JAMMU, Apr 16: Justice Arun Palli was on Wednesday administered oath as the Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court by Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha. The simple, but impressive, ceremony was attended by J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Judges of the high court, subordinate judiciary and other dignitaries. The Chief Justice of...

Habitual offenders being booked under Public Safety Act( PSA): CoF North Kashmir SRINAGAR:16 APRIL: Based on specific inputs from field intelligence, Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department along with J&K Police Personnel from Police station Handwara and officers from Revenue Department jointly carried out raids and searches were conducted in 06 suspicious houses in dorishpora, Handwara of Rajwar Forest Range ,...

PULWAMA, Apr 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday inaugurated the 50 meter-long vital Rohmoo Bridge in Pulwama district, connecting the three districts of Shopian, Kulgam, and Pulwama with the capital city Srinagar. The bridge, constructed at a cost of Rs 25.97 crore by the Public Works (Roads and Buildings) Department under the World Bank-funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project...

CAM Budgam says no fresh date announced yet Umaisar Gull Ganie Qazigund, Apr 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Jammu and Kashmir on April 19 for the inauguration of the much-awaited Vande Bharat Express from Katra to Srinagar has been postponed, officials said on Monday. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the PM’s visit to...

Record-breaking footfall boosts tourism, livelihoods, elevates garden’s status as premier spring attraction Raja Syed Rather Srinagar, Apr 15 : The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Srinagar has witnessed an unprecedented tourist surge this spring, welcoming a record-breaking 6,71,926 visitors in just 20 days since it opened on March 26, 2025. This remarkable number marks the highest-ever footfall in the...

New Delhi, Apr 15: The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against three accused, including a Pakistani handler, in a terror conspiracy case involving seizure of arms and ammunition in the Poonch region of Jammu and Kashmir. The chargesheet filed before a special NIA court in Jammu has named Abdul Aziz, Munawar Hussain and Nazir Hussain alias Nazir...

JAMMU, Apr 16: Ahead of its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 19, a special Vande Bharat train’s trial run was successfully conducted on Tuesday on the Katra-Sangaldan section of the 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Line (USBRL) which connects Kashmir with the rest of the country. The trial run is part of the final arrangements for the inauguration of...

Jammu, April 15: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today launched the online portal of Pediatric Education Network, a free-to-access digital platform curated and developed by eminent Pediatrician and Academician, Dr Suraj Gupte. The Lieutenant Governor congratulated Dr Suraj Gupte and everyone associated with the initiative, which aims to enhance Pediatric healthcare education and empower practitioners, medical professionals, students, and institutions...

Srinagar, Apr 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he was hopeful that statehood will be restored to Jammu and Kashmir very soon and the “appropriate time has come”. He was speaking to reporters after inaugurating a bridge in Pulwama district. “We think the appropriate time has come, six months have passed after since the assembly elections. (Union Home...

‘Had resolution been tabled differently, outcome could have been different’ Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, Apr 15 : Amid criticism by the opposition legislators and parties in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday called the adjournment motion on Waqf Amendment Bill brought by the members in the Legislative Assembly as misplaced action. Talking to the reporters, the Chief Minister,...

SRINAGAR, Apr 15: Peoples’ Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti on Tuesday accused the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir of “letting down” the Muslims of the country by not raising its voice against the Waqf Amendment Act. “Farooq Abdullah should tell us why his party did not bring a resolution in the assembly against the Waqf Bill despite the...

‘Act part of larger plan started under Mufti Sayeed’s tenure; BJP-PDP equally responsible for J&K crisis since 2014’ Sajid Raina Srinagar, Apr 15 : National Conference (NC) Chief Spokesperson and MLA Tanvir Sadiq on Monday said the ongoing reforms in Waqf properties are aimed at targeting Muslims and questioned why similar measures are not applied to other communities. Speaking to...

Says it can be initiated only by opposition   Srinagar, Apr 15 (KNO): Amid growing controversy over the adjournment motion brought by the National Conference-led government regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025—which caused disruptions in the J&K Assembly for three consecutive days—former Lok Sabha Secretary General P. D. T.   Achary on Monday said that such a motion cannot be...

JAMMU, Apr 15: Atleast ten people were injured after a minibus met with an accident in Ghambir Mughlan area of Manjakote in Rajouri on Tuesday. Officials said that a minibus bearing registration number JK02Q2158 lost its control due to which turned turtle at Ghambir Mughlan area. Police along with locals soon reached the accident spot and started the rescue operation....

JAMMU, Apr 15: A brief exchange of fire took place between terrorists and security forces in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Tuesday. The gunfire rattled the Lasana village of Surankote Monday night when security forces launched a search operation following information about the presence of terrorists, the officials said. “Contact was established with terrorists...