NEW DELHI — With 1,233 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,23,215, while the active cases dipped to 14,704, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,101 with 31 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday arrested a man from Bemina area of Srinagar following a “viral video” in which he is purportedly seen shooting a street dog dead with his 12 bore rifle. A police officer told GNS that one person identified as Iqbal Ahmed Dar son of Ghulam Hassan Dar of Khumani Chowk Bemina […]
Mohammad Mufeez SRINAGAR — The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is known for its beauty and there are many beautiful places to attract tourists. But there are destinations that have not been explored yet by the tourism department. One such tourist destination has been discovered by the local residents in Gujjar Saran area of […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Wednesday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy weather during the next 24 hours. “Weather is expected to remain mainly clear to partly cloudy in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Welfare Transporters Welfare Association, an amalgam of various transporters associations, on Wednesday deferred ‘Chaka Jam’ (stop wheels) strike scheduled today after midnight negotiations with the government. “There were two rounds of meeting with officers at Jammu during the day on Tuesday and both ended without any headway. However late last night we […]
SRINAGAR — At least eight shops were damaged in a midnight blaze at Gadyar area of Zainakadal in Srinagar. Official sources said that the fire broke out at Gadyar Zainakadal at around 01 am in the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday. In the incident, five shops were gutted completely while three shops suffered partial damage, they […]
NEW DELHI — Petrol and diesel prices were on Wednesday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last nine days to Rs 5.60 per litre. Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending upon the incidence of local taxation. This is […]
ANANTNAG — A youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Seer Hamdan area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday morning, officials said. Officials said that body of youth identified as Basit Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Hameed Dar from Rampora Mattan was spotted this morning by locals and a police team recovered it […]
SRINAGAR — Two local militants were killed in an encounter between government forces and militants at Rainawari area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Summer Capital, Srinagar on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Rainawari following the inputs about presence of militants in the […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Rainawari area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Summer Capital, Srinagar on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Rainawari following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. They said that […]