SRINAGAR — Police has produced chargesheet under UAPA case before NIA court against an alleged militant associate in connection with a case, registered nearly three months ago, regarding fleeing of two militants who were killed since then, police said on Monday. Police produced the Chargesheet before NIA court Anantnag within “stipulated time”, a police spokesman […]
SRINAGAR — While night temperature continues to increase, weatherman on Monday forecast light rains in plains of Jammu and light snowfall Kashmir plains from tonight. A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 1.0°C against last night’s minus 1.2°C in the summer capital of the J&K. Kashmir is presently under the […]
SRINAGAR — With overnight cloud cover amid forecast for light rain and snowfall till January 19, night temperature further increased in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 1.0°C against last night’s minus 1.2°C in the summer capital of the J&K. Kashmir is presently under […]
NEW DELHI — India saw a single-day rise of 2,58,089 new coronavirus infections taking the tally of cases to 3,73,80,253, which included 8,209 cases of the Omicron variant detected so far, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Monday. A total of 8,209 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected across […]
NEW DELHI — Even after three weeks, female students at the Government Women’s PU college in Udupi, Karnataka, have still not being allowed entry into classrooms for “wearing a hijab”. The six students have been marked “absent” by the college since December 31, 2021. Their parents approached the college to talk about the issue, but […]
SRINAGAR — Journalist Sajad Gul has been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) and was subsequently shifted to Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu, police said. Inspector-General of Police Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar, on Sunday confirmed to The Kashmir Walla that Gul has been booked under PSA. Kumar on Sunday said, “He (Gul) has been booked under PSA […]
SINGAPORE — A study in the United Kingdom has found that men who wear medical masks are perceived as more attractive by members of the opposite sex. Researchers at Cardiff University’s School of Psychology found that medical masks made for more attractive coverings than cloth masks and notebooks. The least attractive faces were completely uncovered. […]
SRINAGAR — Police in Ramban launched a wide scale search operation to locate a Lucknow family believed to have gone ‘missing’ along Srinagar-Jammu highway at Ramsu, since Friday morning. SSP Ramban Mohita Sharma told GNS that the search operation was launched after a family from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh informed through social media that their […]
SRINAGAR — A total of 275 doctors and paramedics of various hospitals in Kashmir have tested positive for COVID-19 since January 1 this year, officials said on Sunday. Professor and Head of Department, Community Medicine, GMC Srinagar, Dr Salim Khan said 145 doctors, 130 MBBS students and 130 paramedics have tested positive for COVID-19 in […]
ISLAMABAD — Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani prisoner in the United States whose release was reportedly demanded by a Texas hostage-taker this weekend, is serving an 86-year sentence for the attempted murder of American soldiers. Four people were freed unharmed on Sunday following a more than 10-hour stand-off at a synagogue in the US state. Their […]