SRINAGAR AUGUST 31:- The 4th meeting of the Committee constituted for exploring the ways and means for revival of the business sector in Jammu and Kashmir was held today under the Chairmanship of Advisor to Lt Governor, KK Sharma. Members of the Committee including Financial Commissioner, Finance, Dr Arun Mehta, Commissioner/ Secretary Tourism, Zubair Ahmad, […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 535 new covid-19 cases including 67 travelers in last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 37698. Among the cases, official sources told GNS that 290 were reported from Kashmir and 245 from Jammu division. Giving district-wise details of the cases, they said, Srinagar reported 90, Baramulla 16, Pulwama 52, Budgam […]
Suspected militants attacked a police post at Bus stand Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. However, there was no report of any casualty. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), suspected militants attacked the police post in Sopore with rifle grenades and some bullets were also fired at the police post. “There […]
Former chief minister Omar Abdullah Monday strongly condemned “unwarranted” use of force against Muharram mourners in parts of valley and termed it against the norms of a civilized society. Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Omar said “Our unequivocal condemnation of the completely unwarranted use of force, including pellets, against Muharram mourners. This unprecedented crack down […]
New Delhi: The Delimitation Commission, set up to redraw the constituencies of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, will visit the north-eastern states and the Union Territory after preparing a “broad framework” of the delimitation exercise, officials said. The commission will also seek views and inputs of its “associate members” — a […]
A 20-year-old man from Srinagar has gone missing and his family has lodged a missing report in the city’s Qamarwari police post, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Trust (KNT). Unidentified sources told the agency that Haris Bashir Sofi left his home on 13 August and didn’t return. He is a resident of Al-Noor […]
Police and the army have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Dudran forest area of Boniyar Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Monday. A police officer told news agency GNS that two Ak-47 rifles along with as many magazines, 74 AK rounds, a pistol with 38 rounds, 10 hand grenades, […]
A middle-aged woman was injured after a vehicle she was travelling in met an accident at Chowkibal area of the district Kupwara, north Kashmir, this afternoon. A local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), reported that the incident involving a Maruti Suzuki Alto driven by Fayaz Ahmad Shiekh resident of Zonareshi, occured near a local […]
Former chief minister Omar Abdullah has said six regional parties, which signed the Gupkar declaration last year pledging to fight unitedly against the constitutional changes to Jammu & Kashmir’s status, may have different political ideologies but plan to present a united front for the time being. “…different political ideologies… have been set aside for a […]
In a bid to boost morale of the youth and enrich sports culture in restive South Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir People Association’s Kashmir Coordinator and student activist, Syed Tajamul Imran distributed over 100 cricket uniforms among cricket lovers. Tajamul Imran says there are almost no recreational facilities for the youth living in Southern districts. “I […]