Night Temp Rises At Most Places In J&K
Srinagar, Mar 22: With hot and dry weather predicted throughout this week barring March 23 and 24, night temperature increased at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a low of 6.9°C against last night’s 6.8°C. The temperature was […]
Militant Associate Arrested; 3 Pistols, 4 Grenades Recovered In Srinagar: Police
A militant associate was arrested and three pistols and four grenades along with magazines and bullets were recovered from him here, police said. A senior police officer told GNS that a police party from Shopian and police station Safakadal Srinagar arrested the militant associate identified as Kaisar Zahoor Khan of Nawpora Safakadal. He said three […]
Director NIT Srinagar calls on Lt Governor
SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: Director National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar, Prof. Rakesh Sehgal today called on the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan here. Prof. Sehgal briefed the Lt Governor about functioning of the institute and also discussed various important issues pertaining to the expansion of campus, construction of additional infrastructure, augmentation of water […]
Lt Governor attends celebrations of International Day of Forests in the UT
Sustainable Forest Management & efficient use of its resources is key to combat climate change and ensuring prosperous ecosystem for future generations: LG J&K government is committed for ecologically sustainable development, says the LG Biggest challenge today is to create a fine balance between man & nature. The wisdom & the experience of local […]
Non-local labourer shot at in Pulwama, hospitalized
A non-local labourer was on Monday evening shot at by the unidentified gunmen at Gangoo area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a non-local labour identified as Bisujeet Kumar, son of Paras Mandan of Bihar was injured after he was fired upon by the suspected militants […]
J&K Reports 12 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, No Death
Jammu and Kashmir reported 12 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said seven of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and five from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453562. Giving district wise details, the officials […]
Gunmen shot at, injured civilian in Gotpora Budgam
A civilian was shot at and injured by unknown gunmen suspected to be militants in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday evening, officials said. A police officer told GNS that the civilian identified as Tajamul Mohi-ud-Din Rather was fired upon by militants near his home at Gotpora Budgam this evening. He has been shifted to […]
Sadhna Top Snowslide: All 8 Passengers Rescued In Injured Condition
All eight passengers onboard a sumo vehicle which was swept away by a snow slide and fell into a gorge along Sadhna Top in frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district have been rescued in injured condition, officials said. Among the injured include three members of a family and five minors, officials said. They told GNS that […]
New Initiatives
The government of Jammu and Kashmir has taken slew of measures and initiatives on the ground to change the face of administration. Recently Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir reiterated the commitment of the government to change the system for good while he was delivering online lecture on “New Initiatives in Revenue Administration” at […]
DC Srinagar inspects restoration work of Sarband Water Reservoir at Harwan
310000 Cum of silt removed to rejuvenate the Water body SRINAGAR, MARCH 20: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad has visited Harwan area of the District to inspect the progress of works undertaken for restoration of Water Conservation Reservoir Sarband near Dachigam National Park. On the occasion, the DC was informed that the […]