POONCH — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited District Hospital, Poonch to enquire about the health of civilians who were injured in a tragic road accident at Sawjian and met the relatives and doctors treating the injured. The Lt Governor announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 5 lakh each for the Next of Kin of those who […]
SRINAGAR — The State Health Agency has started the Jammu and Kashmir Gold Card campaign to target registering of 97 lakh souls under the ‘Ayushman Bharat SEHAT Scheme’ launched by the Government of India which has revolutionized the health sector across Jammu and Kashmir. With this scheme, lakhs of poor people who can’t afford treatment […]
ANANTNAG — Decomposed body of a person, presumed to be in his 20s, was found at Pahalgam of Srigufwara Bijbehara of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Wednesday evening. They told GNS that some passersby spotted the body at Mandlan village and informed the police about it. Soon after, a police team arrived at […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Nowgam area of Srinagar district in Central Kashmir on Wednesday evening. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Nowgam area of Srinagar district following the inputs about presence of militants […]
NEW DELHI — India has rejected “factually incorrect and unwarranted references” to Jammu and Kashmir made by a grouping of Islamic nations, using its Right of Reply at UN Human Rights Council. Accusing Pakistan of “peddling malicious propaganda”, India said Islamabad is “well-advised to put its own house in order”. Yesterday, the Organisation of Islamic […]
POONCH — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited the forward areas of Poonch today and took stock of the security situation along the border. The Lt Governor, who is on a two-day visit to Poonch, undertook a first-hand assessment of the situation at the Line of Control (LoC) and forward areas at the border village Degwar […]
AHMEDABAD — The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad in a joint operation with the Indian Coast Guard seized 40 kg heroin worth Rs 200 crore from a Pakistani fishing boat in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast on Wednesday, a senior ATS official said. Six Pakistani crew members of the boat were also apprehended, he […]
SRINAGAR — The Hurriyat Conference on Wednesday said the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan is an opportunity for prime ministers of India and Pakistan to break the ice and move towards resolving their outstanding issues. The SCO will hold its first in-person summit in Samarkand in Uzbekistan on Thursday after two years. This […]
RIYADH — Saudi police arrested a Yemeni man this week after he advertised on social media his pilgrimage to Mecca, where he paid tribute to the memory of Queen Elizabeth II. The pilgrim, who was not identified by name, had posted footage earlier this week that showed him holding a banner honouring the late queen […]
SRINAGAR — Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has asked all schools in the Valley to carry out various activities in the educational institutions regarding drug menace and submit report to it on daily basis. “As per the instructions issued by this Directorate from time to time and as per guidelines given by Divisional Commissioner […]