SRINAGAR — With ‘Chillai Kalan’, the 40-day long harshest period of winter ending tomorrow, the minimum temperature rose across Kashmir Valley on Saturday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against last night’s minus 3.6°C on the previous night. Kashmir is […]
BARAMULLA — A Special Police Officer (SPO), guarding a pandit family has died of a massive cardiac arrest in Budmulla Narvaw area north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Officials said that SPO identified as Shakeel Ahmad Rather, son of Ali Mohmmad Rather of Malpora Narwaw passed away due to cardiac arrest. They said that the deceased was […]
SRINAGAR — At least three persons were arrested with arms and ammunition at Suhama area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday, officials said. Officials said that based on the specific input from police about the movement of three unidentified individuals from Wanihama to Dignibal, Rashtriya Rifles in conjunction with police and CRPF established a […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has come under severe criticism from netizens after several of its teams on Friday allegedly vandalised many carts during anti-encroachment drive here in summer capital. In several videos that went viral on social networking sites, street vendors were seen screaming for help after their goods were vandalised and carts […]
SRINAGAR — Two girl students and two teachers from Institute of Technology, University of Kashmir have invented an automatic pink tea “nun chai” vending machine that prepares the tea instantly. The patent application has been accepted by the Patent Authority of India and the authority has published the patent under the Application no: 202111057612. The […]
ANANTNAG — An 80-year-old lady from Yaripora hamlet of Kulgam district died at Government Medical College Anantnag on Friday, while the family alleges medical negligence for her death. Deceased’s family members and relatives protested outside the hospital and demanded an investigation in this regard. Family members said that Hajra Banoo resident of Kathpora Yaripora was […]
SRINAGAR — In a bid to prevent the Covid-19 from spreading, the 64-hour-long weekend lockdown has begun across Jammu and Kashmir on Friday for the third straight week in the Union Territory. As soon as the Friday congregational prayers culminated in the Masjids, the shopkeepers were asked to close down their shutters in wake of […]
BUDGAM — A carpenter’s family in Central Kashmir’s Budgam is on cloud 9 after a female member qualified NEET examination in her first attempt that too without joining any private coaching centre. Umza Zehra, a resident of Watmagam area of Budgam is a student of Government Girls Higher-Secondary School Magam. Uzma told news agency Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Hajj and Umrah Companies (J&KHUC) on Friday said that Umrah was going on smoothly in Saudi Arabia and no difficulties were being faced by the pilgrims as is being circulated by some vested interests. Senior executive member Jammu and Kashmir Hajj and Umrah companies, Aijaz Ahmad Mir said that pilgrims […]
SRINAGAR — Anti-corruption Bureau Friday said to have trapped and subsequently arrested a clerk posted in Tehsil office at Singhpora Pattan for accepting bribe amounting to rupees two-thousand in lieu for settlement of a grievance. “Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Hilal Ahmad, Clerk, Tehsil office Singhpora, Baramulla is demanding bribe of […]