JAMMU — More than 11,000 pilgrims have performed this year’s Amarnath Yatra so far, as another batch of 6,113 worshippers on Saturday moved from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu towards the valley. “Over 11,000 yatris had darshan inside the holy cave shrine so far, while 23,214 others have moved towards the valley since […]
SRINAGAR — A 6-year-old girl was killed in a leopard attack in Gopalpora village of Mattan area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this evening, reports and officials said. Reports reaching GNS said that one Zubaida Jan daughter of Ghulam Mohuiddin Chopan, was pounced upon by a leopard while she was outside her home. Alerted by […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday “appreciated” the Supreme Court’s observations against suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her “provocative comments” on Prophet Mohammad. However, she asked when the apex court will take cognizance of the Delhi Police’s different yardsticks applied to Sharma and fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair. Earlier in […]
VERINAG — A 14-year-old boy, who was Hafiz-e-Quran, drowned to death in Nallah Sandran in Verinag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday evening. An official said that the boy identified as Saqib Ahmad Badana son of Bilal Ahmad Badana of Gurinard Verinag was bathing in Nallah Sandran when he drowned. He said that […]
BANIHAL/JAMMU — Pilgrims and tourists have been barred from crossing over to Kashmir from Banihal area of Ramban district after 3.30 pm, the cut-off time, due to security concerns, an officer said on Friday. The measure has been taken by the police in view of unregistered Amarnath pilgrims travelling in the guise of tourists to […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday upheld the Rs 5 lakh compensation to the family of Aamir Magrey, who was killed in the Hyderpora shootout last November and directed the government to allow the kin to perform some rituals at the graveyard of the slain youth. A division […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has imposed Rs 10 Lakh as penalty on the government for forcible takeover of land of a private person five years ago for construction of a bridge in Bandipora district of north Kashmir. Apart from imposing Rs 10 Lakh penalty, a division bench of Chief Justice […]
BUDGAM — A 35-year-old woman was electrocuted to death in Khansahib area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday afternoon. An official said that the woman received electric shock when she was repairing electric heater and she died on the spot. He identified the deceased as Haseena Bano wife of Bashir Ahmad Bhat of Razgeer […]
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 […]