Srinagar, August 12: Suspected militants on Friday shot at and injured a Special Police Officer (SPO) at Kurkadal in Bijbhera area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. A top Police officer told GNS that militants fired upon a SPO namely Ghulam Qadir inside Dara Shikoh Park KurKadal Bijbehra this afternoon. He was immediately […]
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, who reached the national capital on Thursday late evening, will meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi today, a move which comes days ahead of the floor test in the Bihar Assembly on August 24. Tejashwi arrived in Delhi for the celebration of Raksha Bandhan. He will also meet RJD […]
Srinagar: A teenager boy, who drowned in river Jehlum at Nawa Kadal two days ago, was fished out near Safa Kadal area of Srinagar on Friday. Official sources said that Moomin Rasheed (14) who drowned in river Jehlum at Nawakadal while taking bath two days back, was fished out near Safakadal area of Srinagar. They […]
LAHORE: Pakistan will need their best players in the upcoming three-match One-day International series against the Netherlands which will be played as part of the ICC World Cup Super League, skipper Babar Azam has said. The national side’s selection for the games, set to be played from August 16-18, was criticised due to the absence […]
KABUL: A senior Taliban cleric known for his fiery speeches against the militant Islamic State (IS) group and support for female education, was killed in a suicide blast at his madressah in the Afghan capital on Thursday. Rahimullah Haqqani, who had recently spoken publicly in favour of girls being allowed to attend school, had survived […]
Kashmir willow bat is known in cricket in history and these bats are in great demand. In order to boost this business in Kashmir valley, J&K administration is keen to make Kashmir willow bat a world class product. J&K Government is keen towards promotion of cricket bat industry of Kashmir enabling the Kashmir willow cricket […]
Unknown gunmen suspected to be militants shot dead a Non- local labourer in Sadunara area of Ajas in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday. A top police officer while confirming to GNS said that militants shot at a Non- local labourer from a very close range approximately at 12:30 am in wee hours. He was […]
Four army personnel including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and two fidayeen were killed during a gunfight at the army camp Pargal in Darhal area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said Thursday. Defence officials said that alert troops foiled a major fidayeen attack on the army camp at Pargal as the attackers were […]
Srinagar, Aug 11 : Pending inquiry against them, the Government on Thursday barred five doctors from doing private practice in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect. The doctors include Dr Tufail Ahmad Lone (SDH Pattan), Dr Noorudin Shah (PCR Srinagar), Dr Mudasir Shahdar (SDH Magam), Dr Farooq Ahmad (SDH Tangmarg) and Dr Ishfaq Ahmad Parrah […]
Calls upon officers to make event as festive occasion across J&K SRINAGAR, AUGUST 11: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a high-level meeting of senior civil and security officers to review the final arrangements for the 75th Independence Day to be celebrated as ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The meeting was attended by Additional […]