SRINAGAR, MAY 11: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited Budnambal Chowkibal area of Kupwara district. During the visit, the Director addressed a huge gathering of farmers, agri-entrepreneurs and representatives of Panchayat Raj Institutions and highlighted the importance of the agriculture sector. He said that agriculture is an important sector and contributes immensely to […]
At least 24 sheep including 8 lambs were buried alive when the earth caved in near a Crusher Machine site in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. The incident occurred in the dense forest area of the Chhoon area which is barely 4 kilometers away from the Budgam district headquarters. The livestock belonged to two nomads from […]
A 50-year-old driver died after a tipper vehicle was driving met with an accident in Surankote area of Poonch district on Wednesday evening. Official sources told GNS that the accident took place at 1850 hours at Nanara Fazalabad Surankote when the tipper (JK11-4610) driven by Naseer Ahmad son of Fazal Hussain of Kotan Mandhar met […]
SRINAGAR, MAY 11: The economy of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is largely agriculture dependent and approximately 70 percent of the population is directly or indirectly engaged in agricultural and allied . Out of a multitude of crops grown in J&K, rice is a staple crop, both in Kashmir and Jammu divisions, sown […]
2nd encounter in less than 24 hours in same district Srinagar, May 11: Encounter rages between militants and government forces in Marhama Bijbhera of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Marhama. As the joint team of forces […]
Bandipora : A militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter between security forces and militants in Srinder forest area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday, officials said. The officials told, that one unidentified militant has been killed in the operation that took place in the Srinder woods of the district. They said that […]
By: Javaid Malik MK Srinagar Clear skies and sunny days have brought fresh heat waves in Kashmir valley while Jammu continues to simmer in heat wave conditions. Though there seems no immediate respite, MeT has predicted isolated light rain and thunderstorms over Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours. According to GNS in its […]
Showing again an upward trend in the number of Covid cases, India reported 2897 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 19,494 with active cases now constituting 0.05% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data […]
BRIDGETOWN: The West Indies on Monday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against Netherlands and Pakistan with Jason Holder, Shimron Hetmyer, and Evin Lewis missing out on selection in what will be the start of Nicholas Pooran’s reign as their new white-ball captain. West Indies will tour Netherlands and Pakistan to play […]
An Al Jazeera reporter was killed by Israeli army gunfire in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the Qatar-based news channel said. According to Al Jazeera, Shireen Abu Aqleh was hit by a live bullet, while videos of the incident showed that Abu Aqleh was shot in the head. One Palestinian official said she had been “assassinated” by […]