Srinagar: A boat carrying BJP activists capsized in Dal Lake during an election rally led by saffron party’s leaders, among others including MoS Finance Anurag Thakur and party’s national general secretary Tarun Chugh. Official sources said that the party had organised a boat rally in Dal lake and one of the boats carrying several activists […]
JAMMU, DECEMBER 13- The 6th phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 26.11% across different constituencies spread over different districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 11:00 am today. As per the figures given by the office of State Election Commissioner, in Kashmir Division, Pulwama has recorded voting percentage of 5.11%, Baramulla 15.62%, Kulgam […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported seven more covid-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total death count due to the virus to 1793, officials said. Four among the victims were from Jammu and three from Kashmir Valley, the officials told GNS. Those who succumbed to the virus in the Valley include a 75-year-old […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Saturday evening lobbed a Grenade on oolice post at bus stand in north Kashmir’s Sopore. A local news gathering agency, Global News Service (GNS) quoting an unnamed police official reported that militants lobbed a grenade on a police post near a bus stand, in this incident two persons received splinter injuries. […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday reported 419 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,15,626. Out of the total cases, 1,09,002 have already recovered and 1,793 have died leaving a total of 4,831 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 211 were reported in Kashmir […]
At least six persons were injured after a vehicle they were traveling met with an accident in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday. An official said that a speedy vehicle bearing registration number JK13 7888 met with an accident near Satrina area of Kangan today afternoon, resulting in injuries to six persons. He said that […]
Jammu: An Army man was killed after he fell into a deep gorge in Nowshera area of Rajouri district on Saturday. Officials said that Army’s Lance Naik Gorgey S deployed at a forward location in Kalal slipped into a deep gorge along Line of Control (LoC). He was evacuated from the gorge and shifted to […]
There have been a lot of incidents in the recent past in which journalists working on the ground have complained that the police and the government forces have obstructed their professional duties and have even thrashed them. Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) recently expressed its serious concern over the use of force against three freelance reporters, […]
Srinagar: Jammu-Srinagar highway, connecting Kashmir Valley with outside world, was blocked due to snow accumulation at Jawahar Tunnel and landslides and shooting stones at several places along the thoroughfare. Official sources said that the Srinagar-Leh and Mughal road, connecting Shopian with Poonch district, also remained closed. Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall and rains since […]
An army trooper died due to cardiac arrest during a cordon-and-search operation in South Kashmir’s Shopian district overnight, officials said on Saturday. Unnamed officials told a local news agency, Global News Service, that the trooper of 162 Territorial Army was identified as Abdul Majeed of Veer Bejbhera Anantnag. He suffered massive cardiac arrest during the […]