11 injured as passenger bus rolls down into gorge in Doda; 2nd mishap of the morning in J&K
Doda: At least eleven passengers were injured after the bus they were travelling in plunged into a gorge near Pul area of Doda district in Jammu on Sunday. An official said that the bus, however, got stuck a few meters ahead of Chenab river which prevented a major tragedy. He said that the passenger bus […]
Lt Governor condoles the demise of former Union Home Minister Buta Singh
JAMMU, JANUARY 02: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha expressed his heartfelt condolences on the passing away of veteran politician and former Union Home Minister, Shri Buta Singh. In his message, the Lt Governor said that the former Union Home Minister was a statesman par excellence and his demise is a great loss to the political sphere. […]
244 Covid-19 Cases, 1 More Death In J&K
Jammu and Kashmir reported 244 new covid-19 cases while one person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said 107 cases were from Jammu Division and 137 from Kashmir Valley taking the total case tally to 121471. Giving district wise details, the officials told GNS that Srinagar recorded […]
All passengers from UK from Jan 8-30 to be tested for Covid on arrival
All passengers coming from the UK between January 8 and January 30 would be subjected to self-paid COVID-19 tests on arrival, the Health Ministry said in a standard operating procedure (SOP) issued on Saturday. Moreover, each passenger arriving from the UK would have to bring his or her COVID-19 negative report from a test done […]
In Georgia, Biden’s presidency meets early defining moment
Usually, it’s a President’s first midterm election that reorders a White House’s political approach and priorities. For President-elect Joe Biden, his most defining congressional election is coming before he takes office. Two runoffs on Tuesday in Georgia will decide which party controls the Senate and, thus, how far the new president can reach legislatively on […]
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly taken to hospital after he suffers heart attack
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly suffered a heart attack on Friday. He was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata and is likely to undergo angioplasty. Reportedly, Ganguly felt dizzy while exercising in his personal gymnasium. The doctors are yet to identity the real cause of the issue. “He was not feeling well last night. However, […]
Leopard spotted in Srinagar’s Bagh-e-Mehtab area captured
Srinagar: A leopard spotted a few days ago at Baghe Mehtab area of uptown Srinagar was on Saturday afternoon captured alive by the Wildlife Department in the area. A wildlife official said that the leopard was spotted four days ago in the area and had entered into a residential house there. The beast was captured […]
Police version
After the controversy has erupted regarding the three youths who were killed in the Hokersar encounter, police have come out with the response in the media. Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that he has no reason to dispute what a senior army official has stated about Lawaypora Srinagar […]
Updated: Grenade lobbed in Tral, 8 civillian injured
Suspected militants on Saturday morning lobbed a grenade on SSB party at Bus Stand Tral resulting in injuries to eight civilians, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that suspected militants hurled a grenade towards security forces at around 11: 20 AM. “The grenade missed the target and exploded in the […]
Grenade hurled in south Kashmir’s Tral; search op launched
Suspected militants, on Saturday, morning lobbed a grenade towards government forces at Bus Stand Tral, however, no loss of life or injury was reported during the incident, officials said. Unnamed officials told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that suspected militants hurled a grenade towards government forces at around 11:20 AM. “However in […]