BUDGAM — An unidentified male body was recovered in Brenwar area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. Official sources said that a body of an elderly man was found by locals near power grid station Brenwar Chadoora, who later informed the police accordingly. “Body has been recovered from the spot and identification of deceased […]
KUPWARA — A pregnant lady was among three persons injured in a road mishap in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS said that an Alto car bearing registration number JK09A-5332 skidded off the road at Lolab bypass and fell into a gorge, resulting in injuries to three persons. The injured trio was […]
SRINAGAR — SSP Srinagar Rakesh Balwal on Wednesday said that the charge-sheet in recent acid attack on a 24-year-old woman here would be filed in next four to five days. “In next four to five days, we are filling the charge sheet. We will ensure that strongest sections applicable to the case are applied,” SSP […]
SRINAGAR — A private security guard of a hotel was on Wednesday injured in a road accident at Sonwar area of Srinagar. Official sources said that a private security of Sarowar hotel in Ram Munshi Bagh, identified as Parvaiz Ahmad Beigh of Kupwara was hit by a police ambassador outside the hotel. The injured has […]
SRINAGAR — The government on Wednesday said that the decision with regard to the reopening of schools will be taken by the State Executive Committee (SEC) soon and that it will ensure rehabilitation of the acid attack survivor, who is recovering as per the doctors at Chennai hospital. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Muhammad Aijaz Asad […]
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers on Tuesday alleged that hatred against Muslims has been “normalised” and those who target Muslims enjoy “patronage” from those in power. NC leader Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti were reacting to a purported video of PES College Karnataka on social media, showing a girl wearing […]
SRINAGAR — A massive fire has broken out in SDPO office in Tangmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that the double-storied building, also housing office of DySP Operations, was caught in flames of some unascertained cause some time before. A Fire and Emergency Department official told GNS that men and machinery from at […]
SRINAGAR — Light snow in higher reaches and rain occurred in plains of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast partly to generally cloudy weather during the next 24 hours. An official of the IMD told IANS: “Weather is expected to remain partly to generally cloudy in J&K […]
NEW DELHI — India logged 71,365 new coronavirus infections taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,24,10,976, while the active cases declined to 8,92,828, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,05,279 with 1,217 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active […]
NEW DELHI — Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has weighed in on the controversy over Muslim students alleging that they were not allowed to enter campuses and classrooms wearing the hijab in Karnataka. The girls’ education activist tweeted that “refusing to let girls go to school in their hijabs is horrifying” and “leaders must stop the […]