SRINAGAR — The government has repatriated 63 employees of the School Education Department from the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh to Jammu and Kashmir. Besides, the General Administration Department (GAD) in an order issued on Thursday has said that it has replaced the repatriated officers after nearly four years posted in the union territory of […]
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Noted Preacher Haji Tanveer Ahmad from Kupwara Killed in Bijbehara Road Mishap, 3 Others Injured
SRINAGAR — Noted preacher Haji Tanveer Ahmad Qureshi was killed even as his three colleagues were injured in a tragic accident along Srinagar-Jammu highway on intervening Saturday and Sunday night. A police official told that a car – Alto K10 – bearing registration number JK15 0193 skidded off the road and hit a (road) divider […]
Saw mill damaged in Sunderbani blaze
RAJOURI — A saw mill located near Sunderbani main town was damaged in a massive blaze that broke out in the intervening night of Thursday-Friday in the locality. Officials told the that fire broke out in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday in which a saw mill caught fire. As soon as the locals […]
Kilam residents protest against PDD for ‘failing’ to repair twin damaged transformers
KULGAM — The residents of Kilam village in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district Friday staged a protest against the Power Development Department (PDD) for failing to repair two electric transformers of the village despite the passage of over three weeks. The protesters, mostly women assembled at Mirbazar-Phaloo road at Kilam and chanted slogans against the Power […]
Mughal Road Reopens After 5 Days Closure
POONCH — Mughal road, connecting Shopian and Poonch-Rajouri districts, on Friday reopened for traffic after remaining closed since December 5. DTI Mughal road, Qasim Ahmed told GNS the road reopened for all types of traffic. The thoroughfare was closed on Sunday in view of slippery road conditions amid heavy snowfall. — (GNS)
Srinagar Records Season’s Coldest Night As Freezing Conditions Grip Kashmir, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — Intense cold continued in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday as Srinagar had coldest night of the season with mercury plummeting to minus 2.6°C. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, was below two degrees than the normal for this time […]
Unknown organization uses the name of traffic department to exact money from drivers
SRINAGAR — An unknown organization is reportedly active exacting money from drivers in the name of ‘Save the Girl Children’ slogan. The said organization is using the name of Traffic Police Department. A couple of days back a lone protester at Srinagar’s Press Enclave staged a protest stating that an unknown organization whose credentials seems […]
Bizarre! 200 posts vacant at District Hospital Ganderbal
SRINAGAR — In district hospital Ganderbal at least 200 posts are lying vacant in the hospital, which includes doctors, Para-medics, technical and working staff. The district hospital has 28 vacant posts of doctors of various fields. Additionally, 20 posts of medical officers are also unfilled. The Public Information Officer (PIO) of the concerned hospital in […]
RailTel contracted to install communications for Dharam-Banihal tunnel section of J&K rail link
NEW DELHI — State-run RailTel has received a Rs 210.7 crore contract to install an integrated tunnel communication system in Dharam-Banihal section of the ongoing Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) rail link project, an official statement said on Thursday. The contract will include works on design, supply, testing and commissioning of the tunnel communication system, comprising […]
In brazen violation of Govt directions; Pvt schools fleece parents in name of ‘annual fee’
SRINAGAR — Despite repeated directions for not to charge the annual fee, scores of private schools in Kashmir division continue to fleece parents by charging the hefty amount. The news agency Kashmir News Observer received several calls from those parents studying who complained of the issue. They said that the private school managements are taking […]








