POONCH — Two persons were killed when a tipper they were travelling in met with an accident in Mendhar area of this mountainous district on Friday. Official sources told GNS that the tipper (JK12B-1569) on way from Mendhar to Poonch rolled down into a gorge on reaching near Nabna Major Morh Salnai, leading to on […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration on Friday announced summer vacation for schools falling in Kashmir division and Winter Zone of Jammu division. In a communique, the school education department said, “all the Government Educational Institutions and recognized private schools upto higher secondary level functioning in the Kashmir Division and winter zone […]
SRINAGAR — A sand extractor died after drowning in river Jhelum in Bijbehara of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon. Reports said that one Khalil Ahmad Chohan, son of Ab Raheem, resident of Tanghard Hiller Arhama Kokernag drowned in the river during extraction of sand. Soon after, the locals and police launched efforts to rescue […]
BANDIPORA — A teenage boy drowned to death in Wular Lake in Laharwalpora village of Bandipora district on Friday, officials said here. An official said that the boy identified as Muzaffar drowned to death while he was trying to cross his cattle over a stream along the Wular Lake in Laharwalpora village. He said that […]
GANDERBAL — A trooper of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was injured after he shot himself with his service rifle in Gund area of Ganderbal district on Friday morning, officials said here. An official said that the trooper (name withheld) from Reasi, who shot himself today morning, was posted at CRPF Headquarter Gund. He said […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Friday forecast mainly dry weather in Kashmir and moderate rain in Jammu division during the next 24 hours. “Light to moderate rain is likely to occur in Jammu division while partly cloudy weather with light rain at one or two places is expected in Kashmir division during the […]
RAMBAN — Four Amarnath pilgrims, who were on way to the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, were injured in a road accident in Banihal area of Ramban district on Friday morning, officials said. An official said that a tempo vehicle carrying the pilgrims turned turtle on Srinagar-Jammu national highway near Sherbabi area of […]
BEIJING — China on Thursday voiced its opposition to India’s reported plans to hold the next year’s meeting of G-20 leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, echoing close ally Pakistan’s objection, and underlined that relevant sides should avoid “politicising” the issue. “We have noted relevant information,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told a media briefing […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit in Srinagar and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession. Srinagar Police in a statement said, “based on specific input regarding movement of militants in the district, Srinagar Police laid special checkpoints at various locations. On one such […]
Mudasir Maqbool PULWAMA — Two social activists from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district meet on Thursday Principal Secretary Youth Services and sports. Tawseef Lateef and Muzamil Manzoor submit memoranda to the Alok kumar and demands Indoor stadium for Pulwama town. They also thanked Sports department to build infrastructure in Pulwama from last two year’s include Hockey […]