SRINAGAR — Senior journalist and bureau chief The Times of India, Muhammad Saleem Pandit Saturday took over as the interim President of Kashmir Press Club while as journalist Zulfikar Majid and Arshid Rasool will be General Secretary and the treasurer respectively, a statement issued by the KPC said. “It is an open fact that the […]
SRINAGAR — Director Health Services, Kashmir, Dr Mushtaq Ahmad on Saturday said the Out-Patient Department (OPDs) and In-Patient Department (IPDs) will continue to function normally, saying that the decision about the suspension of these facilities will only be taken once 50 per cent beds are occupied in the hospitals. He said that both Covid and […]
SRINAGAR — Cluster University Srinagar on Saturday deferred till further orders all the examinations of the varsity which were scheduled to begin next week. “This is notified for the information of concerned that all the examinations of Cluster University Srinagar scheduled from 17th of January 2022 have been deferred till further orders,” read an order […]
PULWAMA — On the occasion of Army Day 2022, a ‘MOBILE MEDICAL AND VETERINARY CAMP’ was organised by Malangpora camp of 55 RR for general Public. A large number of villagers including women, children and the elderly were treated in three villages- Larkipura, Padgampura and Aghazipura. Door to door check up of cattle was also […]
SRINAGAR — Sub-zero conditions continued in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh with Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recording a low of minus 4.5°C on Saturday. A meteorological department official told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar was down by more than a degree Celsius than previous night’s minus 3.4°C. It was minus 2.1°C below […]
NEW DELHI — India registered 2,68,833 new Covid infections in a day taking the tally to 3,68,50,962, which includes 6,041 Omicron variant cases, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. With 402 more deaths, the number of people who have succumbed to the viral disease has risen to 4,85,752. The case fatality rate […]
SRINAGAR — Sopore police claimed to have arrested three associates of (LeT) Lashkar-i-Toiba militant outfit from Sopore town in North Kashmir. In a statement police said, “a joint naka was established by Sopore police, 22 RR and 179 BN CRPF at Chinar crossing Darpora in the jurisdiction of Police Station Bomai. During the naka checking […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Friday claimed to have arrested two militant associates along with arms and ammunition in Khujipora Zainapora area or South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Confirming the incident to GNS, a top police officer told that two arrested militant associates were about to join militant ranks. They tried to escape from the spot but […]
SRINAGAR — Amid surge in covid-19 cases, the Government has ordered “complete restriction” on non-essential movement during weekends in entire J&K. According to an order by State Executive Committee headed by Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, there night curfew from 9 p.m. to 6a.a. shall continue to remain in force in all districts along […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Press Club (KPC) – the premier representative body of the journalist in Kashmir – is in a tight spot as authorities in the region have put re-registration of the Club into abeyance following directions from Srinagar district authorities on Friday. The management body of the Club on Thursday via a statement to […]