Stray dog attacks minor girl in Budgam
A minor girl was injured on Thursday morning in a dog bite incident in Beerwah area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A local told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a 4 year-old-girl was playing outside her house at Atina village when she was attacked by stray dog. The minor was identified as Asifa Ali […]
Delimitation panel signs final order for redrawing assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi: The three-member Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir, headed by Justice (retd) Ranjana Desai, on Thursday signed the final order on redrawing the assembly constituencies of the Union Territory, a day before its term was to end, officials said. A copy of this order and the report, detailing the number of constituencies and […]
More rains forecast as night temp falls at most places in J&K
Amid forecast for more rain and thunderstorms in next 48 hours, night temperature recorded a drop at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar received 11.3 mm of rain in the 24 hours till 0830 hours today and recorded a low of 11.1°C against 11.8°C […]
BSF detects underground tunnel in Samba
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday detected 150 meters long underground tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a tunnel was detected at Chak Faquira in Samba district. “A tunnel checking exercise was carried out in the AOR of BOP Chak Faquira of 48 Bn […]
JK reports 01 fresh positive case, 449263 recovered, 2,27,23,324 Covid doses administered so far
SRINAGAR, MAY 04:The Government today informed that 01 fresh positive case of novel Corona virus (COVID-19)have been reported today from Jammu division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 454073. Moreover, 10 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals, 09 from Jammu division and 01from Kashmir division. The Bulletin […]
Chief Secretary reviews implementation of JJM in J&K
Asks for expediting tendering, evaluation process SRINAGAR, MAY 04: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today chaired a meeting to review implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) project in Jammu and Kashmir with special focus on tendering of civil-cum-electro mechanic works and procurements of materials. Mission Director, JJM, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Additional Mission […]
Anantnag: Fire Breaks Out in Malakhnag Residential Area
A conflagration, which broke out this afternoon, has engulfed several residential houses in Malakhnag area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports reaching GNS said that the flames broke out of a residential house and soon after spread to several structures in proximity. Fire and Emergency department, assisted by locals, has in the meantime swung into […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 19 new COVID cases
Srinagar, May 3 Jammu and Kashmir reported 19 new COVID cases on Tuesday, taking the infection tally in the Union Territory to 4,54,072, officials said here. Jammu district reported seven new cases while Budgam had five cases, the officials said here. There are 68 active cases of the disease in the Union Territory, while the […]
Toilet for all
Jammu and Kashmir has recently released the data which says that they have achieved 100% toilet coverage and this achievement is before the deadline. All the 22 districts, 4,171 gram panchayats and 7,565 villages in the J&K are self-declared ODF as per Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) SBM (G) guidelines official data recently said. Apart […]
Director Agriculture advocates for increase in vegetable seedling production using greenhouse technique
BANDIPORE, MAY 02: To review the progress on the implementation of different centrally sponsored schemes in district Bandipora, the Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today along with Joint Director Farms, Iqbal Singh paid a brief visit to the district particularly Vegetable Seed Multiplication Farm Sumbal Bandipora, Markundal. Director also held an interaction with the […]