Zubair-Ul-Islam SRINAGAR — The Coaching Centres in Kashmir valley are likely to be re-opened gradually from 1st week of February, 2022. The Coaching Centres will be allowed to function with 25% capacity, sources said. All Covid Standard Operating Procedure (SoP’s) and guidelines will be followed in Coaching Centers in order to function normally, they added. […]
SRINAGAR — The minimum temperature dropped across Kashmir Valley even as some parts of Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, and Pahalgam were blanketed by a thin blanket of snowfall, officials said on Thursday. An official of the meteorological department here told GNS that Srinagar had traces of snowfall or rain in last 24 hours […]
NEW DELHI — With 2,86,384 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,03,71,500, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll has climbed to 4,91,700 with 573 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases have […]
SHOPIAN — Militants have managed to escape from encounter site in Check Nowgam village in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. A brief exchange of fire took place between government forces and militants in the village in which three army personnel were injured. They were identified as Somveer Kumar, Mayank Singh and Sunil Kumar. The trio was […]
NEW DELHI — An 8-year-old has been allegedly gangraped in Delhi’s Shastri Park area. The minor has sustained serious injuries and is currently in ICU and her health is said to be critical. Police have apprehended two juveniles aged 11 and 12 in connection with the incident. Sanjay Kumar Sain, DCP (Northeast), said two minor […]
SRINAGAR — A trucker was killed while another person was injured after the vehicle they were travelling in rolled down into a deep gorge near Shabanbass area of Banhihal in Ramban district this evening. Reports reaching GNS said that a truck bearing registration number JK05A 8290 on way from Jammu towards Srinagar fell into a […]
NEW DELHI — A day after he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday sought to scotch speculation about his future political plans. Reports had claimed that he had changed his Twitter profile, but Azad, who has been critical of his party leadership […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) Vice-President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday accused authorities of insulting Tricolor on the eve of 73rd Republic Day. Omar while accusing authorities of unfurling tricolour at Clock Tower Lal Chowk for ‘photo ops’ said “tricolour disappears in less than a couple of hours. It […]
SHOPIAN — A gunfight broke out between government forces and militants at Check Nowgam village in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday evening. Reports said, a Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) was launched by joint team of government forces including Indian Army, CRPF and J&K Police in Check Nowgam village following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
SOPORE — A 75-year-old was charred to death in a fire incident at Sopore last night, officials said on Wednesday. They said the charred body of the septuagenarian identified as Habibullah Kanna (75) son of late Ghulam Mohammad Kanna of Noorbagh Sopore was recovered today. A police official told GNS that fire seems to be […]