SRINAGAR — Barring Pahalgam and Qazigund, the minimum temperature recorded further rise across J&K and Ladakh amid cloud cover on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K recorded a low of minus 1.8°C against last night’s minus 2.8°C. It was after several days that the mercury rose […]
SRINAGAR — All the eligible applicants who have applied for selection as Haj Trainers for Haj–2022 are hereby informed through this news item that their interview for the selection shall be held as per the schedule given underneath from 11.00AM. For Haj Trainers from Srinagar, Baramulla, Bandipora, Ganderbal and Budgam, the interview is scheduled for […]
SRINAGAR — The delimitation commission constituted by the Government of India to redraw J&K’s electoral map has proposed to increase one seat each in Kathua, Samba, Udhampur, Doda, Kishtwar and Rajouri districts in the Jammu region and Kupwara in the Kashmir Valley. Sources said that the draft proposal shared by the panel with J&K’s Lok […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police in a statement said, “Baramulla Police along with units of Army arrested a militant associate of Lashkar e Toiba (LeT) upon the receipt of a specific input during a special naka laid […]
JAMMU — As many as three cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported from a cluster in Jammu, said the health department of J&K on Tuesday. “Three Omicron cases confirmed by NCDC, Delhi from a cluster in Jammu. Sample taken on 30th November. RTPCR testing of entire locality ordered,” the department wrote […]
SRINAGAR — Suspected militants travelling in a car have fled after firing some gunshots on a naka party of security forces when they were asked to stop in Soura area in Kashmir capital Srinagar. Official sources said that police and 21 Battalion of CRPF had laid a joint naka in Soura and during searches a […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a module of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit at Samboora area of Pampore in Pulwama district and arrested four militant associates from the area. Police in a statement said, “Acting upon information, Police Awantipora, with the assistance of Army 50 RR and CRPF 110 BN conducted raid […]
JAMMU — Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Tuesday termed the proposal by Delimitation Commission as divisive for Jammu and Kashmir and decided to stage protest against the draft on January 01, 2022. The leaders of PAGD addressed a press conference at Jammu after holding a meeting at the residence of National Conference (NC) […]
SRINAGAR — Two children have died after falling into a water-filled pit in Chakdar Mohalla Gagal in Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district this afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that two children Mustafa Ahmad Bhadana, 6, son of Mohammad Qasim and Sumaiya Akhter, 6, daughter of Abdul Kareem fell into a deep pit stored with […]
SOPORE — A speeding CRPF vehicle hits and injuring a man who is mentally ill in north Kashmir’s Sopore area of Baramulla district on Tuesday. Reports reaching Kashmir News Service (KNS) said that a speedy CRPF vehicle hits and injured a mentally unsound man at Amargrah Bypass in Sopore town. “50-year old Abdul Majeed Najjar […]