Chrar-i-Shareef gunfight: Militant killed on second day; operation on
A militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight which erupted on Monday evening in Charar-i-Shareef area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unidentified official sources told the agency that a militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight, however, the identity of the killed militant couldn’t […]
Smart City: Work on redevelopment of major city roads begins in Srinagar
The work on the ?110-crore roads redevelopment project in Srinagar has started with blacktopping of a dozen major city roads identified under the project approved under the Smart City project. Besides macadamization and blacktopping of roads the project includes several other components including construction or upgrading of footpaths and cross drainage and setting up of […]
Supplements don’t boost immunity against Covid-19: DAK
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) led by Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan on Monday said supplements like vitamins, minerals and herbs do not boost immunity to ward-off Covid-19 infection. According to statement issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), DAK said there is no scientific evidence to suggest that supplements boost the immune system against Covid-19. President DAK Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan […]
Lt Governor inaugurates Second Brainstorming Conference on implementation of NEP-2020 in J&K
“It is my dream to make J&K an oasis of talents, having abundant wealth of knowledge, enterprise and skilled youth”: Lt Governor “Effective implementation of NEP-2020 on ground will pave way for creating J&K as a dynamic knowledge society Calls for Teaching Fraternity to orient themselves to the changing dynamics of education ecosystem which is […]
Central Kashmir: Gunfight breaks out in Budgam
Gunfight breaks out between militants and government forces in charer Shareef area of in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. According to the reports reaching , a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in charar shareef. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them. The fire […]
J&K reports 1036 fresh covid-19 cases, tally crosses 65000
Jammu and Kashmir reported 1036 new novel coronavirus in last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total count of the infections to 65026. Among the cases, 563 were confirmed from Jammu and 473 from Kashmir Valley. Giving the district wise details, official sources told GNS that Srinagar reported 141 cases, Budgam 60, Baramulla […]
Man held with 5kgs of brown sugar in Karnah
Kupwara police Monday claimed to have arrested narcotic drug peddler and have recovered narcotics worth cores. According to police statement issued to KNS reads, In continuation to it’s war against drug menace Kupwara Police today arrested a notorious drug peddler. Acting upon a reliable input about the smuggling/transportation of some narcotics in Pingla-Haridal area of […]
Police yet to take action against BJP leader for hate speech: ANC
J&K Awami National Conference (ANC) Monday in a statement to KNS has expressed its deep concern & dismay against the conduct & approach of the police officers concerned not proceeding under mandatory provisions of Law with regard to the FIR lodged on 07/09/2020 in the Ram Munshi Bagh Police station against BJP J&K State President […]
3,000 litres of illicit kerosene seized in south Kashmir’s Pulwama, 2 arrested
Awantipora: Police on Monday arrested two persons and recovered around 3000 litres of subsidized kerosene from their possession in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The duo identified as Uzair Ahmad Ganie resident of Samboora Pampore and Faisal Ahmad Mir of Panzgam village of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district were held by the police at Khinbugh village of […]
Handicrafts sector
In the past there used to be a debate whether tourism or handicrafts was the backbone of Kashmir economy and most of the analysts would say that handicrafts was the main economic plank of Kashmir. This sector has suffered heavily due to the turmoil in the past three decades in general and from the unrest […]