POONCH — Two persons were killed when a tipper they were travelling in met with an accident in Mendhar area of this mountainous district on Friday. Official sources told GNS that the tipper (JK12B-1569) on way from Mendhar to Poonch rolled down into a gorge on reaching near Nabna Major Morh Salnai, leading to on […]
SRINAGAR — Health and Medical Education Department on Friday issued a final show cause notice to 16 doctors for their unauthorized absence from duties. According to the notice, H&ME department stated that in some cases notices were served to these doctors by Director Health Services, Jammu/Kashmir and in some cases by Administrative Department, wherein an […]
SRINAGAR — On doctors’ day, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday demanded setting up of a medical university in Kashmir. “Medical university in Kashmir is the need of the hour” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said Jammu and Kashmir (JK) has dozens of medical institutions, including medical, dental and paramedical colleges, […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration on Friday announced summer vacation for schools falling in Kashmir division and Winter Zone of Jammu division. In a communique, the school education department said, “all the Government Educational Institutions and recognized private schools upto higher secondary level functioning in the Kashmir Division and winter zone […]
SRINAGAR — A sand extractor died after drowning in river Jhelum in Bijbehara of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon. Reports said that one Khalil Ahmad Chohan, son of Ab Raheem, resident of Tanghard Hiller Arhama Kokernag drowned in the river during extraction of sand. Soon after, the locals and police launched efforts to rescue […]
BANDIPORA — A teenage boy drowned to death in Wular Lake in Laharwalpora village of Bandipora district on Friday, officials said here. An official said that the boy identified as Muzaffar drowned to death while he was trying to cross his cattle over a stream along the Wular Lake in Laharwalpora village. He said that […]
GANDERBAL — A trooper of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was injured after he shot himself with his service rifle in Gund area of Ganderbal district on Friday morning, officials said here. An official said that the trooper (name withheld) from Reasi, who shot himself today morning, was posted at CRPF Headquarter Gund. He said […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma while hearing her petition to club First Information Reports (FIRs) over derogatory remarks on Prophet Mohammad, reported Live Law. As per the report, the vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala slammed the […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Friday forecast mainly dry weather in Kashmir and moderate rain in Jammu division during the next 24 hours. “Light to moderate rain is likely to occur in Jammu division while partly cloudy weather with light rain at one or two places is expected in Kashmir division during the […]
RAMBAN — Four Amarnath pilgrims, who were on way to the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, were injured in a road accident in Banihal area of Ramban district on Friday morning, officials said. An official said that a tempo vehicle carrying the pilgrims turned turtle on Srinagar-Jammu national highway near Sherbabi area of […]