KUPWARA — Bodies of both the teenage boys fallen into a storage tank in Dardpora Kralpora in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district have been retrieved a few hours into a joint rescue operation launched by locals, police and army at the site. As reported two boys namely Amir Mohuiddin Khawaja son of Ghulam Mohuiddin Khawaja and […]
KUPWARA — Two teenage boys are feared to have died after falling into a storage tank in Dardpora Kralpora in frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district this afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that two boys namely Amir Mohuiddin Khawaja son of Ghulam Mohuiddin Khawaja and Faheem Iqbal Khawaja son of Mohammad Iqbal Khawaja, residents of Maidan […]
ANANTNAG — Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles Dailgam COB organised a students’ felicitation programme and distributed stationery items among the students. The programme was held at Modern English Medium of School and Learning and 35 students took participate in an event and were provided free stationary items like Pencils Notebooks etc The event was aimed to […]
Currently, weather is generally cloudy in both UTs with No report of snowfall from anywhere. Forecast Jammu: Light to Moderate Rain Very Likely from later tonight and tomorrow (27th) with light to Moderate snowfall over places like Doda-Kistawar, Jawahar Tunnel(Top), Pirpanjal etc. Kashmir: Light to Moderate Snow(2-3 Inches) in plains and Moderate snow(5-6 Inches) over […]
SRINAGAR — The minimum temperature settled below freezing point in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh on Sunday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K recorded a low of minus 1.8°C against last night’s 1.7°C. Kashmir is presently under the grip of 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally […]
ISLAMABAD — Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar late Saturday announced the demise of his mother. According to reports, the former pacer’s mother was rushed to the hospital after her health deteriorated, however, she could not survive. Taking to Twitter, Akhtar said: “My mother, my everything, with the will of Allah taala, has left for […]
NEW DELHI — The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency use authorisation to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children above 12 years with certain conditions, sources said on Saturday. The Subject Expert Committee on COVID-19 of the CDSCO on October 12 after deliberating Bharat Biotech’s EUA application had recommended granting emergency use approval […]
DUBAI — Pakistan edged out a mediocre Indian side by two wickets in a last-ball thriller in the U-19 Asia Cup here on Saturday. Pakistan rode on a stroke-filled 81 by one-down Muhammad Shehzad and a late cameo by Ahmad Khan (29 not out) to chase down a target of 238. Ahmad hit Ravi Kumar […]
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine are crucial to protect people from the highly transmissible Omicron variant of coronavirus. “Booster doses offer a significant increase in protection against Omicron,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Quoting a lab study from Oxford University, Dr […]
SRINAGAR — There has been a slump in business and developmental activities in Jammu Kashmir over the last two and a half years and people are heading towards poverty, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said. In a veiled attack at the BJP, Azad said the autocratic rule of the maharajas was far better than […]