JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today emphasized that the policies and development plans for districts and concerned departments must accord higher priority to rural development as road to prosperity of Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir has to pass through its villages. Highlighting the role of rural infrastructure, self-employment, and agrarian society, the Lt Governor […]
SRINAGAR — For information of the selected Hajj Pilgrims, the Hajj Committee of India has extended the date for deposition of Advance Haj Amount of Rs.81, 000 per head up to 10th May, 2022. This information was given out through an official hand out released by the Executive Officer, J&K Haj Committee Srinagar after communication […]
JAMMU — A court in Reasi has ordered lodging of FIR against at least seven policemen following a complaint against them by a local. As per the complainant Prem Singh, the accused along with others surrounded his kacha house and tin shed from all the corners on 19 September last year. The accused allegedly put […]
BUDGAM — A police man was injured on Saturday after his rifle went off accidentally in Budgam. A senior official told that during area domination service, rifle of one Ct. Muzaffar Ahmad of PC Khag, Budgam went off accidentally near Tehsil office Khag in which he got injured. He said the injured has been shifted […]
SRINAGAR — At-least four houses were damaged in a devastating fire break in old town Baramulla in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday afternoon. Official sources told GNS that a team of police and fire officials reached the spot soon after getting the information. They said that fire started in a residential house and engulfed […]
Waris Shah ANANTNAG — A 45-year-old motorcyclist was killed after being hit allegedly by a paramilitary vehicle at Aishmuqam K.P Road near old Police Station on Saturday. Reports reaching GNS said that soon after being hit, the motorcyclist identified as Bilal Ahmad Peer son of Ghulam Nabi Peer of Latroo was evacuated in injured condition […]
SRINAGAR — Chairperson Waqf Board, Dr. Darakhshah Andrabi on Saturday said that Board has decided to introduce online system for donations. She also said Waqf would soon construct a cancer hospital in Jammu and Kashmir. Andrabi told reporters that the donations are part of ‘Baitulmaal’, adding that “we won’t allow any disloyalty with the donations […]
SRINAGAR — A man was injured in a leopard attack in Nesbal village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said on Saturday. They said that the leopard attacked the man, Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Ramzan Bhat in the morning when he was heading towards his orchard. Bhat managed to escape from the animal […]
SRINAGAR —:Weather remained hot and dry in Jammu and Kashmir as the Met Department on Saturday forecase that mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places will occur in the next 24 hours. Srinagar had 9.8, Pahalgam 4.2 and Gulmarg 3 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Saturday. Drass in Ladakh had 1.4, […]
SRINAGAR — Suspected militants on Saturday morning shot at and injured a policeman at Aiwa Bridge on Ali Jan road in Srinagar. Reports said policeman identified as Ghulam Hassan Dar son of Ghulam Rasool Dar from Danwar Eidgah was shot at and injured by suspected militants at Aiwa Bridge on Ali Jan road in Srinagar […]