SRINAGAR — Light rain and snow continued in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast improvement in weather beginning Friday morning. An official of the IMD said, “Weather is likely to improve from Friday morning onwards as we are expecting dry weather during the next 48 hours in […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu & Kashmir government has withdrawn all the posts referred to the Public Service Commission (PSC) and Services Selection Board (SSB) before October 31, 2019, for which selections have not been finalized till date. In a communique, the General Administration Department has informed the PSC and SSB that the administrative council has […]
BUDGAM — A central reserve police force (CRPF) trooper died of cardiac arrest at Srinagar airport on Friday morning. Sources said that a trooper identified as Deepak Dass who was posted at E/35 Batallion CRPF, Budgam died on Friday morning after he collapsed all of a sudden while performing his duty at Drop gate of […]
SRINAGAR — In Kashmir valley, COVID-19 has left a huge learning gap among the school students at different levels, officials said on Thursday. The Directorate of School Education at Kashmir division has said, “Pandemic and lockdowns have reduced the offline interactions of students and teachers to a greater extent resulting in learning gaps among children.” […]
SRINAGAR — The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad along with Senior Superintendent of Police, Rakesh Balwal Thursday visited SMHS Hospital to oversee the medical treatment levels to the 24-year old acid attack survivor. During the visit, the DC and SSP interacted with the parents of the acid attack victim. Expressing anguish at the […]
Meer Irfan SHOPIAN — Ali Mohammed (name changed) of Shopian’s Kral Chek area is getting ready for the sixth surgery of his daughter scheduled for Friday at a private hospital in the Ompora area of Budgam in central Kashmir. The physically disabled father has spent lakhs of rupees to ensure that his daughter gets well, […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Thrusday claimed to have arrested a hybrid militant of outfit The Resistance Front an offshoot of LeT in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. In a statement to GNS, the police said that today on 3rd February, Bandipora police and security forces came to know the suspicious movement of TRF militants in Chandergeer […]
LG expresses anguish, extends condolences to bereaved families SRINAGAR — At least six persons were killed in a road accident that took place at Keshwan area in Kishtwar district of Jammu region on Thursday, officials said. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kishtwar Ashok Kumar Sharma said that five people died on the spot while one is being […]
CHANDIGARH — The bail application of main accused Sanji Ram, sentenced to undergo a life imprisonment for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomad girl in Kathua, has been posted for hearing on February 24 by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The application came up for hearing on Thursday before a division bench […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmiri Pandits Thursday demanded the inclusion of 2.5 per cent of Jammu and Kashmir’s annual budget for resettlement and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants as recommended by the office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a statement, Satish Mahaldar, chairman of reconciliation and rehabilitation of migrants, an influential organisation of Pandits, said: “Finance department […]