Pregnant woman’s throat slit body found at her home in Banihal
A pregnant woman was found dead with throat slit in the kitchen of her home in Darshipora Banihal in Ramban district, officials said on Wednesday. They said the 39-year-old woman, a mother of three children, has been identified as Zubaida Begum wife of Mohammad saleem. A police official told GNS that the woman was found […]
Trooper dies by suicide in north Kashmir
An army trooper ended his life by shooting himself dead in Keran area along the Line of Control in Kupwara district last night, official sources said on Thursday. They said, the trooper Lokinder Singh Thakur, posted with army’s 6RR, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, fired from own service weapon at a post in Keran last […]
IPL: Delhi Capitals move to the top with facile victory
Even before captain Kane Williamson had gone out for the toss, Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered a blow when their key bowler T Natarajan tested Covid-19 positive while his six other close contacts were isolated. Their time out in the middle too wasn’t any better as Delhi Capitals played superior cricket on a tricky wicket to win […]
Violent protests against Covid curbs continue in Australian city
SYDNEY: Police in Australia’s second largest city of Melbourne arrested more than 200 people after projectiles thrown by protesters injured two officers on Wednesday, the third consecutive day of demonstrations against Covid-19 restrictions. Golf balls, batteries and bottles were among the items thrown at police during the protests held in defiance of stay-at home orders […]
Two dead, one injured in head-on collision at Nowgam Srinagar
Two persons were killed while another one was injured after an oil tanker hit a motorcycle near Nowgam Chowk in Srinagar on Thursday afternoon. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that two persons died on the spot while another one was injured after a head-on collision between oil Tanker and a motorcycle. […]
India Logs 31,923 New Covid-19 Infections, Active Cases Lowest In 187 Days
India added 31,923 new coronavirus infections which took the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,35,63,421. Active cases declined to 3,01,640, the lowest in 187 days, Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday said. The death toll climbed to 4,46,050 with 282 new fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The active cases comprise 0.9% of the total infections, the lowest […]
Riverfront project
Srinagar city has a lot to offer to the tourists but the pending project of Srinagar Riverfront Phase-I if implemented on time would be the one of the major attractions for the tourists as the city is being developed as a smart city under the center’s smart city project. Recently the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) […]
South Kashmir: 01 militant killed as Encounter breaks out in Shopian
A militant has been killed after an Encounter broke out between between militants and government forces in Kashew Chitragam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday. Official sources told GNS that in intial exchange of gunfire, a militant has been killed. However identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained. Reports reaching […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 204 new positive cases, 322463 recovered so far SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 22: The Government on Wednesday informed that 204 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 45 from Jammu division and 159 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 328418. Moreover, […]
Malicious App Handlers Extort Nearly Rupees 2.5 Lacs from Srinagar Man
Srinagar: In just a span of forty odd minutes, a Srinagar-man was extorted of nearly Rs 2.5 lakh after coaxed into installation of a malware app by unknown handlers on Tuesday. Talking to GNS the victim, Mohammad Altaf, a resident of Tengpora, said that on Tuesday evening, at around 7:45 PM, he received a call […]