SRINAGAR — A driver sustained injuries after the truck he was driving in skidded off the road and fell into the deep gorge on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Shalgadi Chamelwas area on Saturday morning. Reports reaching to GNS said that a truck bearing registration number HR38U 4552, was on its way from Jammu towards Srinagar, […]
NEW DELHI — India added 3,37,704 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,89,03,731, which includes 10,050 cases of the Omicron variant, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The active cases have increased to 21,13,365, the highest in 237 days, while the death toll has climbed to 4,88,884 […]
UDUPI — The Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV) has warned the government of launching a saffron shawl campaign in all educational institutions in the district “if Muslim girls are allowed to wear hijab during classes”. HJV Mangaluru divisional general secretary Prakash Kukkehalli said, “If hijab is allowed, Hindu students will attend classes by wearing saffron shawls […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee (AAC) Friday paid tributes to the Martyrs of Gawkadal on their 32nd anniversary and said that despite the passage of more than three decades, the families of the martyrs are still awaiting justice. AAC in a statement said that there are dozens of such incidents where innocent […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have arrested a man from South Kashmir’s Anantnag district for allegedly carrying out a scandalous online campaign against Kashmiri students studying outside. Police in a tweet said that the online campaign against Kashmiri students studying outside is causing anguish to students and parents. Police said […]
SRINAGAR — Officials on Friday said that the infectivity rate along with bed occupancy in Jammu and Kashmir is increasing with each passing day and people shouldn’t take the current wave lightly. Officials said that cases are increasing at an alarming rate from 169 positive cases reported on January 01 to around 6,000 cases that […]
SRINAGAR — The administration of Jammu & Kashmir is acquiring additional 272 kanal (34 acre) of land for establishment of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The J&K Government’s Revenue department has notified that the land is being acquired for public purpose i.e. establishment of AIIMS. […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities on Friday afternoon imposed restrictions on the non-essential movement of people across Jammu and Kashmir as a 64-hour lockdown began in the J&K in view of upsurge in covid-19 cases, officials said. Reports reaching GNS that police vehicles fitted with public address systems announced the restrictions at several places across the Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — Considered as the country’s finest and decorated forces, Jammu and Kashmir Police has been tasked to ensure peaceful Assembly elections in neighboring Punjab state that set to go for polls on February 20. As per police spokesman of district Kathua, a district that shares a long border with Punjab as well as International […]
NEW DELHI — The Government of India on Thursday blocked 35 YouTube channels, two Twitter accounts, two Instagram accounts, two websites and a Facebook account for spreading misinformation. Vikram Sahay, Joint Secretary (P&A), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stated that these accounts/websites/channels were being operated from Pakistan. The Joint Secretary informed, “The common factor amongst […]