SRINAGAR — The Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited on Friday informed that a transmission tower of Samba-Amargarh line has got damaged due to landslides in Thanamandi area of Rajouri, which will result in the additional power curtailments in Kashmir valley for next two weeks. “Due to landslides at Thanamandi Rajouri, 1 tower of 400 KV […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities yet again disallowed Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid. Anjuman Auqaf said that keeping the historic Jama Masjid continuously closed seems deliberate being done intentionally as part of an agenda. Anjuman Auqaf also demanded the release of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from house detention. In a statement, Anjuman Auqaf said that State Authorities […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police has released the photographs of three wanted militants in the Kashmir Valley. Police has released the photographs of three militants who are said to be residents of Kulgam, Pulwama and Srinagar. These photographs were pasted on walls in Summer capital Srinagar. As per Police Basit Ahmad Dar @Kamran […]
JAMMU — Army and police on Friday claimed to have recovered 31 kilograms of narcotics along the Line of Control in Poonch district. “Based on inputs of likely smuggling of Narcotics through the Line of Control in Poonch, Indian Army along with JKP launched relentless operations in the area,” Lt Col Devender Anand, Jammu-based PRO […]
SRINAGAR — Amid forecast for widespread moderate rain and snow on weekend, night temperature recorded an increase in J&K, except Gulmarg and Pahalgam, on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of 2.8°C against last night’s 2.2°C. Kashmir is presently under the grip […]
SRINAGAR — Weatherman on Thursday revised its earlier forecast by now predicting widespread moderate rain and snow during 22 to 23rd January in Jammu and Kashmir. “An Active Western Disturbance is Most likely to cause Widespread Moderate Rain/Snow in J&K during 22-23rd Jan,” an official of the meteorological department here told GNS, adding, that the […]
LADAKH — Cultural activist from Goma Kargil, Anayat Ali Shotopa organised a special event to mark Kargil’s ethnic food festival of Mamani for the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, R. K.Mathur. The LG of Ladakh was accompanied by the Chief Executive Councillor of LAHDC, Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan and Deputy Commissioner, Kargil Santosh Sukhdeve at Circuit […]
SRINAGAR — An exhibition of historic Manuscripts, Rare Books and Miniature Paintings was organised at SPS Library Complex here today. The day-long exhibition was jointly organized by the Oriental Research Library Srinagar and SPS Library, on the directions of the Director, Libraries & Research, Mr Mohammad Rafi, to commemorate Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav. The attraction […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir administration Thursday ordered imposition of complete restriction on non-essential movement in the Union Territory from every Friday 2.00 pm to Monday 6.00 am. Pertinently, the government imposed an unannounced weekend lockdown across Jammu and Kashmir on last Saturday and Sunday in wake of the surge in Covid-19 cases across […]
SRINAGAR — A woman was charred to death while four persons including an elderly couple and a personnel from fire & emergency department were injured in a devastating fire incident in which four houses were completely gutted and three others were partially damaged at Jamalat Nawakadal locality in Srinagar on Thursday. Official sources told GNS […]