Director Agriculture Kashmir visits different areas of Pulwama; interacts with Vegetable growers
SRINAGAR, MAY 24: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited different areas of district Pulwama. During the visit, the Director interacted with the vegetable growers of Kakpora and other adjacent villages and monitored the paddy transplantation in the district. He met a number of farmers and took on spot feedback regarding various interventions […]
3 persons suffer splinter wounds in grenade blast in Yaripora Kulgam
Three civilians were injured in a grenade blast at a bus stand in Yaripora area of south Kahsmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday. A police officer told GNS that the militants hurled grenade at a joint naka party of police and CRPF, which fell in a drain and exploded with a bang. Three civilians suffered injuries […]
J&K reports 3 new covid-19 cases, no death
Srinagar, May 24 : Jammu and Kashmir reported three new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said that all the cases were reported from Jammu district, taking the overall tally to 454207—166438 in Jammu and 287769 in Kashmir. There was […]
Cop killed, daughter injured in militant attack in Soura Srinagar
A policeman was killed while as his daughter was injured after suspected militants on tuesday fired upon him in Soura area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district, officials said. A top police officer told GNS that militants fired upon the cop near Anchar Soura. He was shifted to nearby hospital in critical condition. Meanwhile Senior Doctor […]
Rider dies in South Kashmir road accident
A young man died in a road accident on Tuesday in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Official sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a motor-cyclists met with an accident on Bijbehara Bypass, resulting in critical injuries to the rider, identified as Yasir Ahmad Dar son of Manzoor Ahmad Dar, a resident […]
53-year old man jumps into the river in Srinagar
Srinagar, May 24: A 53-year old man ended his life by jumping into the river Jehlum at Budshah Bridge of Kashmir capital Srinagar. Family sources of the victim told news agency Kashmir News Trust that he jumped into the river during the intervening night. The victim whose body has yet to be retrieved has been […]
Active Covid-19 Cases Increase Marginally As India Logs 1,675 Fresh Cases, 31 Fatalities
India’s Covid-19 case tally rose by 1,675 to reach 4,31,40,068, while the number of active infections increased marginally to 14,841, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,24,490 with 31 fatalities reported from Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. Active cases, which rose by […]
Salman Butt appointed consultant coach of Singapore cricket team
Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, who was banned over a high-profile spot-fixing scandal, has been appointed to a coaching role with Singapore’s national team, cricket officials said. The 37-year-old has been named consultant coach and will bring a “wealth of experience” to the side, the Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) said. His first challenge will be […]
Risk of monkeypox spreading widely ‘very low’
STOCKHOLM: The risk of monkeypox spreading widely among the general population is very low and transmission can be stopped outside endemic countries in Central and West Africa, health officials said on Monday, after cases exploded this month in Europe and North America. Fewer than 200 confirmed and suspected cases had been recorded since early May […]
Public complaints
There have been a lot of complaints from the public to the J&K administration in the past few years. The administration is trying to redress their grievances by streamlining the administrative set up so that the common man gets access to the administration. In this direction recently LG Manoj Sinha said that our grievance redress […]