SHOPIAN — Unknown persons stole 650 apple boxes from a truck in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Reports said that Aqib Ahmed, a truck driver from Vehil Shopian reported at a police station claiming that during the intervening night, unknown persons stole 650 apple boxes from his truck. The truck bearing registration number JK22B-3177 had been […]
Jammu & Kashmir
IED detected, defused in Bandipora
BANDIPORA — An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detected and defused by the security forces on Saturday in Papachan area in the outskirts of Bandipora district. An official told that security forces recovered an IED from an orchard in Papachan area today. He said a bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot and the […]
Senior journalist Saleem Pandit takes over as interim president of Kashmir Press Club
SRINAGAR — Senior journalist and bureau chief The Times of India, Muhammad Saleem Pandit Saturday took over as the interim President of Kashmir Press Club while as journalist Zulfikar Majid and Arshid Rasool will be General Secretary and the treasurer respectively, a statement issued by the KPC said. “It is an open fact that the […]
Cluster University Srinagar defers all examinations scheduled next week
SRINAGAR — Cluster University Srinagar on Saturday deferred till further orders all the examinations of the varsity which were scheduled to begin next week. “This is notified for the information of concerned that all the examinations of Cluster University Srinagar scheduled from 17th of January 2022 have been deferred till further orders,” read an order […]
Army’s 55 RR organised Mobile Medical and Veterinary Camp at Pulwama village
PULWAMA — On the occasion of Army Day 2022, a ‘MOBILE MEDICAL AND VETERINARY CAMP’ was organised by Malangpora camp of 55 RR for general Public. A large number of villagers including women, children and the elderly were treated in three villages- Larkipura, Padgampura and Aghazipura. Door to door check up of cattle was also […]
Sub-zero temperature continues in Kashmir valley, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — Sub-zero conditions continued in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh with Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recording a low of minus 4.5°C on Saturday. A meteorological department official told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar was down by more than a degree Celsius than previous night’s minus 3.4°C. It was minus 2.1°C below […]
Three LeT militant associates arrested in Sopore, claims police
SRINAGAR — Sopore police claimed to have arrested three associates of (LeT) Lashkar-i-Toiba militant outfit from Sopore town in North Kashmir. In a statement police said, “a joint naka was established by Sopore police, 22 RR and 179 BN CRPF at Chinar crossing Darpora in the jurisdiction of Police Station Bomai. During the naka checking […]
Two militant associates arrested in Shopian: Police
SRINAGAR — Police on Friday claimed to have arrested two militant associates along with arms and ammunition in Khujipora Zainapora area or South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Confirming the incident to GNS, a top police officer told that two arrested militant associates were about to join militant ranks. They tried to escape from the spot but […]
Govt imposes ‘complete restriction’ on non-essential movement on weekends in J&K
SRINAGAR — Amid surge in covid-19 cases, the Government has ordered “complete restriction” on non-essential movement during weekends in entire J&K. According to an order by State Executive Committee headed by Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, there night curfew from 9 p.m. to 6a.a. shall continue to remain in force in all districts along […]
Admin puts re-registration of Kashmir Press Club in abeyance
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Press Club (KPC) – the premier representative body of the journalist in Kashmir – is in a tight spot as authorities in the region have put re-registration of the Club into abeyance following directions from Srinagar district authorities on Friday. The management body of the Club on Thursday via a statement to […]









