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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
23-year-old drowns in canal in Jammu
A 23-year-old man drowned while taking a bath in a canal in Patoli area of Jammu on Wednesday. According to police, the body of Shivam Dogra, resident of Ganga Nagar in Bantalab, was recovered from the canal and then shifted to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, for postmortem. “We have taken the cognizance of […]
Div Com Kashmir convenes meeting for renaming of Govt. institutions, infrastructure
Renaming aims to give recognition to prominent awardees of different fields: Pole SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 22: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole on Wednesday held a meeting with the officers of various government departments for renaming institutions and infrastructure with martyrs and prominent awardees’ names. The meeting was attended by Director Handloom & […]
Advisor Farooq Khan discusses providing further boost to sports activities across J&K
Reviews progress of various projects taken under PMDP, Khelo India SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 22: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today chaired a meeting to discuss matters related to further giving boost to sports and development of more sports infrastructure across Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Youth Services and Sports (YSS), Alok […]