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 KV News

President Municipal Committee Aishmuqam calls on Lt Guv

SRINAGAR: Sofi Arafat Rashid, President Municipal Committee Aishmuqam called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan, Monday. Rashid along with Sh Mohammed Iqbal, Chairman Coordination Committee, ULB Kashmir apprised the Lt Governor on various development issues of Aishmuqam, Dooru and Verinag. Sheikh Inayat Ullah, CEO Move Beyond (startup IIEDC, NIT Srinagar) briefed the Lt […]

 KV News

Lt Governor pays obeisance at Mata Roop Bhawani Temple, Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday paid obeisance at Mata Roop Bhawani temple, Cheshmashahi, Srinagar. Inside the temple premises, the Lt Governor offered his prayers and participated in the Yagya organised on the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima. He also interacted with the devotees and extended his hearty greetings on the auspicious occasion.  

 KV News

Three casual labourers attempt ‘self-immolation’ at Kokernag

Srinagar, Jul 3: Three casual labourers were timely rescued and hospitalised after they made a self-immolation bid at Botanical Garden Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon, official sources said. They said that panic gripped the people present in the Garden after three persons tried to self-immolate themselves. “The onlookers timely intervened to rescue […]

 KV News

Driver killed as oil tanker plunges into gorge in Ramban

Ramban: A driver of an oil tanker died after his vehicle fell into a deep gorge near Shaitani Nallah in Banihal area of Ramban district on Monday morning, officials said. An official said that oil tanker rolled down and fell into a deep gorge near Shaitani Nallah. He said that soon after a rescue operation […]

 KV News

KU organises maiden ‘Library Meet’, VC chairs inaugural session KV News Network Srinagar: The Allama Iqbal Library, University of Kashmir, on Monday held its maiden Library Meet to provide a common platform to the former and present library professionals to exchange ideas and expertise on giving a further fillip to the library culture in the […]

 Jahangeer Ganaie

Zahid Bagh village in Pulwama lacks basic facilities: Locals

Zahid Bagh village in Pulwama lacks basic facilities: Locals

Seek upgradation of services, basic amenities

Pulwama:-A village in Litter tehsil of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district is carving for facilities as authorities aren’t paying any attention towards the village, locals alleged. Locals from Zahid Bagh village said that the village falls on the boundary of Pulwama and Shopian district and lacks all basic facilities. They said that a water supply scheme […]

 KV News

Batamaloo firefighting operation ends after six hours

Batamaloo firefighting operation ends after six hours

Personnel from 19 stations, 20 vehicles were on job, one vehicle on stand-by for precautions: DFO

Srinagar: A massive fire broke out in a three-storey hardware store building on Sunday afternoon in the Batamaloo area here and was controlled after hectic efforts of firefighters for six long hours, even as one vehicle has been put on standby at the spot as a precautionary measure. An official from the Fire & Emergency […]

 Press Trust of India

  Vice chief of Army staff visits Ladakh

Leh: Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar visited different forward areas in the Union Territory of Ladakh and interacted with the troops deployed at the inhospitable terrain, Army said on Sunday. Lt Gen Kumar was also briefed on the operational and logistics aspects at Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps, […]

 Press Trust of India

Tourist vehicle crashes into divider in Udhampur, six injured

Jammu: Six persons were injured when a Kashmir-bound tourist vehicle crashed into a divider near the Tikri area in Udhampur district on Sunday, police said. The accident took place on the along Jammu-Srinagar national highway, they added. The injured passengers, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, have been admitted to the district hospital in Udhampur, the police […]

 Press Trust of India

Search operation conducted in Poonch

Jammu: Security forces on Sunday launched a search operation in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said. The joint search and cordon operation by army and police was launched in Dabi Dharti area of Balakote sector at around 9 am following inputs about suspicious movement, the officials said. […]