BARAMULLA — Stating that a major tragedy has been avetred, security forces Saturday said that four Al Badar militants and three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) have been attested along with warlike store, days ahead of their planned to attack on security forces Addressing a press conference at Rafiabad here, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) North Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — When Aroosa Parvaiz topped this year’s 10+2 board exams, never in her wildest dream did she imagine that her hard-earned success would be followed by toxic trolls. The J&K board of school education declared the results for 10+2 exams on February 8. Aroosa topped the science stream with 499 marks out of 500. […]
GANDERBAL — A labourer died on Saturday after a tree he was cutting fell on him at Nilla Najwan Kangan in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Reports said that a laborer was cutting a poplar tree at Nilla Najwan Kangan, which fell on him, leaving him critically injured. The labourer identified as Jalaluddin, son of Muhammad […]
BANDIPORA — A double-storey residential house was completely gutted in a massive blaze that broke out in Mantrigam village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said on Saturday. Officials said that fire broke out in a two-storey house, belonging to Muhammad Ramzan Ganie, son of Abdul Ahad Ganie of Mantrigam on Saturday early morning, reducing […]
SRINAGAR — Mercury dropped to minus 3.0°C in Srinagar even as other places recorded a slight increase on Saturday, officials said. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a fall of nearly 0.8°C against last night’s minus 2.2°C. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, witnessed a […]
BARAMULLA — Security forces on Saturday arrested three militants of Al-Badr militant outfit in Rawoocha area of Rafiabad in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources said that joint security forces including 92 Bn CRPF, army’s 32 RR and Jammu and kashmir police conducted search operation in Rawoocha, Dangiwacha area of sopore. The sources said that […]
SRINAGAR — Two residential houses were damaged in a fire incident at City Colony Ellahibagh area of Srinagar on Friday evening. Witnesses told that fire broke out from the residential house belonging to Sajad Ahmad Mir, son of Ghulam Rasool Mir and within no time spread to nearby house belonging to Riyaz Ahmad Najar, son […]
ANANTNAG — The Pahalgam has become the first destination to launch 10 home-stays under the Crown of Incredible India project. Crown of Incredible India project is an initiative of the Govt. of UT of J&K for rural home-stays at tourist destinations throughout the UT in collaboration with OYO Rooms. The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr […]
SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar has condemned the continuous closure of historic Jamia Masjid for prayers. “It is the 28th consecutive Jummah Mubarak and the first ten days of the month of Rajab al-Murajab are also coming to an end, but the administration while continuing with its dictatorial attitude today, once did not […]
SRINAGAR — Offering a convenient and quick facility to media fraternity and other professionals the State Health Agency Jammu and Kashmir (JKSHA) has set up week-long camps for Golden Card registration at Jammu and Srinagar. In appreciation of difficulties and time constraints under which the media persons and other professionals operate, the SHA has set […]