‘Witch-hunt’: Amnesty International halts India operations, blames Centre

‘Witch-hunt’: Amnesty International halts India operations, blames Centre

Amnesty International Tuesday halted its India operations and let go of its staff members, alleging “witch-hunt” by the Centre. In a statement, the human rights organisation claimed its bank accounts have been completely frozen, bringing its ongoing work to a grinding halt. “The continuing crackdown on Amnesty International India over the last two years and […]

Gunfight breaks out in Anantnag after militants attack forces party

Gunfight breaks out in Anantnag after militants attack forces party

Srinagar :A fierce gunfight is underway between militants and government forces in Marahama area of Sangam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday. A senior police officer told Global News Service that after militants attacked a party of army’s 03RR in Marahama, the fleeing militants were intercepted by the joint team of police and army […]

Brahmos, Akash and Nirbhay: India rolls out its missiles to counter Chinese threat

Brahmos, Akash and Nirbhay: India rolls out its missiles to counter Chinese threat

The 500 km-range Brahmos cruise missile, 800 km-range Nirbhay cruise missiles along with Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) with a capability to target aerial threats 40 km away are at the core of India’s stand-off weapon deterrence to People’s Liberation Army (PLA) missile deployment in Xinjiang and Tibet regions. While the PLA’s western theatre command has deployed stand-off […]

Shopian RDD employee injured after shot at succumbs

Shopian RDD employee injured after shot at succumbs

Srinagar :  A youth, an employee in Rural Development Department, who was shot and critically injured in Nildoora village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district succumbed to the wounds at a hospital here on Monday. A local news gathering agency Global News Service quoting unnamed officials reported that the gunmen fired upon the youth, Sabzar Ahmad […]

J&K To Modify Rules To Make Issuing Domicile Certificates Easy: Minister

J&K To Modify Rules To Make Issuing Domicile Certificates Easy: Minister

New Delhi:  Union minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration has agreed in principle to amend rules for ease in the issuance of domicile certificates. This will particularly facilitate issuing domicile certificates to children producing a Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) of either of the parents, he said. “After discussion with #JammuKashmir […]

Advisor Khan takes stock of ongoing works at Bibi Haleema Nursing College

Advisor Khan takes stock of ongoing works at Bibi Haleema Nursing College

Says College being developed with State-of-Art infrastructure for nursing students SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 28:  Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today visited the under-construction Bibi Haleema Nursing College at Kathi Darwaza and took stock of ongoing works there. The Advisor was accompanied by CEO Wakf Board, Mufti Fareed; ADC Srinagar, Khursheed Ahmad Shah concerned engineers and […]

Day 127: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 32 domestic flights with 4,317 passengers aboard

Day 127: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 32 domestic flights with 4,317 passengers aboard

JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 28: On day 127 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 32 domestic flights with 4,317 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 1560 passengers aboard 12 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 20 domestic flights with about 2757 passengers aboard […]

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 5,13,157 stranded JK residents; 3,72,865 via Lakhanpur, 1,40,292 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 5,13,157 stranded JK residents; 3,72,865 via Lakhanpur, 1,40,292 through special trains

JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 28: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 5,13,157 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur  and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]

RDD Employee Shot At In Shopian, Shifted To Srinagar Hospital

RDD Employee Shot At In Shopian, Shifted To Srinagar Hospital

Unknown gunmen on Monday evening fired upon a youth, an employee in Rural Development Department, in Nildoora village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Official sources told GNS that the gunmen fired upon the youth, Sabzar Ahmad Naikoo son of Abdul Rasheed Naikoo in the native Nildora village, leaving him critically injured. He was immediately shifted […]