Kanyakumari to Kashmir in 15 days: Female biker embarks on a dream trip to the Valley

Kanyakumari to Kashmir in 15 days: Female biker embarks on a dream trip to the Valley

A female biker from Karnataka has embarked on a journey to Jammu and Kashmir, riding solo and reaching her destination in just 15 days. Sharing her travel experience, Chitra Rao told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that she reached Srinagar on Thursday. “People are very nice here. Before coming to Kashmir, I was worried … Read more

Big Breaking: Chandrayaan-3 rover confirms the presence of Sulphur in lunar surface, Watch Here

Chandrayaan-3 rover confirms the presence of Sulphur in lunar surface

The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard Pragyan rover of Chandrayaan-3 has unambiguously confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar surface near south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements, ISRO said on Tuesday. It also said the instrument detected aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, silicon and oxygen, as expected. “The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument … Read more

Successful Chandrayaan-3 landing on moon: Jubilations at Clock Tower, Sgr as big screen attracts large crowd

Successful Chandrayaan-3 landing on moon: Jubilations at Clock Tower, Sgr as big screen attracts large crowd

Locals, tourists join celebrations, praise ISRO; Momentous achievement, important milestone, India on moon: LG Manoj Sinha; Special prayers held at Hazratbal shrine; Hats off to never give in sprit of ISRO: Omar; Proud moment for all of us, says Mehbooba As the big screen at the renovated clock tower at Lal Chowk Srinagar announced successful … Read more

Record number of 36.85 lakh people participates in Independence Day celebrations

Highest ever 42879 events held across UT In what could be termed as a historic milestone in J&K, a record number of 36,85,106 persons participated in the celebrations held across the districts of the UT displaying patriotic fervor. A total of 42,879 events were conducted right from the Panchayat level with large number of people … Read more

World No Tobacco Day: 32 percent men, one percent women consume tobacco in J&K: NHFS-5 data

‘Over 60 percent adolescents exposed to tobacco’ Around 32 percent men and one percent women consume tobacco in Jammu and Kashmir with cigarettes being the main tobacco product, NHFS-5 data revealed. Official data available with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) showed that only 1 percent of women in the age 15-49 group use some form … Read more

Climate Change & Disaster Risk Reduction: KU brings together 17 youth delegates from G-20 countries

Experts suggest innovative ideas for farmers amid climate change challenges; KU students take part in brainstorming session The University of Kashmir Thursday set the stage for an extraordinary convergence of international and local youth by hosting a ground-breaking climate symposium under India’s G20 Presidency. With the theme “Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction: Making Sustainability … Read more

From Bihar to Kashmir: This CRPF man with melodious voice captivates audiences

Posted in Bandipora, Mrityunjay takes social media by a storm; sings Kashmiri songs in his melodious voice; Says he is in love with poignant lyrics of Kashmiri songs For several years, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel stationed in the North Kashmir’s Bandipora district has been captivating audiences with his enchanting voice. Of late, … Read more

Home deptt made ‘inadmissible’ payment of Rs 1.58 crore to Police personnel not deployed for election duties, reveals CAG

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report has pointed out that the Home Department paid one month additional salary to 483 Police personnel who were not deployed for Municipal and Panchayat election duties. In its report, which was tabled in the Parliament recently, the CAG, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), has … Read more