SRINAGAR — As the possibility of holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir is picking up pace, the political parties are returning to their old avatar of maligning each other in the recent rallies and interaction with the media. In the past one month, all the prominent leaders from across the political parties are accusing […]
JAMMU — The CBI has arrested three officials of Jammu and Kashmir’s Public Works Department for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a building contractor at Reasi in Udhampur, officials said on Friday. The agency took superintending engineer Hilal Ahmad Sheikh, technical officer PK Koul and junior engineer Sanjay Koul, all of […]
SRINAGAR — With India reporting two cases of Omicron, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday warned of higher rates of reinfections due to the new variant in persons who have recovered from Covid-19 infection. “The risk of reinfection from the Omicron is higher than for any previous variants,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Valley and Ladakh continued to reel under freezing temperatures with Srinagar recording the second night on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded minus 2.4°C against previous night’s minus 1.8°C. It was second coldest night after December 1 when mercury fell to 2.5°C, lowest temperature recorded this season. […]
NEW DELHI — India on Thursday described the UN Human Rights Office’s criticism of the arrest of rights activist Khurram Parvez and recent killings in Kashmir as “baseless and unfounded allegations” against the country’s security forces. The office of the UN high commissioner for human rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday expressed deep concern at the arrest […]
SRINAGAR — Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has revealed that 346 persons were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir under stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in 2020. J&K has reported second highest number of arrests made under UAPA in 2020 across India, Uttar Pradesh reported highest number of 361 arrests as per the data shared […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government has issued 93 orders for confirming the suspension of internet services in the Union Territory after the Supreme Court directed it to publists all such orders in January 2020. In its report, the parliamentary panel on Communications and information Technology has revealed that 18K Government submitted that 93 […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmiri Pandits have slammed the Narendra Modi-led government for saying that “1678 migrants have returned” to Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 for taking up jobs under Prime Minister’s Development Package. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday said in Lok Sabha that as many as 1,678 Kashmiri migrants […]
RAMBAN — The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that J-K youth find themselves surrounded by darkness in view of the very limited employment opportunities, shrinking further for them. He said this while addressing a public gathering at Ramban. Among others Party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Provincial […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu & Kashmir headed by the incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has expressed serious concern over the media reports about some Kashmiri Covid orphans being sold in the markets of India by a local NGO, terming it extremely shameful and disgusting. As per media reports, many children who became orphans during Covid-19 pandemic were […]