SRINAGAR — A tourist from Maharashtra died of a heart attack at a luxury hotel in the world-famous ski resort Gulmarg of Kashmir Valley. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a 65-year-old tourist from Mumbai complained of chest pain. He was shifted from the hotel to Primary Health Centre Gulmarg where doctors […]
DUBAI — The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday named Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan as the T20I Cricketer of the Year for his sheer “consistency, indomitable spirit and plenty of breathtaking knocks” last year. Earlier this week, the ICC had also included Rizwan in its T20I team of the year featuring two more Pakistani players […]
NEW DELHI — The BCCI is set to conduct the 2022 IPL from last week of March to end of May and efforts would be made to host the lucrative event in India as per the wishes of team owners, Board secretary Jay Shah said on Saturday. If sources are to be believed, the tentative […]
J&K admin violates NCM rules, turns Principals into ceremonial heads Haroon Nabi SRINAGAR — At a time when the central government across the country is empowering health experts to lead the healthcare systems, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has handed over Government Medical Colleges of Jammu and Srinagar and their associated hospitals to lower-rung bureaucrats, […]
NEW DELHI — The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and has become dominant in multiple metros where new cases have been rising exponentially, the INSACOG has said in its latest bulletin. It also said BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has been found in a substantial fraction […]
SRINAGAR — Abdul Ahad, father of Jahangir Lolabi—senior member of GNS, passed away at Tilwanpora Lalpora Kupwara on Sunday. As per family sources, his nimazi jenazah (funeral prayers) would be held at 5p.m. at Tilwanpora Lalpora. In this hour of grief, entire GNS team stands in solidarity with Jahangir Lolabi. Meanwhile, a condolence meeting was […]
Zubair-Ul-Islam SRINAGAR — Noted Socio-Poltical activist and Executive Member, South Asian Centre for Peace, Democracy & Development (SACPDD) Dr. Rizwan Rumi expressed his anguish over plight of teacher professionals of Jammu and Kashmir. In a memorandum to highlight the plight of young and qualified teachers, he said the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory has the […]
SRINAGAR — A hut was gutted in picturesque Gulmarg resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district overnight, officials said on Sunday. They said a hut belonging to Hotel Highland was fully damaged in the fire, the cause of which is being ascertained. There was no loss of life are injury reported in the incident as the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, was closed following mudslides and shooting stones at many places on the thoroughfare, officials said on Sunday. A traffic department official here told GNS that the highway was blocked due to mudslides and shooting stones at many places, mainly in […]
SRINAGAR — Many areas of Kashmir Valley and Jammu region received fresh snowfall even as the weatherman forecast overall improvement from Monday till January 29, officials said. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar received 6.1mm rainfall in last 24 hours till 0830 hours today while the summer capital of the J&K recorded […]