Thirty-five travelers were among 546 new covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 93213. Among the cases, officials told GNS that 199 were reported from Jammu Division and 337 from Kashmir Valley. Giving district wise details, they said, Srinagar reported 131 cases, Budgam 27, Baramulla 73, […]
The Government on Wednesday said that employees appointed in terms of the provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Special Recruitment Rules, notified vide SRO-202 on 30 June 2015, shall not be entitled to annual increments, Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance until they successfully complete their two years of service on consolidated salary. […]
The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday said the New MHA notification of Jammu and Kashmir (Adaptation of central Laws), Third Order, 2020 is a step further to alienate people and curb their constitutional rights. The Party’s Members of Parliament Muhammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi said the incumbent ruling dispensation has defaulted on […]
PAMPORE: A youth was seriously injured after his Alto car vehicle hit a tree near Andrusoo village of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday afternoon. The injured boy has been identified as Ubaid Ahmad Bhat (24) , son of Nazir Ahmad , resident of Andrusoo Pampore, officials told Kashmir Reader. They said Ubaid […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police today said that this year eight militants surrendered in live gunfights across Kashmir of which five surrenders took place in the ensuing month of October alone. Talking to reporters in Srinagar, Kashmir range Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar said one good thing has been happening this year that […]
Srinagar: Two troopers were injured in a mine blast at a forward area along Line of Control in Balakote sector in Poonch district on Wednesday afternoon. A local news gathering agency Global News Service (GNS) quoting unnamed officials reported that at around 1230 hours, two trooopers— Sepoy Inayat Hussain (59 BSF attached with army’s 14 […]
Srinagar: A shopkeeper running his establishment in Sunderbani town of Rajouri was found dead under mysterious conditions at his shop last night, officials said on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Ashu Sharma, son of Sham Lal of Theri Thichka village of Sunderbani. Police officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a […]
Poonch: Police and army recovered an AK-56 rifle, its three magazines and 793 rounds besides a pistol with a magazine at Kalaban area in Mendher area of the Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. “Based on specific input by police a joint cordon and search operation was launched by police and army’s 37 RR in […]
Srinagar: National Investigation Agency on Wednesday conducted searches at 10 places Srinagar and Bandipora. In a statement, the NIA said that it raided at least at 10 locations in Srinagar, Bandipora and one location in Bangalore in connection with a case pertaining to certain so-called NGOs and Trusts raising funds in India and abroad in […]
By Muzammil Bhat MK Srinagar Reacting to the Wednesday raids by NIA in Srinagar including on the office of Greater Kashmir, Former Chief Minister and PDP President took to twitter and said that such raids are part of government plan to carry on crackdown on the freedom of expression and dissent. Mehbooba said that NIA […]