Situation in Kashmir far from normal: Shameema Firdous
JKNC Women’s Wing President Shameema Firdous today presided over a meet of women’s wing functionaries at party headquarters Nawa -e –Subh in Srinagar. The meet, first such meeting presided by Shameema Firdous after her release from the year long arbitrary house detention, saw active participation of women wing district functionaries from across Kashmir division. According […]
Kashmiri Pandits protest, leader on indefinite fast
The non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits staged a sit-in and Kashmir Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS) president Sanjay Tickoo also started a ‘fast-unto-death’ here on Sunday against the ‘punishing’ of community members in the Valley. They alleged they were facing harassment at the hands of the government after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5 last year. […]
Lt Governor inaugurates Second Brainstorming Conference on implementation of NEP-2020 in J&K
“It is my dream to make J&K an oasis of talents, having abundant wealth of knowledge, enterprise and skilled youth”: Lt Governor “Effective implementation of NEP-2020 on ground will pave way for creating J&K as a dynamic knowledge society Calls for Teaching Fraternity to orient themselves to the changing dynamics of education ecosystem which is […]
Central Kashmir: Gunfight breaks out in Budgam
Gunfight breaks out between militants and government forces in charer Shareef area of in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. According to the reports reaching , a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in charar shareef. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them. The fire […]
J&K reports 1036 fresh covid-19 cases, tally crosses 65000
Jammu and Kashmir reported 1036 new novel coronavirus in last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total count of the infections to 65026. Among the cases, 563 were confirmed from Jammu and 473 from Kashmir Valley. Giving the district wise details, official sources told GNS that Srinagar reported 141 cases, Budgam 60, Baramulla […]
PDD daily wager electrocuted in north Kashmir
An employee of Power Development Department (PDD) received severe burn injuries after he received an electric shock while repairing a transformer and transmission lines in Seelo area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday evening. Reports reaching said that a 50-year-old daily wager employee identified as Ghulam Hassan Sheikh, son of Wali Muhammad […]
Diesel rates marginally lowered in metropolitan cities for fifth day in a row, petrol unchanged
Diesel prices continued to fall on Monday, making it fifth day in a row, even though globally crude prices remained steady. In the national capital diesel was priced at Rs 71.43 per litre, down from Rs 71.58 on Sunday. Similar trend was witnessed in other major metropolitan cities. In Mumbai, diesel was being sold at […]
‘Agricultural Mandis And MSP Will Continue,’ Reassures Prime Minister Modi
With opposition parties vehemently criticising the recently passed farm bills, claiming they go against the interests of farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the bills on Monday. Modi said that the new bills will grant farmers the freedom to sell their produce at a place and price of their choice. Attacking critics, he claimed that […]
Parents prefer to keep their wards in home on school reopening
By Mudasir Ahmad Khan Srinagar While the authorities have decided to open schools starting from today in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, most of the parents preferred their wards to be at the home rather than in the schools. Reports from many schools said that only few students turned up in the morning […]
Injured Ashwin says he’ll be ready for next game, but final decision rests with physio: Iyer
Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer said senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is hopeful of recovering from his shoulder injury before their next IPL game but a final call on his availability will rest with the team physio. Ashwin endured dream and nightmare in a space of six deliveries as he scalped two KXIP batsmen and […]
