SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti today said that government of India is converting J&K into military garrison by allocating land in tourist areas to armed forces. Earlier, the government granted 1034 kanals of land in Gulmarg and 354 in Sonamarg as ‘strategic areas for […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government must review its decision to ‘declare’ 1034 kanals of land at the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg and 354 kanals in another popular tourist destination Sonmarg as “strategic areas” for the use of armed forces, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousaf Tarigami said on Thursday. “These are two most popular […]
MUMBAI — Investigations by Mumbai Police have revealed that not only Bulli Bai, but several other handles were used on social media platforms, ostensibly intended to drive a wedge between Sikh and Muslim communities. Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale said that three persons have been arrested so far and the probe has shown other social […]
NEW DELHI — Months after the derogatory “Sulli Deals” app, another app called “Bulli Bai” has appeared that targets women of a particular religion on code hosting platform – GitHub. Reacting to the development, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Sunday sought action against those who demean women. She said, “I had raised the issue […]
NEW DELHI — India registered a massive surge in the daily tally of COVID-19 cases, seeing a jump to 90,928 new cases from 58,097 cases yesterday, in the span of 24 hours. Around 325 people succumbed to COVID-19 in the last one day, revealed the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. Currently, the active caseload of […]
SRINAGAR — Parts of Kashmir Valley as well as Banihal, Batote and Bhaderwah areas in Jammu region received more snowfall since overnight while minimum temperatures recorded slight dip at most places in J&K and Ladakh on Thursday, officials said. A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar recorded rain and snowfall of 12.9mm in last […]
SRINAGAR — All flight operations at Srinagar International Airport have been delayed due to low visibility, Airport authorities informed on Thursday. The Airport authority in a tweet said, “All flights at Srinagar Airport are delayed due to low visibility,” adding, “The operations will commence on weather improvement.” It is pertinent to mention that 79 flights […]
NEW DELHI — Congress on Wednesday hit back at the BJP for accusing it of playing “dirty tricks” and endangering Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s life, claiming that around 10,000 security personnel were deployed for his rally and arrangements were made in tandem with Special Protection Group and other agencies. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also […]
SRINAGAR — The government on Wednesday ordered complete restriction on non-essential movement in the Union Territory from 09 PM to 06 AM. The decision was taken during a meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary, J&K (Chairman State Executive Committee) along with the ACS (Health and Medical Education) and other senior Health functionaries today […]
SRINAGAR — Amid surge in the Covid-19 cases, the government is mulling to impose night curbs in Jammu and Kashmir in a bid to prevent the virus from spreading. Sources privy to the development said that the night curfew would likely be imposed in the Union Territory sooner. “The decision has been taken to prevent […]