SRINAGAR — Ten PDP members including former minister of erstwhile state Abdul Rehman Veeri and senior party member Sartaj Mandi were booked on Saturday for ‘violating’ COVID rules as the party organised a rally in Bijbehara on Friday on the 6th death anniversary of former CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. “Regarding the subject it is to […]
GANDERBAL — Four persons received minior injuries after a vehicle skidded off the road in Margund Kangan area in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday morning . According to reports received, four persons received minor injuries after an innova vehicle bearing registration number JKO1T 6834 were traveling towards Kangan skidded off the road at Margund […]
JAMMU — Authorities in a midnight operation rescued 86 people stuck near Sita Ram Passi on Jammu Srinagar National Highway which continued to remain close for second day on Saturday with traffic police have issued a fresh advisory to people not to travel on highway. Deputy Commissioner Ramban Musarrat Zia said that 86 passengers who […]
NEW DELHI — The Election Commission will announce the dates for assembly polls in five states at 3.30 pm Saturday. The poll body has convened a press conference in which it will declare the schedule for the polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur While the term of the current Uttar Pradesh assembly […]
SRINAGAR — A Kashmiri journalist has been arrested by the police days after he posted a video of family members and relatives raising anti-India slogans after the killing of their kin, a militant, in a gunfight in Srinagar. Sajad Gul, a journalism student who has been contributing to various publications and had recently joined The […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Valley and part of Jammu division received moderate to heavy snowfall while winter capital of J&K received over 80mm of rainfall since overnight, officials said. The weatherman has forecast more snowfall in next few hours and has issued an orange color weather warning. An official of the MeT department told GNS that […]
ANANTNAG — Two commercial buildings annexed together with nine shops in ground floor were gutted in massive fire overnight at Nai Basti area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Saturday. Goods worth crores of rupees were destroyed in the fire which also caused substantial damage to a load carrier—Tata Mobile (JK03H-1628) as well […]
NEW DELHI — India reports 1,41,986 fresh Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours out of which 40,895 recovery cases have been noted so far. Death mark has dipped slightly as compared to previous day, today’s death toll stands at 285, as informed by Union Health Ministry. Country’s daily positivity rate is 9.28 percent today noting […]
SRINAGAR — Due to fresh snowfall in Kashmir valley, the universities have postponed all the examinations scheduled today, further land and air traffic has been badly hit. The Kashmir University and Cluster University has postponed all the examinations scheduled to be held today due to inclement weather conditions. The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has also been […]
SRINAGAR — A number of flights to and fro Srinagar ‘international’ airport were cancelled and others delayed as continuous snowfall reduced the visibility at the airport on Saturday. The officials told GNS that at least six flights of Indigo— 5079 To Delhi, 2015 To Delhi, 2364 To Delhi, 6738 To Jammu, 137 To Delhi and […]