SRINAGAR — The ventilators supplied to SMHS hospital under the “PM CARES” fund, were found defective”, an official letter reveals. In a communication to the Public Information Officer, Government Medical College Srinagar, the head of department, anesthesiology and critical care medicine, SMHS has revealed that ventilators supplied to the department under “PMCARES” were found faulty […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday claimed to have arrested an active militant of TRF/ Lashker-e-Toiba outfit in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior Police officer told GNS that Pulwama police along with Army arrested one militant identified as Sarwir Ahmad Mir(22) son of Ghulam Mohideen Mir resident of Bathen, Khrew. The officer further said that […]
SRINAGAR — A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) trooper died of cardiac arrest at Nagam Chadoora in central Kashmir’s Budgam on Monday. Quoting sources, news agency KNO reported that Bawani Singh, son of Kanuja Lal of Rajasthan, posted at 14 Batallion SSB, Nagam died this morning after suffering cardiac arrest. An official said that the body […]
SRINAGAR — An active militant of TRF/ Lashker-e-Toiba was arrested by security forces in Wahadan area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. A senior police officer told GNS that based on specific information, a search operation was launched at Wahadan area of Aishmuqam by joint forces of Police and army’s 3RR during wee hours. […]
PULWAMA — A CRPF trooper on Monday allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle at a camp in Lethpora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, official sources said. Quoting the sources, news agency GNS reported that the constable of the paramilitary force identified as Bupinder Singh of Bharatpur Rajasthan ended his life by shooting himself […]
ANANTNAG — A person was killed and another on board passenger injured after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident at Margangantop in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday evening. Reports reaching GNS that a sumo bearing registration number JK14-9098 skidded off the road and rolled down a deep gorge, resulting in […]
SRINAGAR — Unknown gunmen suspected to be militants shot dead a police cop at SD Colony Batamaloo in Kashmir capital Srinagar. An official told that militants fired upon a police cop identified as Tauseef Ahmad appointed in 2019 and injured him critically. The cop was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. […]
JAMMU — Senior Congress leader Karan Singh wants the new terminal building in Jammu airport to be named after his father, Hari Singh, who ruled the erstwhile princely state. In a letter to Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha, Mr. Singh wrote that it was his father who built the airport for his personal […]
JAMMU — The Central Government has stopped distribution of free ration among the AAY and PHH/ BPL category people under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana beyond November 30. Official sources in J&K told the ‘Excelsior’ that the Union Government has no proposal to extend distribution of free ration under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann […]
SRINAGAR — Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Saturday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s decision to shut down internet sporadically in several parts of Srinagar and other areas of the Valley has brought back “painful memories” of the communication blockade of August 5, 2019. Reportedly, internet access is shut for […]