SRINAGAR — A non-local militant and a policeman was killed in a military operation at Pariwan village in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Wednesday. Three military personnel and two civilians were also injured during the operation. Earlier, on Wednesday evening, a joint team of Government forces including J&K Police, Indian Army and CRPF had […]
SRINAGAR — The Government of India has asked the administration of Jammu & Kashmir to look into why works being executed under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) are not being inspected by state quality monitors (SQMs). A record note of pre-empowered committee meeting held on December 9, 2021 to discuss proposals of J&K […]
PULWAMA — In wake of recent rise in Covid-19 positive case in the district, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Baseer Ul Haq Choudhary today conducted a surprise inspection of various areas of the Tehsil Litter and Tehsil Rajpora to inspect the implementation of Covid-19 related SOPs in markets to prevent further spread of infection in […]
SRINAGAR — A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided a residential house of a private teacher in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, official sources said. They said that the residential house of a private teacher identified as Farooq Ahmad Wani son of Mum Wani, a resident of Gusoo Pulwama was searched by a […]
Zubair Ul Islam SHOPIAN — Shopian Police, in collaboration with the district administration, on Wednesday organized an awareness program on COVID-19 in Shopian district, given the rise of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir. During the drive, masks were distributed at various locations in town. The distribution drive was headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) […]
SRINAGAR — A Kashmiri girl student from central Kashmir’s Budgam district allegedly died of cardiac arrest in Bangladesh on Tuesday evening following which family has appealed to the Lt Governor to help get her body back home. Reports said that the deceased student was identified as Seema Zehra daughter of Ghulam Mohammad, a resident of […]
SRINAGAR — Expressing concern over the incurring losses, the Kashmiri fruit grows on Wednesday appealed Government of India (GoI) to ban the import of Iranian apples in the Indian markets. Addressing a press conference President of Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Dealers Association and New Kashmir Fruit Association Bashir Ahmad Bashir said the supply of Iranian […]
KULGAM — A 35-year-old man was found dead in mysterious conditions at Buchroo area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam on Wednesday afternoon, an official said. An official said that the body was spotted at around 12:30 pm this afternoon. “A police team recovered the body and shifted to hospital Kulgam for postmortem,” an official said. The […]
SRINAGAR — Intense cold conditions continued in J&K and Ladakh as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.6°C on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, dropped from previous night’s 0.2°C and was 1.5°C below the normal for this time of the year. […]
Junaid Gulzar SHOPIAN — MRM wing of RSS South Convenor Mohd yousuf Mir on Tuesday visited various areas of shopian district including Dachoo & Nagbal where he met with numerous public delegations. In a statement issued here, Mohd Yousuf Mir said that numerous public delegations apprised about their existing issues besides they also expressed satisfaction […]