TOKYO — The world’s oldest person from the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka died at the age of 119 on April 19, the government said on Monday. Kane Tanaka was born on January 2 in 1903, the year Wright Brothers — Wilbur and Orville Wright — made the world’s first successful flight of powered aircraft, […]
URI — A woman was killed after a shooting stone hit her head in Kamalkote area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district this afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that a woman namely Husan Fatma, wife of Syed Nasar Husan resident of Kamalkot Uri, was hit by a shooting stone while she had taken a […]
SRINAGAR — Police in Awantipora along with security forces have arrested a Hybrid militant and his accomplice who were planning to target outside labourers. Besides, Police have arrested one person for collecting funds in the name of banned organization JeI in Baramulla. In a statement, police said that on a specific input, Police along with […]
NEW DELHI — The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Government of India on Monday blocked 16 YouTube ‘news’ channels, including six from Pakistan for allegedly spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order. Their videos have more than 68 crore views in total, the ministry said. “It was observed that these […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir recorded 14 new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said that seven cases each were reported from Jammu and Kashmir, taking overall tally to 454004—166316 in Jammu and 287688 in Kashmir. While seven cases were reported […]
SRINAGAR — Taking strong exception to merger of schools by Chief Education Officers sans approval by competent authority, Director School Education Kashmir has strictly refrained them from issuing any such orders, terming them same as “sheer misuse of official authority and overstepping.” The DESK has also withdrawn all such orders. In an order issued here, […]
KUPWARA — Hailstorm wreaked havoc in many villages of Kupwara district causing damage to apple orchards walnut trees on Monday afternoon. Reports reaching to GNS said that some villages including Puthwari Nowgam, Reshwari , Yahama, Mawerbala, Lawoosa Qalamabad Audoora, Shatgund bala and Drangsoo the hailstorm started at 5.32 pm and lasted for about 8 minutes […]
SRINAGAR — A Sarpanch from Kupwara and driver of SRTC bus were killed and three PRI members besides two policemen were injured when a bus they were travelling in met with an accident near Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Official sources told that SRTC bus carrying PRIs and policemen had a head-on […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is talking about “future” of those J&K youth who are now being jailed under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) to preclude their chances of getting bail. Mehbooba Mufti in a press conference at PDP office in Srinagar said […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing after summer vacation the pleas challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of senior […]