UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from its human rights council following allegations that Russian soldiers committed systematic human rights violations in Ukraine. The United States initiated the resolution, which received 93 votes in favour, while 24 countries voted against. Pakistan and India were among the 58 countries that abstained. Other […]
Srinagar: Tracer studies by a team of National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar has revealed that a sinkhole, which developed in Anantnag’s Brengi stream at Kokernag on February 11, has its discharge 16 kilometres downstream at Achabal Brengi stream is a tributary of Jhelum river. “90% of the water going into the sinkhole […]
Three persons including a woman were killed in a road accident that took place at Garani area of Udhampur district. Police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the accident took place when a motorcycle JK02B 4739 moving on highway hit a divider causing injuries to all three riders. “They all were shifted from […]
Road connectivity is very important for the development of rural areas in Jammu and Kashmir and the government in the latest budget has provided a lot of funds for such connectivity. For the Road and Bridge Sector, an allocation of about Rs.5,217.87 crore has been made under Capital Expenditure for the year 2022-23. Upgradation of […]
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Thursday expressed dismay and shock over the incident in which two civilians sustained bullet injuries in the leg following an altercation between locals and army while later was making a video of afternoon prayers in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Admonishing the […]
SRINAGAR APRIL 07: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta on Thursday inaugurated Public Lounge and Video Conference Hall here at DC Office Complex, Srinagar. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, P.K Pole, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad were present on the occasion. The Chief Secretary took a round of the newly created public facilities in the DC […]
SRINAGAR, APRIL 07: Following changing weather conditions due to global warming and in lieu with government’s programme to increase the green/forest cover in J&K, the Divisional Covid Control Room Kashmir (DCCRK) highlighted the importance of afforestation to protect human lives on the World Health Day by organizing plantation programme within the office premises. The plantation […]
Kashmir Valley reported seven fresh Covid-19 cases while no case was reported from Jammu division even there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that the there was no fresh case from Jammu for the second day while all seven were from Kashmir Valley, […]
A Non-Local was shot at and injured by suspected militants in Yader area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama on Thrusday. A top police official told GNS that the militants fired upon the man, Immediately he was shifted to nearby hospital for treatment. The injured person has been identified as Sonu Sharma son of Banarsi Dar resident […]
4200 works of school education department under execution in J&K Construction of 59 KGBVS, 23 Girls hostels completed at cost of Rs 130 cr SRINAGAR, APRIL 7: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has introduced major changes in the education sector with path-breaking decisions to ensure quality, equity, accessibility, accountability and affordability in the system. […]