Aazan Manzoor Srinagar, Mar 26 : Minister Javed Dar on Tuesday expressed strong optimism that this year’s tourist arrivals in Kashmir will surpass all previous records, saying the government’s continued efforts to enhance tourism infrastructure and create more attractions for visitors. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the opening of tulip garden as per news agency JKNS, Minister Javed...

Srinagar, Mar 26 : Asia’s largest Tulip Garden in Srinagar has been thrown open to public, marking the beginning of the Tulip show 2025. The garden was thrown open by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, unveiling a breathtaking display of over 1.5 million tulips. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) after officially opening the garden to visitors,...

SRINAGAR, Mar 26: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday raided the residences of several top separatist leaders, including a former Hurriyat chairman, as part of an ongoing crackdown on banned organizations. The searches came a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that separatism had become a thing of the past in Kashmir, following two Hurriyat leaders distancing themselves...

Srinagar, Mar 26 : A motorcyclist lost his life in a road accident at Nowgam area of Srinagar on Tuesday evening. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a man hailing from south Kashmir’s Kulgam was critically injured after being hit by a vehicle in Taingan Nowgam. He said that he was immediately rushed to Ujala Cygnus...

Srinagar, Mar 26 : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday sacked an employee of Irrigation division, Shopian over his involvement in narcotics trafficking. According to an order, a copy of which lies with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Gulzar Ahmad Dar, Jamadar, Irrigation Division Shopian has been dismissed from service in connection with Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (NDPS)...

JAMMU, Mar 26: A massive multi-tier combing operation to track down a group of infiltrating terrorists continued for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday in forested areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. A local woman informed the police on Tuesday that two men in army uniform asked her for water while they were having food in the Ding Amb...

Srinagar, Mar 25 : The Traffic Police, Srinagar, has issued a detailed traffic advisory for devotees traveling to Hazratbal Shrine on the occasion of Shab-i-Qadr on the intervening night of March 27-28 and Jumat-ul-Vida on March 28, 2025. A large number of worshippers are expected to gather at the shrine, and special traffic arrangements have been put in place to...

Jammu, Mar 25 : Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Tuesday said that an amount of Rs. 27.07 Cr. has been released to the Srinagar Municipal Committee for installation of street lights. The Chief Minister was replying to a question raised by Shamim Firdous in the Legislative Assembly. He informed the House that as per the tripartite agreement between HUDD, JKPDD &...

Anantnag, March 25 : Expressing deep sympathies with the effected families of fire incident at Gajnag Kadipora Anantnag, during his visit Senior NC leader and Vice District President Imran Amin Shah urged the Government to expedite rehabilitation process for these effected families. Expressing appreciation to district administration for immediate relief to effected under Red Cross Shah said that while this...

JAMMU, MARCH 25: The Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly today passed two Appropriation Bills, authorizing withdrawal of funds from the Union Territory’s Consolidated Fund for the financial years 2024-25 and 2025-26. The Appropriation Bill for the financial year 2024-25 (L.A. Bill No. 2 of 2025) and the Appropriation Bill for 2025-26 (L.A. Bill No. 3 of 2025) were both introduced...

Jammu, Mar 25: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday criticised opposition members for walking out over the use of the term “Union Territory,” saying the region remains one until the Parliament restores its statehood. The Jammu & Kashmir Assembly passed a bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act, 2017, amid a...

Srinagar, Mar 25 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that separatism has become history in Kashmir and that he welcomes the decision of two organisations severing ties with Hurriyat. Amit Shah, in a post on X, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that the unifying policies of the Modi government have tossed separatism out of...

SRINAGAR, Mar 25: Jammu and Kashmir is set to experience isolated light rain and thunderstorms over the next three days. According to the Meteorological Centre Srinagar, over the next 24 hours there is a possibility of light rain or Snow in higher reaches at scattered places mainly over North & Central Kashmir. The outlook for the subsequent two days indicates...

United Nations, Mar 25: India slammed Pakistan at the UN, saying the country continues to illegally occupy the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which it must vacate. These remarks were made on Monday by India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish during remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Advancing Adaptability in UN Peace operations. “Jammu...

Jammu, Mar 25: A massive search operation to track down a group of infiltrating terrorists continued for the third day in a forested area in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The operation, led by Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat, was launched on Sunday evening in the Hiranagar sector following an encounter between security forces...

Jammu, Mar 24: A large quantity of material, including several magazines of M-4 carbine and a bulletproof jacket, was discovered as a search operation to neutralise a group of infiltrating terrorists continued on Monday in Kathua district, officials said. The operation was launched Sunday evening in the Hiranagar sector and was intensified with additional deployment of commandos, drones, and sniffer...