A 21-year old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Utrasoo area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). This is the sixth case of suicide in the past eight days in Kashmir. An unnamed official told the agency that the man, whose name has […]
Noted educationist and scholar, Dr. Agha Ashraf Ali passed away late last night at his residence in Srinagar at 11:45 pm. He was 98. Born on 18 October 1922 in Nawa Kadal area of downtown Srinagar in Qizalbash family, Mr. Agha Ashraf grew up in upper-class feudal household with a rich legacy of excellence, reported […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday warned all unaided private schools of “strict action” including de-recognition in case they terminate or withheld salaries of staff during the ongoing lookdown over covid-19 pandemic in Kashmir Valley. “It is impressed upon all the unaided recognised Private Schools of Kashmir Division to adhere with the instructions of providing un-interrupted salaries […]
Taking forward inquiry into mass allegation of illegal structures including shopping malls in Srinagar, teams of Crime Branch Kashmir on Saturday visited Srinagar Municipal Corporation’s office here and are “examining documents.” Confirming it, a senior officer of crime branch Kashmir told GNS that the teams have been deputed to “examine” the documents in connection with […]
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday expressed deep shock and grief over the demise of renowned educationist and a distinguished scholar Prof. Agha Ashraf Ali. In a statement issued to KNS,, Bukhari termed the deceased as a visionary who had dedicated his whole life in public enlightenment through […]
Kashmir Valley reported five more deaths due to covid-19 since overnight, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 455 in J&K, officials sources said on Saturday. The victims, they said include a 55-year-old woman from Malopora Pulwama, a 60-year-old man from Panzgam Kupwara, a 50-year-old woman from Natipora Srinagar, a 50-year-old man from […]
In a shocking incident in Uri, a 50-year old woman ends her life on Saturday morning after his husband’s body reached home. The deceased womam is resident of Saidpora, Uri. Official sources told to GNS that a 50-year old Aulad Ali Shah s/o Mang Shah was admitted to GMC Baramulla and dies this morning due […]
A 40-year-old man was among two persons killed while as five others, including a woman, were injured as troops of India and Pakistan exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control in Karnah area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara and Poonch districts on Friday. An unnamed senior army officer told a local news agency, Global News Service […]
Srinagar: By-elections to all vacant posts of Panch and Sarpanch in Jammu and Kashmir will be held as soon as the coronavirus situation improves, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam has said. About 12,600 posts of panch and sarpanchs, out of nearly 40,000, are currently vacant. The vacant posts are mostly in Kashmir Valley. “We will hold […]
The Supreme Court Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to clarify its stance, by August 11, on requests for restoring 4G mobile internet services in the region. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that there will be no more adjournment after that. On July 28, the bench […]