Internet snapped in Anantnag amid gunfight

Internet snapped in Anantnag amid gunfight

Srinagar: The mobile internet services have been snapped in Anantnag district of south Kashmir amid an intermittent gunfight between militants and government forces in Bijbehera area. Reports reaching GNS said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 3RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Kandipora area of Bijbhera amid specific information about […]

Baseer Khan chairs 77th BoDs meeting of JKSPDCL

Baseer Khan chairs 77th BoDs meeting of JKSPDCL

SRINAGAR, MARCH 10: The Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today chaired 77th Board of Directors meeting of Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Limited at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar. The meeting held threadbare discussion on the appointment of Managing Director of JKSPDC, Sale of Power of BHEP, Implementation of 850 MW Rattle HEP […]

Advisor Farooq Khan interacts with medalists of 20 KM Mass-Start Cycling competition

Advisor Farooq Khan interacts with medalists of 20 KM Mass-Start Cycling competition

JAMMU, MARCH 10: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Farooq Khan today interacted with Mohammad Ismail and Parvez Ahmad, who recently won Gold and Bronze medals in 20 KM Mass-Start Cycling competition held at Mumbai. While interacting with the Cyclists, hailing from J&K, Advisor Khan asked them to prepare for participation in big international events. The Advisor […]

Commissioner Secretary L&E inaugurates various e-services

Commissioner Secretary L&E inaugurates various e-services

JAMMU, MARCH 10: Commissioner Secretary, Labour and Employment (L&E), Saurabh Bhagat today inaugurated online system for auto renewal of license, online services for submission of integrated consolidated return under different Labour laws and availability of online dashboard. Under these online services, there will be auto generation of licenses under Shops and Establishment Act, Contract Labour […]

3 more covid-19 deaths, 97 fresh cases reported in J&K

3 more covid-19 deaths, 97 fresh cases reported in J&K

Three more persons succumbed to novel coronavirus even as 97 fresh infections, including 20 travellers, were reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that 81 covid-19 cases were reported from Kashmir Valley while 16 were from Jammu division, taking the total case tally to 127288—52146 in […]

Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir

Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir

Encounter has started between militants and government forces in Kandipora area of Bejbhera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police, Army’s 3RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Kandipora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants […]

Unidentified male body found in Kapren Anantnag

Unidentified male body found in Kapren Anantnag

An unidentified male body was found in Kapren area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday afternoon. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that some locals spotted the body lying in Kapren locality of Verinag and immediately informed the Police. He said that a team of police rushed to the spot and […]

Altaf Bukhari blasts bureaucracy for uprooting the democratic basis in J&K

Altaf Bukhari blasts bureaucracy for uprooting the democratic basis in J&K

By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar JK Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari has claimed that the democratic edifice of Jammu and Kashmir was being dismantled by the bureaucrats for their vested interests. He said the protocol powers and honorarium announced for recently elected District Development Council (DDC) chairpersons and its members has exposed the mindset of […]

Williamson ruled out of BD series with elbow injury

Williamson ruled out of BD series with elbow injury

WELLINGTON: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the One-day International series against Bangladesh with an elbow problem, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday. Williamson, who led the ‘Black Caps’ to a 3-2 T20 series win over Australia on Sunday, has a small tear in his left elbow tendon and had been ‘experiencing irritation’ […]

US blocks delivery of Turkish gunships to Pakistan

US blocks delivery of Turkish gunships to Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The United States has prevented Turkey from supplying 30 locally-made attack helicopters to Pakistan, diplomatic sources in Washington told Dawn. According to Bloomberg News, Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told reporters on Monday that “the US has blocked Turkey’s helicopter sale to Pakistan, which will likely lead to Islamabad buying it from China.” The […]