JAMMU — Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today reaffirmed that the government is committed to provide State-of-the-Art facilities for tribal children in Jammu and Kashmir through Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) wherein the best teaching staff and infrastructure would be available for these children residing in remote areas. He made these remarks while chairing […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, has been thrown open after “huge” landslide in Udhampur district forced its closure on Monday. Official sources told GNS the thoroughfare was blocked at Dewal near Samroli, Udhampur due to huge landslide. They said that men and machinery were employed […]
SRINAGAR — A passenger was hospitalized after sustaining injuries after he was allegedly beaten up by traffic police personnel in Qazigund along Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday. Local reports reaching GNS said that an altercation broke out between some passengers and traffic a police personnel after the latter, according to him, damaged glass of a vehicle […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday visited Srinagar acid victim who is presently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chennai. In a series of tweets, Omar said that the girl was bravely responding to treatment even as he expressed gratitude to surgeons, doctors and staff at Sankara […]
SRINAGAR — A policeman was shot at by the unidentified gunmen in Dhobi Mohalla area of Batamaloo on Konday evening. Official sources said that a police inspector identified as Sheikh Firdous, son of Sheikh Abdullah of Dhobi Mohalla was shot at by the unidentified gunmen outside his home. He was immediately rushed to SMHS hospital […]
PULWAMA — The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Monday slammed JK Govt for failing to mitigate pubic issues in Tral area of Pulwama District and demanded LG’s intervention to address the people’s issues. JKPCC General Secretary Surinder Singh Channi during day long tour of Tral Pulwama expressed serious concern over the negligent attitude […]
SRINAGAR — The University of Kashmir is sabotaging the recruitment of Assistant Registrar posts by repeatedly postponing its Mains exams allegedly on the behest of some “favorite” candidates and also by the vested interests of the internal employees. The Varsity advertised the seven posts of Assistant Registrars and held its preliminary examination in August 2021 […]
KUPWARA — Two persons alleged of involvement in drug peddling were on Monday booked under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Official sources said that two persons identified as Samiulla Bakkshi alias Danraj son of Hafizulla Bakshi of Branwari Kupwara and Iqbal Jaffer Dar son of Mohd Abdullah Dar, of Chalgund […]
POONCH — Indian army Monday said it apprehended a 27-year-old resident of Pakistan (administered) Kashmir from Mankote sector along Line of Control in Poonch district. Identifying the detained person as one Dilshan son of Mohammad Sayeed, a resident of Hajira, an army official said the person was detained from Nangi Takri area in Mankote. “The […]
SRINAGAR — In a first, Traffic Police on Monday disallowed journalists from parking their vehicles in Press Enclave Srinagar. A couple of vehicles of media personnel were towed away. A traffic police party led by SP City Traffic, Muzaffar Shah arrived in Press Enclave and removed the parked vehicles. Even the vehicle of a senior […]