BDO dies of cardiac arrest in Gurez

BDO dies of cardiac arrest in Gurez

Bandipora, Feb 26: A senior officer of Rural Development Department (RDD) died of massive cardiac arrest while performing his duty in Tulail area of Gurez in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday afternoon. An official said that a Block Development Officer (BDO), posted at Tulail suffered a massive cardiac arrest while he was on duty. […]

CASO launched in Medhar Poonch

CASO launched in Medhar Poonch

Poonch, Feb 26: Police and army on Friday launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Medhar area of Poonch district. Official sources said that at about 1400 hours, police’s SOG Mendhar and army’s 49 RR launched the CASO in village Dhargloon Sarula and Khait in Mendhar. SDPO Mendhar Z A Jafri said that the CASO was launched amid […]

Police Arrests 3 Youth While On Way To Cross LoC In Kupwara

Police Arrests 3 Youth While On Way To Cross LoC In Kupwara

Srinagar, Feb 26: Three youth were arrested allegedly in pursuit of crossing over to the Line of Control for arms training in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police said on Friday. A police official said that following specific information, police arrested the trio, all in their 20s. “They had established a contact with a militant […]

US urges India, Pakistan to hold direct talks on Kashmir

US urges India, Pakistan to hold direct talks on Kashmir

Washington: In its first statement on Kashmir, the Biden administration has urged India and Pakistan to hold direct talks on the issue, and welcomed an agreement between the two neighbours to de-escalate tensions along the Line of Control (LoC), Dawn newspaper reported. Both India and Pakistan announced on Thursday that their senior military commanders have […]

Bandipora footballer succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS

Bandipora footballer succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS

Bandipora, Feb 26: Bandipora man succumbed to his injuries on Friday morning at Srinagar’s SKIMS hospital, who sustained perilous injuries in a road mishap on last Sunday in Suderkoot Payeen village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora. A man identified as Irshad Ahmed Sofi, Son of Ghulam Mohammad Sofi was critically injured in an accident on last […]

75 percent qualify 10th standard exams, girls outshine boys

75 percent qualify 10th standard exams, girls outshine boys

Srinagar, Feb 26: The Board of School Education (BOSE) on Friday declared annual regular results of 10th standard of Kashmir division with an overall pass percentage of 75 percent. It ha been learnt that the girl students have outshined boys in the exams. KNO has also learnt to that among the total of pass percentage includes […]

‘Renewed’ Indo-Pak Ceasefire Agreement Cheers Up Uri Residents Living Along LoC

‘Renewed’ Indo-Pak Ceasefire Agreement Cheers Up Uri Residents Living Along LoC

Uri, (Baramulla) Feb 25: Inhabitants living along Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday have welcomed the statement of India and Pakistan armies into ‘strict observance’ of 2003 Ceasefire agreement along borders in Jammu and Kashmir. A group of locals while welcoming the ‘renewed pact’, expressed hope that […]

HC Quashes PSA Detention Of JeI Spokesman

HC Quashes PSA Detention Of JeI Spokesman

Srinagar, Feb 25: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday quashed detention order under Public Safety Act against the spokesman of Jama’at-e-Islami, the socio-religious organisation which was banned by the government in 2019. The spokesman, advocate Ali Mohammad Lone (Zahid), through his counsel Salih Pirzada, had challenged before the high court the detention order (11/DMP/PSA/20) […]