SRINAGAR — As ‘Chillai Kalan’, the 40-day long harshest period of winter, ends, the minimum temperature recorded a drop at most places in Kashmir Valley on Sunday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K recorded a low of minus 2.3°C against last night’s minus 1.0°C on the […]
POONCH — Joint team of police and Army found 250 detonators in Shindra area of Poonch district on Saturday. Official sources said that a suspected bag was found hidden by army based in Jaranawali Gali (JWH) and police on roadside. Later BDS teams of Army and Police, from DPL Poonch, reached the spot and recovered […]
NEW DELHI — With 2,34,281 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases increased to over 4.10 crore, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 4,94,091 with 893 fatalities reported during the 24-hour period, the data updated at 8 am […]
SRINAGAR — Five militants including Top Commander affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) militant outfits were killed in two different encounters at Pulwama and Budgam districts in Kashmir valley on Sunday. Reports said, a Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) was launched by the joint team of government forces including Indian Army, CRPF and J&K Police in Naira […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Chrar-i-Sharief area of Budgam district in Central Kashmir on Saturday late evening. As per reoprts, 2-3 militants are believed to be trapped in this encounter. They said that the Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) was launched by the joint team of government forces including Indian Army, […]
SRINAGAR — The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is mulling to cancel the allotment of the street vendors, who despite being allotted the shops are still installing their carts at Hari Singh High Street and other places. SMC Commissioner, Athar Aamir Khan said that a lot of street vendors have so far been allotted the shops […]
SRINAGAR — Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday strongly condemned the killing of a policeman identified as Head Constable Ali Mohammad, who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Hassanpora area of Bijbehara-Anantnag. In a statement Bukhari termed the attack as extremely heart wrenching. He also expressed his profound solidarity with the […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said people of Jammu and Kashmir are victims of this senseless cycle of violence. Mehbooba was reacting to the killing of a police Head Constable in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. She said that the senseless cycle of […]
JAMMU — The Administrative Council which met here on Saturday, under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha approved the procedure for delineation and demarcation of Gair Mumkin Khads/ Daryas/ Nallahs etc. which do not form a part of water channels but has been recorded in revenue records as such. Farooq Khan and Rajeev […]
SRINAGAR — To safeguard teenagers in the age group of 15-17 years from Covid-19 infection and ensure enabling environment for schools to move towards reopening, the District Administration Srinagar today held an interaction session under the Chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Khurshid Ahmad Shah with heads of various Schools and Senior Health functionaries at […]