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 […]
Two brothers were among four persons who died due to asphyxiation while cleaning a trench at Tulkhan Bijbhera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Official sources told GNS that two person are from Luktipora and as many others from Tulkhun. They have been identified as Nazir Ahmad Dar (45) his brother Abdul Rashid Dar (40) sonS […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 824 new novel coronavirus cases including 82 travelers in last 24 hours, taking the total count to 73014, officials said on Monday. It is for the first time in more than three weeks that less than a thousand cases have been registered in J&K. Sources told GNS that 540 cases were […]
Srinagar: A forces personnel was injured in mortar firing by Pakistan army along the Line of Control in Machil sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, a defence ministry spokesman here said on Monday. “Pakistan initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation along LoC in (Machil) Sector, Kupwara today morning by firing Mortars and other weapons,” a the […]
The Indian rupee advanced 6 paise to 73.55 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday tracking weak American currency and positive domestic equities. The local unit opened 3 paise lower at 73.64 at the interbank forex market, then gained ground and touched 73.55 against the greenback, up 6 paise over its previous close. […]
New Delhi: The US, India, Japan and Australia are exploring to evolve a common approach on 5G telecom technology, expanding their strategic cooperation under the framework of Quadrilateral coalition or “Quad” which was primarily focused on the Indo-Pacific region. Officials of the four countries discussed the issue at a virtual meeting of the ‘Quad’ on […]
Licences given to too many traders, growers not receiving payment quite common Shopian: Trade at the Shopian fruit mandi, Kashmir’s largest wholesale market for apple, is fraught with risks in the absence of government checks and reliable methods of payment. Growers often find themselves duped when the payment due to them is defaulted on. Every […]
Newly-appointed BJP national secretary Anupam Hazra has said that he would hug Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee if he is infected with the coronavirus to make her feel the pain of the families of COVID-19 patients. A police complaint was filed by the Trinamool Congress in Siliguri for the comments Hazra made at a party programme […]
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said that his government will approach the Supreme Court over the issue of new farm laws. He also slammed the BJP-led central government, accusing it of snatching away the rights of states. Amarinder Singh, Rawat and others held a sit-in protest against the new farms laws. Addressing the […]
Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbagh Singh said that the gunfight that took place at Samboora, Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district yesterday night was a successful operation and forces achieved a “big success” by killing one of the longest surviving militant commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit and his close aide. “The operation at Samboora, Pulwama […]