South Kashmir: Encounter breaks out in Shopian
Encounter has started between militants and government forces in Turkwagam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thrusday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Turkwagam. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the […]
Dy. Director Health Services (Schemes) Jammu accorded warm send off
JAMMU, MARCH 31: Dr. Seema Gupta, Dy. Director Health Services (Schemes) Jammu, who superannuated on today after rendering 35 years of service in the department, was accorded a warm send off by the staff of Directorate of Health Services Jammu. To bid her farewell, a function was organized in the premises of Directorate, where Director […]
Advisor Bhatnagar chairs 157th BoDs meet of JKI
Directs officers to look beyond showroom sales for increasing profits SRINAGAR, MARCH 31: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today chaired the 157th Board of Directors (BoDs) meeting of JK Industries (JKI) at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce, Ranjan Prakash Thakur; Secretary, Planning Development and Monitoring, […]
Higher Education Department bids adieu to Vijay Koul on superannuation
JAMMU, MARCH 31: The Higher Education Department (HED) accorded an affectionate adieu to Private Secretary to Principal Secretary Higher Education Department, Vijay Koul on his superannuation here today. On the occasion, Principal Secretary Higher Education Department, Rohit Kansal congratulated the Vijay Koul for successful completion of his tenure and appreciated his behavior and attitude towards […]
J&K Logs 17 Fresh Covid Cases
Jammu and Kashmir reported 17 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said two of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 15 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453737. Giving district wise details, the officials […]
Crime branch files chargesheet against two persons
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Crime Branch Kashmir has filed chargesheet against two persons against cheating the Haj aspirants and taking money from them fraudulently. Crime Branch Kashmir has chargesheeted them for grabbing Rs 8 lacs while promising Haj pilgrimage to the aspirant in the year 2020. According to the GNS while reporting about the […]
22 houses gutted in Srinagar mid-night blaze
Twenty-two houses were gutted in a devastating midnight blaze in Gata- Colony Noor Bagh area of Srinagar city. Besides the massive property loss, four persons including a firefighter sustained injuries during the rescue operation. The victims told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that the fire emanated from a house due to a short circuit […]
Body of mentally unsound person found in Kupwara
Body of a mentally unsound person was found in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Thursday. Reports reaching GNS said that some passersby spotted the body near Jamia Masjid Drugmulla and informed the police station about it. A police team reached the spot and took the body into possession. The deceased has been identified as […]
Active Covid cases dip to 14,307
With 1,225 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s infection tally rose to 4,30,24,440, while the active cases dipped to 14,307, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,129 with 28 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 per […]
Sri Lanka faces 13-hour blackouts, hospitals stop surgery as crisis deepens
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka announced nationwide 13-hour daily power cuts from Thursday and more hospitals suspended routine surgeries after running out of life-saving medicines, as the cash-strapped island’s economic crisis deepened. The South Asian nation of 22 million people is in its worst economic spiral since independence in 1948, sparked by an acute lack of foreign […]