Militants Flee After Gunfight Following Soldier’s Killing in Kokernag Anantnag
Militants gave the slip to a joint team of police and army during a gun battle in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Sunday. An Army soldier was killed in the initial phase of the encounter at Watnar Kokernag area of district on Saturday afternoon. According to officials, a joint team of Police and […]
New vision
In order to provide prompt relief to the common people in Jammu and Kashmir by a responsive administration, the government has switched to no physical files in the offices. With a vision to establish citizen-friendly and corruption-free governance, the JKGAD also launched the ‘Satark Nagrik App’ through which any ordinary citizen can lodge complaints with […]
SDRF organises mock drill for flood preparedness in Dal Lake
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), 1st Battalion, Kashmir held a flood preparedness mock drill inside Dal Lake on Saturday. The drill was held in collaboration with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and support of J&K State Emergency Operation Centre (JKSEOC) and J&K Dragon Boat Association. Speaking on the occasion Firdous Iqbal, Commandant SDRF 1st Bn […]
16-yr-old girl falls to death in Noorbagh, Sgr
A 16-year-old girl died on Saturday after she fell from her residential house at Noorbagh area of Srinagar. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a 16-year-old girl (name withheld) resident of Shaheen Mohalla Noorbagh fell from the upper storey of her residential house this afternoon. She was rushed to SMHS hospital […]
Union Health Minister interacts with beneficiaries from J&K
SRINAGAR, APRIL 16: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare (H&FW), Mansukh Mandaviya today interacted with the beneficiaries of the Ayushmann Bharat Health & Wellness Centres (AB-H&WCs) & tele consultations from eight states and Union Territories including Jammu & Kashmir through video-conferencing on the 4th anniversary celebration of Ayushmann Bharat Health & Wellness Centres. From […]
Director Agriculture visits Check Kadoosa, Lanilab villages of Khansahib, Budgam
BUDGAM, APRIL 16: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited various villages of Khansahab area of district Budgam. During the visit, the Director monitored the agriculture activities in the farmers’ fields and took stock of the agriculture interventions offered by the Department and adopted by the farming community of the area. The Director […]
Kashmir Logs 9 Covid-19 Cases, None In Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir registered nine new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said that all the cases were reported from Kashmir Valley—seven from Srinagar and two from Baramulla— while there was no case registered from Jammu division. The fresh cases take […]
Kokernag Gunfight: Armyman dead, operation underway
An Army trooper has been killed in ongoing encounter at Watnar Kokernag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A senior police officer told GNS that in intial exchange of firing one army trooper of 19RR received serious bullet wound. He was immediately shifted to nearby hospital for treatment, however he succumbed to his injuries, the […]
South Kashmir: Gunfight rages in Anantnag
Encounter broke out im wee hours between militants and government forces in Watnar Kokernag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district Saturday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Kokernag. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired […]
Four Persons Injured In LPG Cylinder Blast In Kupwara
At least four persons were injured in an LPG cylinder blast inside Kitchen of a house in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Saturday. All the injured suffered minor injuries in the blast that took place at around 12:45 p.m., official sources told GNS. They said that the LPG gas cylinder blast occurred in the […]