SHOPIAN — Three boys were injured after an unexploded shell went off near an encounter site in Shirmal area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that an unexploded shell went off when some boys fiddled with it, resulting in injuries to three minor boys. He […]
KUPWARA — An elderly man died in a road mishap at Bramri along Kupwara-Srinagar highway here. Reports reaching GNS said that a person was hit by a speeding Santro car bearing registration number JK01B 7043. The individual, as per reports, was returning after his appointment with a doctor at ‘Quality Health Care’ hospital. Confirming it, […]
GANDERBAL — Three residential houses were damaged in a massive blaze that broke out in in Yachama Kangan area of Centeral Kashmir’s Ganderbal on Tuesday morning. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the fire broke out in a two residential houses at Yachama today Morning He said that soon after the […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Tuesday forecast mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. On Monday, the UT experienced a generally cloudy sky. “Weather is likely to remain mainly dry in J&K during the last 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar had 14 […]
NEW DELHI — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raids were underway at 33 locations across the country on Tuesday in connection with irregularities in the exams for Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub-Inspectors (JKPSI), a top official said. According to the official, the raids are going on in Jammu, Srinagar, Karnal, Mahendergarh, Rewari, Delhi, Ghaziabad and […]
NEW DELHI — Centre has extended the package of concessions and incentives to Central Government employees working in Kashmir Valley for a further period of three years. “It has been decided by the competent authority to extend the package of concessions/incentives to Central Government employees working in Kashmir Valley for a further period of three […]
SRINAGAR — Following the directives from Ministry of Education (MoE) regarding the possibility of upgradation of government-run-schools in Jammu and Kashmir, authorities Monday said there were least chances for upgrading any government school or establishing senior secondary schools for the coming few years. The MoE has said that there should be a targeted and saturation […]
MUMBAI — A network of 16 big and small bridges, including two with Italian technology — with a total length of 2.3 kms — are coming up at a quick pace on the upcoming Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), officials here on Monday. The bridges are being constructed by engineering giant Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. Mumbai for […]
JAMMU — Two persons were killed when a private vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Doda district on Monday morning, officials said. A police officer told GNS that at about 10:15 hours, information was received that one Alto 800 car (JK06A-6864) fell in the gorge near […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Heff Shirmal village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Monday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Heff Shirmal village in Shopian district following the inputs about presence of […]