KUPWARA — BSF on Sunday airlifted three patients including two ladies and a kid to the district headquarters Kupwara from snow-bound Tangdhar sector for medical attention. Officials said on the request of district administration Kupwara, BSF evacuated three patients for medical attention from Tangdhar sector as the only road connecting the area with district headquarters […]
JAMMU — A 32-year-old woman was killed and 13 others were injured when a bus turned turtle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Sunday, officials said. The accident took place at Galak village on the Dayalacheck road when the driver lost control over the vehicle at a sharp curve, they said. The bus was […]
SRINAGAR — A Power Development Department (PDD) daily wager sustained injuries on Sunday after falling of an electric pole in Bogund village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, an official said. An official said that a PDD daily wager identified as Shabir Ahmad Dar, son of Mohammad Ismail Dar of Bogund Kulgam was repairing electricity line […]
LEH — BJP national president JP Nadda on Sunday appointed Phunchok Stanzin as the president of party’s Ladakh unit. Phunchok Stanzin has served as a state vice-president of BJP Ladakh and executive councillor of BJP-led Leh Council. The appointment of Phunchok Stanzin as the president of BJP’s Ladakh unit comes into power with immediate effect. […]
SRINAGAR — General officer Commanding (GoC) of army’s Srinagar—based 15 Corps Lieutenant General DP Pandey visited Gurduwara Chattipadhshai in Rainawari area of old Srinagar on the occasion of Guru Gobind Singhji Jayanti. “I have visited every religious place in Kashmir, but wanted to visit this Gurduwara too,” said GoC Panday. He said his message to […]
Sheikh Nadeem ANANTNAG — Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) evacuated a pregnant lady in Larnoo area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir. Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles Larnoo COB received a distress call from PHC Hospital Larnoo regarding immediate evacuation of a pregnant lady namely Jasira bano w/o Abdul Rashid Lone of Shutroo area of Larnoo […]
JAMMU — A 37-year-old woman and her minor daughter were rescued by villagers from an avalanche in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. Nasreen and her 11-year-old daughter Zaida Kousar had gone to fetch water from a natural source in their Tarwanja village of Behramgalla in Surankote area […]
SRINAGAR — After days of snowfall and rains, weather improved in J&K and Ladakh even as night temperature recorded a drop with mercury settling at minus 10.0°C at the world famous skiing resort of Gulmarg on Sunday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that as expected, weather improved significantly in J&K and Ladakh. “Currently […]
SRINAGAR — On New Year’s day, Kashmir resident and journalist Quratulain Rehbar got a frantic phone call from a friend living in Delhi. She spoke in a low voice and cried. She had seen a screenshot of the Bulli Bai app listings doing the rounds and found Rehbar’s name and photograph on it. “She couldn’t […]
SRINAGAR — Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday urged the Divisional Administration of Kashmir zone to ensure that all contingency plans are executed smoothly in case of any emergencies due to inclement weather conditions. In a statement, Bukhari said the Meteorological Department had already issued a red colour warning and it remains […]