SRINAGAR — General officer Commanding (GoC) of army’s Srinagar—based 15 Corps Lieutenant General DP Pandey visited Gurduwara Chattipadhshai in Rainawari area of old Srinagar on the occasion of Guru Gobind Singhji Jayanti. “I have visited every religious place in Kashmir, but wanted to visit this Gurduwara too,” said GoC Panday. He said his message to […]
Sheikh Nadeem ANANTNAG — Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) evacuated a pregnant lady in Larnoo area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir. Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles Larnoo COB received a distress call from PHC Hospital Larnoo regarding immediate evacuation of a pregnant lady namely Jasira bano w/o Abdul Rashid Lone of Shutroo area of Larnoo […]
JAMMU — A 37-year-old woman and her minor daughter were rescued by villagers from an avalanche in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. Nasreen and her 11-year-old daughter Zaida Kousar had gone to fetch water from a natural source in their Tarwanja village of Behramgalla in Surankote area […]
SRINAGAR — After days of snowfall and rains, weather improved in J&K and Ladakh even as night temperature recorded a drop with mercury settling at minus 10.0°C at the world famous skiing resort of Gulmarg on Sunday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that as expected, weather improved significantly in J&K and Ladakh. “Currently […]
NEW DELHI — Amid an unabated resurgence, India registered 1,59,632 new Covid cases and 327 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Sunday. The new fatalities has increased the nationwide death toll to 4,83,790. The active caseload has jumped to 5,90,611, accounting for 1.66 per cent […]
NEW DELHI — The main accused behind the ‘Bulli Bai’ app used by right-wing extremists to ‘auction’ Muslim women showed “no remorse” for his actions during police interrogation, NDTV reported quoting sources on Friday. Instead, the accused Neeraj Bishnoi claimed to have done what he thought was “right”, the report said. Bishnoi, 21, and a second-year BTech […]
ISLAMABAD — At least 21 people died of cold after they were stranded in their cars during the snowstorm in Murree in Pakistan on Friday night, according to Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed, Samaa TV reported. The hill station was crowded after tourists headed there to witness snowfall. On Friday night, the government imposed a […]
SRINAGAR — On New Year’s day, Kashmir resident and journalist Quratulain Rehbar got a frantic phone call from a friend living in Delhi. She spoke in a low voice and cried. She had seen a screenshot of the Bulli Bai app listings doing the rounds and found Rehbar’s name and photograph on it. “She couldn’t […]
SRINAGAR — Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday urged the Divisional Administration of Kashmir zone to ensure that all contingency plans are executed smoothly in case of any emergencies due to inclement weather conditions. In a statement, Bukhari said the Meteorological Department had already issued a red colour warning and it remains […]
SRINAGAR — Amid fresh snowfall, accumulation of snow on the runway and low visibility, at least 43 flight were cancelled at Srinagar International Airport on Saturday, said director Srinagar Airport. Director Srinagar Airport, Kuldeep Singh said that 43 flights were cancelled today due to fresh snowfall, accumulation of snow on the runway and low visibility. […]