Kashmir facing prolonged power outages: NC
Says incumbent administration has failed to provide round the clock electricity to consumers NC rued pesky power supply in Kashmir Srinagar, Nov 23 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Tuesday rued pesky power supply in Kashmir and alleged the acute power supply is tormenting people in freezing temperature. NC Party Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar […]
Covid testing Camp held at IUST; No positive cases detected
AWANTIPORA, NOVEMBER 23: The Health Centre of Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Awantipora in collaboration with Public Health Centre (PHC) Awantipora Tuesday organized a day-long camp to conduct Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for COVID-19 on the campus. The students, faculty members and other officials of the university as well as members from Awantipora […]
Government opens 2nd Tribunal Bench in Srinagar
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar In order to facilitate the central government employees to settle their issues with the concerned departments, the central government has opened another bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in Srinagar on Tuesday. This bench was inaugurated by Union Minister of state in the Prime Minister’s office (PMO) Dr. […]
Pistol recovered from vehicle, driver flees in Arwani Anantnag: Police
Anantnag: Police on Tuesday said that during routine nake checking, a pistol was recovered from a vehicle even as driver along with the vehicle managed to flee from the spot. A police official told GNS that one person boarding the vehicle was arrested and is presently being questioned. He said that during routine naka checking […]
Iran calls on IAEA to maintain ‘technical cooperation’
The Iranian Foreign Ministry insisted on Monday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should “stay in the path of technical cooperation with Iran.” Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the ministry, said at weekly press conference that the UN nuclear watchdog should “not allow some countries to advance their political leanings and intentions in the name […]
COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 543 days
New Delhi: India logged 7,579 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 543 days, taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,26,480, while the active cases were the lowest in 536 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 4,66,147 with 236 fresh fatalities, according […]
Health benefit packages
The government of Jammu and Kashmir has been working in a focused manner to provide health benefit packages to the common people at the earliest. Recently the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir chaired the 4th Governing Council Meeting for Ayushman Bharat. He approved a revised health benefits package for COVID complications as the third […]
Hyderpora ‘Encounter’: Mehbooba Says She Is Not Allowed To Visit Families Of Killed Civilian
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that she was not being allowed to move outside her Fairview Gupkar residence here to visit families of civilians killed in controversial Hyderpora ‘encounter’ earlier this month. Mehbooba told GNS that she wanted to visit the families to offer condolences but was not […]
Freezing cold conditions continue in Kashmir
Freezing cold conditions prevailed in Kashmir Valley as Srinagar, the summer capital of J-K, experienced the coldest night of the season with temperature plummeting as low as minus 2.3°C on Tuesday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that minimum temperature in Srinagar was minus 2.4°C below normal for this time of the year and […]
Sri Lanka ends farm chemical ban as organic drive fails
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka abandoned its quest to become the world’s first completely organic farming nation on Sunday, announcing it would immediately lift an import ban on pesticides and other agricultural inputs. The island country has been in the grip of a severe economic crisis, with a lack of foreign exchange triggering shortages of food, crude […]