SRINAGAR — A skiing camp organized by the J&K Youth Service and Sports Department has been shut after more than 70 participants tested positive for COVID 19. Around 120 students and officials from both divisions of Jammu and Kashmir were participating in the skiing camp at Gulmarg. Of whom 70 have been tested positive. All […]
SRINAGAR — All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Thursday said that the policy of state repression in Kashmir continues unabated. In a statement it said that few days back journalist Sajad Dar was arrested for doing his duty of reporting facts , and charged brutally for “criminal conspiracy”. Such harassment of scribes has become a routine […]
RAJOURI — Two army personnel are feared dead in an accidental fire that took place at Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri sector. Officials said that an incident had taken place at LoC in Hanjanwali area of Rajouri sector in which two army personnel received injuries and succumbed later. Officials said that the police team […]
SRINAGAR — In a setback to Apni Party, vice—Chairperson of Srinagar district development council (DDC), Bilal Ahmad Bhat along with four other elected councilors resigned from the party on Thursday. Bilal Ahmad Bhat, who was elected as vice—chairperson of DDC Srinagar last year, said that he along with other four councilors have resigned from the […]
SRINAGAR — Director Health Services Kashmir on Thursday has impressed upon all Chief Medical Officers, Medical Superintendents and Block Medical Officers to get Covid-19 SOPs properly implemented in all health care institutions falling under their administrative control besides that no patient or attendant should be allowed to enter in hospital premises unless and until RAT […]
SRINAGAR — Intense cold conditions prevailed in J&K and Ladakh with Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort, being the coldest place in the Kashmir Valley. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, settled at minus 2.7°C, up by one degree Celsius from last night […]
NEW DELHI — Acting Minister of Defence of Afghanistan Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid has asked Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to bring back Afghanistan’s planes and choppers lest they will react forcefully, Khaama Press reported. Speaking at a gathering of Afghan pilots and personnel of the Afghan Air Force, Yakoob Mujahid said that the planes and choppers […]
Mir Aasif SHOPIAN — A well known cricketer Zubair Ahmad Pandit formally known as Zubair Lefty from a small village of Shopian district is a victim of administration and sports association negligence. Zubair Ahmad is a left arm bowler, he played many tournaments like KPL, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and other local trophies. He was […]
SRINAGAR — A non-local militant and a policeman was killed in a military operation at Pariwan village in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Wednesday. Three military personnel and two civilians were also injured during the operation. Earlier, on Wednesday evening, a joint team of Government forces including J&K Police, Indian Army and CRPF had […]
SRINAGAR — The Government of India has asked the administration of Jammu & Kashmir to look into why works being executed under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) are not being inspected by state quality monitors (SQMs). A record note of pre-empowered committee meeting held on December 9, 2021 to discuss proposals of J&K […]