POONCH — A 25-year-old young man died after he slipped while returning home with firewood from a jungle nearby his residence in Poonch district on Thursday. Official sources told GNS that one Manzoor Hussain (25) of Ucchad Nabana who was carrying firewood from nearby jungle (forest) slipped and fell down, resulting in his on the […]
Jammu & Kashmir
Cash looted at Dastgeer Sahib Shrine, petrol pump in Shopian
SRINAGAR — Three pistol-borne gunmen looted over Rs 1.59 lakhs from a petrol pump in Shopian district of south Kashmir while burglars broke open donation box at venerated shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani in Khanyar area of Srinagar and decamped with unknown amount of cash last night, officials said on Thursday. A […]
Mercury drops below freezing point in Kashmir, minus 10.4°C in Gulmarg
SRINAGAR — Night temperatures dropped below freezing point in Kashmir with Gulmarg recording a low of minus 10.4°C on Thursday, officials said. A meteorological department official here told GNS Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of minus 0.1°C against last night’s 0.6°C, he said. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, witnessed […]
India rejects reference to Kashmir in China-Pakistan joint statement
NEW DELHI — Three days after Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan opposed New Delhi’s “unilateral action” on Jammu and Kashmir, India rejected reference to its “integral and inalienable parts” in the joint statement issued after the meeting between the leaders of the two neighbouring nations. “We have always rejected such […]
Govt created 3,000 jobs for Kashmiri migrants to rehabilitate them back into the valley
NEW DELHI — With the aim to rehabilitate the Kashmiri migrants back into the valley, the government has created 3,000 state government jobs under the Prime Minister’s Development Package-2015 (PMDP-2015). According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, an outlay of Rs 1,080 crores has been by the Centre for this purpose. In a written reply […]
Properties of 610 Kashmiri Pandits restored in J&K: Govt
NEW DELHI — As many as 610 Kashmiri Pandits were given back their properties left behind in Jammu and Kashmir following eruption of militancy there in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said in the Rajya Sabha that 3,000 state government jobs were created for Kashmiri […]
Cyber PS Kashmir recovers smart phones worth lakhs of rupees
SRINAGAR — Cyber Police Kashmir Zone, Srinagar on Wednesday claimed to have recovered missing smartphones worth lakhs of rupees which were handed over to the rightful owners. As per a statement, Cyber Police Kashmir with constant efforts of its dedicated technical teams traced out 73 missing/lost smartphones of various makes and models worth lakhs of […]
In past 3 years, Kashmir records worst ever Class 12 result this year
SRINAGAR — In the recently announced annual regular results of 12th standard, Kashmir division has recorded the worst results after a gap of two years. This year Kashmir division witnessed an overall pass percentage of 74.92 percent. In the year 2008, the pass percentage of 12th standard was 53.50 percent in which 43,183 students appeared […]
Physical hearing in courts to resume in J&K, Ladakh from Feb 14
SRINAGAR — With the improvement in Covid-19 cases, the J&K and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday ordered resumption of the physical hearings from February 14. Reviving the January 30 order, Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal permitted hearings through physical mode with the restriction that in no Court room more than ten (10) advocates remain present at […]
Man killed in Ganderbal road accident
GANDERBAL — A person was killed in a road accident at Gulab Sheikh Mohalla of Safapora area in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday . An official said that a speedy tipper hit one person namely Aijaz Ahmed Laway, son of Abdul Gafar Laway of Safa Kadal Srinagar, resulting in serious injuries to him. He […]









