SRINAGAR — A police constable died of a massive heart attack at a training center in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. “Roop Singh, a resident of Jammu, suffered heart attack at Sheeri training center and was declared dead shortly after”, the officials told GNS. The necessary medical and legal formalities into the matter have […]
SRINAGAR — A suspicious bag near Qamarwari here led to a bomb scare but nothing was eventually found by the BDS summoned to the place on Tuesday. Amid two grenades blasts, one near PCR and another at Saraf Kadal, ahead of R-Day celebrations in last two days in Srinagar, the abandoned bag led to the […]
JAMMU — In Jammu and Kashmir, nearly 33 lakh individual golden cards have been issued by the authorities since 2020 under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), reveals official data. As per the official figures under Sehat scheme, 33.70 lakh health-golden or Sehat-cards have been issued to individuals in Jammu and Kashmir. Besides, in J&K […]
SRINAGAR — Amid fresh snowfall, Army on Tuesday said it rescued at least 14 civilians, who had got stuck after twin avalanches hit Tanghdar-Chowkibal highway of Kupwara district in north Kashmir. The avalanches, triggered by snow on Tuesday morning, blocked Tangdhar-Chowkibal road and 14 civilians including a child were stranded along with their vehicles. “Army’s […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Valley including Srinagar received light rains while some plains and higher reaches had light to moderate snowfall since overnight, officials said on Tuesday. Amid cloud cover, the night mercury increased across J&K and Ladakh with only three weather stations set up by the meteorological department here recording below sub-zero temperature. A meteorological […]
JAMMU — A man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a minor girl from Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. While the 14-year-old girl was rescued from the house of her abductor in Poonch district, the accused was arrested from a locality in Jammu within three weeks of the incident, […]
SRINAGAR — Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB), Khalid Jahangir on Monday said that the examinations scheduled to be held till January 22, will be conducted, as per the schedule and that almost 12,000 posts will be advertised soon. The SSB chairman said that there has been no decision regarding the postponement […]
RAJOURI — Three persons were killed while another was injured in a road accident that took place at Khawas in Rajouri district. Police told that in a late evening accident that took place at Bhella village road of Khawas, a tipper vehicle bearing registration number JK11A-6087 plunged into a roadside gorge. Four persons including the […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday alleged that the crisis in the Kashmir Press Club seemed to be “orchestrated” in order to shut down the institution which had served as a medium for journalists to debate and discuss issues freely. Her comments came after the Jammu and Kashmir administration said the Kashmir Press […]
SRINAGAR — The government has ordered termination of services of four more teachers for unauthorised absence. According to an order issued by the Directorate of School Education Kashmir, services of Ashaq Parvez Mir of Kupwara, Mohammad Saleem Dar of district Budgam, Shazia Shafeeq, Teacher, HS Gundishath, Kupwara and Fatima Jameel, teacher, HS Padshahibagh, Srinagar have […]