SRINAGAR — Three Kashmiri students were released on Monday following their arrest from Agra engineering college on alleged cheer for Pakistan for their win over India. The national spokesperson of Jammu and Kashmir students association, Nasir Khuehami said, “The three Kashmiri students who were arrested for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s cricket team’s victory.” Allahabad High Court […]
BUDGAM — Police arrested two persons including a cop and recovered contraband substance from their possession during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official source said that patrolling party of police station Chadoora stopped an Alto Vehicle bearing Registration Number JK04E 9628 for checking on Nagam-Hayatpora road near […]
SRINAGAR — Two active militants belonging to Jaish-i-Muhammad oufit were arrested at Pattan area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday, officials said. A senior police officer while confirming to GNS said that a input was recieved through a reliable source about movement of two militants in a vehicle moving towards Srinagar. A joint MVCPs […]
NEW DELHI — With 2,483 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,30,62,569, while the active cases dipped to 15,636, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,23,622 as Assam reconciled 1,347 deaths and Kerala 47 due to […]
SRINAGAR — Light rain with isolated hailstorm occurred in J&K on Monday, as the MeT department forecast mainly dry weather during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours” an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 9.0 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 2.8 and […]
WASHINGTON — Religious freedom has deteriorated “significantly” in India under the Modi-led government, a US commission said. It was the third straight year that the US Commission on International Religious Freedom asked that India be placed on a list of “countries of particular concern” — a recommendation that has angered New Delhi and is virtually […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has strongly responded to a public notice by India regarding pursuance of higher education in Pakistan, terming the tone of the advisory as “threatening”. Pakistan Foreign Office issued a response on the matter, expressing its disregard for the public notice jointly issued by University Grants Commission of India and All India Council […]
KUPWARA — In yet another instance of displaying communal harmony, the Muslims in Lolab valley of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district Monday performed the last rites of an elderly deceased Pandit woman. Rita Kumari (70), a Kashmiri Pandit lady of Lalpora area of Lolab died on Monday. Soon after news about her death spread, the local […]
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 […]