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LG Manoj Sinha inaugurates Vistadome Coach in Srinagar

19Oct

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Kashmir, Srinagar, State

LG Manoj Sinha inaugurates Vistadome Coach in Srinagar

Srinagar, Oct 19: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday inaugurated the state-of the art Vistadome Coach and stated that the new train will give an opportunity to the local travellers and tourists to enjoy modern day travel experience in the Valley. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the Vistadome Coach at Srinagar railway station, the LG as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that Vistadome Coach is a state-of the art train with advanced features of entertainment and sitting. “This coach has rotational facility of seats, power sockets as charging points, transparent glass made roof and windows and automatic doors with sensors etc,” he said, adding that “Local travellers and tourists travelling in Vistadome Coach will enjoy the mo...

Narco-terrorism, psychological warfare big threats: LG Manoj Sinha

18Oct

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Baramulla, Kashmir, State

Narco-terrorism, psychological warfare big threats: LG Manoj Sinha

Baramulla, Oct 18: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said that of late, narco-terrorism and psychological warfare are emerging big threats and police along with other security forces have to counter these challenges effectively. “As technology is getting advanced day by day, narco-terrorism and psychological warfare are emerging as the biggest challenges for us. J&K Police along with other security agencies have to counter these threats effectively,” LG said addressing the passing out parade of 510 new recruits at Sheeri area of northern district of Baramulla. Showering praises on the J&K police for fighting on multiple fronts, the LG said that J&K police is full of talent and has left no stone unturned to protect the hono...

Srinagar-Jammu highway blocked in Ramban due to incessant rains, schools closed

17Oct

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Jammu, Kashmir, Ramban, State

Srinagar-Jammu highway blocked in Ramban due to incessant rains, schools closed

Ramban, October 17: The National Highway-44 in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir was blocked due to incessant rains, an official said on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner of Ramban Mussarat Zia on social media handle X informed that movement on NH-44 has been blocked due to incessant rains and asked people to avoid travelling today on the same. "NH-44 blocked at Cafeteria Morh, near Ramban due to incessant rains. People are advised to check TCUs for updates and avoid travelling today," Deputy Commissioner Ramban posted on X. https://twitter.com/dcramban/status/1714129266936578303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1714129266936578303%7Ctwgr%5Ebd0f67daee00561e00c9e59311d67266cb8c11ad%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greaterkashmir.com%2Fchenab-vall...

224-meter viaduct completed in Ramban on Srinagar-Jammu national highway: Gadkari

16Oct

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Jammu, Kashmir, National, State

224-meter viaduct completed in Ramban on Srinagar-Jammu national highway: Gadkari

Srinagar, Oct 14: Union Minister for road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that they have successfully completed the construction of a 224-meter viaduct (2-lane) at Sher-e-Bibi, enhancing the region's connectivity and facilitating transportation across challenging terrain. This 224-meter viaduct, part of the broader infrastructure development project, is not only reducing travel distances by 125 meters but is also aiding steep gradient traversal, ensuring smoother vehicle flow through the challenging Sherebibi area, he said, in a post on X, formerly Twitter. https://twitter.com/nitin_gadkari/status/1713789820437491993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1713789820437491993%7Ctwgr%5E55531ce9e87190dc2ab36ec21eafc43e8084cd15%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_u...

14Dec

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Bandipora, Kashmir, State

Fire damages school in Bandipora

Bandipora, Dec 14: A government middle school was demaged in a massive blaze in Turknaadi Turkpora village of north Kashmir's Bandipora district, officials said here on Wednesday morning. Quoting an official, news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reported that fire broke out in the school building at Turknaadi in the wee hours today morning. He said in the incident school building was damaged as fire tenders couldn’t reach early. The area is around 12 kilometres away from the district headquarter. The official said the cause of the fire was being ascertained.

No death or major injuries to soldiers at LAC: Rajnath Singh

14Dec

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National, State

No death or major injuries to soldiers at LAC: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, Dec 13: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that timely intervention by the Indian soldiers stopped the Chinese PLA troops from encroaching on the country’s territory during the December 9 face-off at Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector. Speaking in the Lok Sabha today, the Defence Minister said that the Indian Army bravely stopped the Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA) PLA troops from encroaching on Indian territory and forced them to withdraw to their posts. “On December 9, 2022, in the Yangtse area of Tawang sector, PLA troops encroached upon and attempted to change the status quo. This attempt was tackled by our troops in a determined manner. There was fist fight during this face-off as well. Our troops bravely stopped the PLA from encroaching upon our terri...

Police attaches house for harbouring militants in Khrew

8Dec

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Kashmir, Pulwama, State

Police attaches house for harbouring militants in Khrew

Srinagar, Dec 7: Police on Wednesday attached a house for providing of intentional harbouring and logistic support to militants in Khrew. A Police Spokesman said, "On 19/20 August 2021, Police in Awantipora received an information through reliable sources regarding presence of a group of terrorists in the house of Gh Ahmad Najar son of Gh Mohd Najar resident of Danak Mohala Khrew who are conspiring to carry out terror act in the area." "Accordingly, a joint cordon and search operation was launched along with Army (50RR) and CRPF (185 Bn). When the cordon was being laid, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon the operational party with the intent to kill the Police/Security forces. The fire was effectively retaliated leading to an encounter", he said. The spokesman said ...

NIT Srinagar lifts All India Inter-NIT Faculty trophy

8Dec

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Kashmir, National, Sports, Srinagar, State

NIT Srinagar lifts All India Inter-NIT Faculty trophy

Srinagar, Dec 8: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar on Wednesday defeated NIT Uttarakhand by 26 runs in the finals of All India Inter-NIT Faculty and Staff Cricket Tournament at Sports Cricket Ground at Visvesvarya National Institute of Technology (NIT) Nagpur. The tournament was hosted by VNIT Nagpur and 20 NITs from across India participated in the mega event. Earlier after winning the toss, NIT Uttarakhand decided to field first. On a tough surface, NIT Srinagar started well and scored 125/8 in 20 allotted Overs. While chasing the target, NIT Uttarakhand made a shaky start and lost their 5 wickets quickly during the Powerplay and was eventually bundled out for 99 in 18.2 overs. For NIT Srinagar, Captain Faisal Ir...

Encounter breaks out in Shopian : Police

7Dec

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Kashmir, Shopian, State

Encounter breaks out in Shopian : Police

Srinagar, Dec 07: An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday evening, police said. In a tweet, Kashmir Zone Police said that the gunfight was going-on in Watho area of Shopian. “Encounter has started at Watho area of #Shopian. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow,” the police tweet said. Tweet Link

180 militants, 31 SFs personnel killed in J&K this year till now: MHA

7Dec

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Kashmir, National, State

180 militants, 31 SFs personnel killed in J&K this year till now: MHA

New Delhi, 7 Dec: Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said that there has been a substantial decline in militants attack from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021. While informing the Rajya sabha, MoS Home Nityanand Rai said, 14 persons belonging to minorities including 3 Kashmiri Pandits have been killed in UT of Jammu and Kashmir from January 2022 to 30th November 2022. He said that there were 123 terrorist incidents in J&K (till November 2022). 31 security forces personnel lost their lives in the line of duty while 31 civilians also lost their lives. "180 terrorists have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir in encounters with security personnel this year (till November 2022)", he said.