People carry pregnant lady on shoulders, horse through knee-deep snow in Kupwara
Kupwara: Villagers in Budnamal area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district were “forced” to carry a pregnant woman on their shoulders to some distance and then on horse to the hospital in knee-deep snow on Saturday. Reports reaching GNS that several villagers shouldered the woman in a cot due to closure of roads for vehicular traffic […]
Bangladesh win good for world cricket: NZ stalwart Taylor
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s defeat in the opening match may have marred Ross Taylor’s farewell Test series but the retiring stalwart believes Bangladesh’s shock victory at Mount Maunganui was a massive boost for the game and the format. Bangladesh, currently ranked ninth, stunned world Test champions New Zealand by eight wickets on Wednesday for their first […]
Omicron pushes US Covid hospitalisations toward record high
Covid-19 hospitalisations in the US are poised to hit a new high, according to a Reuters tally, surpassing the record set in January of last year as the highly contagious Omicron variant fuels a surge in infections. Hospitalisations have increased steadily since late December as Omicron quickly overtook Delta as the dominant coronavirus variant in the US, […]
Delhi Witnesses Record Rainfall; Highest In 13 Years
Delhi recorded its highest rainfall in a day for January in at least 13 years, according to official figures, as overnight rains inundated some low-lying areas in the national capital. Several parts of the city reported waterlogging with the Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, recording 41 mm rainfall which, according to […]
Rejuvenation of rivers
Central government is very keen to implement the rejuvenation of rivers in Jammu and Kashmir including Chenab, Jhelum and Ravi. The J & K government on the instructions of the centre recently held a meeting on Detailed Project Reports regarding rejuvenation of Chenab, Jhelum and Ravi rivers prepared by Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI). An […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway closed amid snowfall, landslides
Srinagar: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the world, was closed amid continuous snowfall at number of places on along the 270-km stretch, officials said on Saturday. They said that around 3-feet of fresh snow has accumulated on either side of Jawahar Tunnel since yesterday evening. An official […]
JKSSB successfully culminates Shorthand test of Kashmir based candidates
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 07: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) today successfully culminated the Shorthand Test (Dictation & Transcription) of Kashmir based candidates for the posts of Jr. Scale Stenographer, Personal Assistant and Steno Typist who had recently qualified the type test/skill test. The Shorthand Test was conducted in multiple batches at NIELIT Campus, […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19
JK reports 542 new positive cases, 336284 recovered, 1,91,79,263Covid doses administered so far SRINAGAR,JANUARY 07: The Government today informed that 542 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 288 from Jammu division and 254 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to […]
DC Kupwara chairs DRA meeting
Stresses for safeguarding interest of all stakeholders KUPWARA, JANUARY 07: The District Registration Authority (DRA) for Registration of Clinical Establishments met here under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner, Kupwara, Imam Din to review the progress of registration of clinical establishments in the district. Addressing the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner said that the health sector is […]
Supreme Court tells Punjab and Haryana High Court Registrar-General to secure all record on PM’s ‘security breach’
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to secure and preserve forthwith all records relating to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab and the security lapse. A Bench led by CJI NV Ramana directed the Punjab Government, police authorities, the SPG and other central agencies […]