Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 5,75, 400 registrations; 3,05,900 candidates submit online application so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 20: Till today morning 5,75,400 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 3,05,900 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 1,06,500 applications have been submitted online for the post of Accounts Assistant. […]
Handwara encounter: Police version
Handwara police in Thursday issued a statement regarding the Ganapora Kralgund Encounter in which two LeT militants were killed. A police statement issued to KNS reads, a specific input regarding presence of militants in the orchards of village Ganapora area of Kralgund, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Handwara Police, 32RR in […]
JKAP asks Govt. to ensure proper arrangements for Muharram-ul-Haram Ghulam Hassan Mir
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader and former minister Ghulam Hassan Mir on Thursday urged the government to ensure proper arrangements in view of Muharram-ul-Haram. In a statement issued to KNS,, Mir said the administration should put in place all the requisite arrangements and ensure the mourners are not subjected to any kind of […]
Minor girl killed in Kangan road accident
Kangan: A minor girl died in a road accident in Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday afternoon. Reports identified the girl as 8-year-old Aadiya Bano daughter of Mohammad Anwar Paswal, a resident of Hariganiwan Kangan adding a truck bearing registration number JK10A-2124, on it’s way from Kargil towards Srinagar hit and injured […]
Apple becomes first US company valued at $2 trillion in market value
Apple Inc became the first publicly listed US company with a $2 trillion stock market value on Wednesday, as Wall Street investors put aside challenges to its iPhone ecosystem in favour of bets it will only prosper more in the post-coronavirus world. Shares in the company have surged since blowout quarterly results in July that […]
Obama slams Trump as unfit, says US democracy is at risk
Former United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday assailed his successor, Donald Trump, as deeply unfit for the office he occupies and argued that voting for his former No. 2, Joe Biden, was necessary to ensure the survival of American democracy. “He’s shown no interest in putting in the work; no interest in finding common […]
Finch eyes 2023 World Cup as career swansong
MELBOURNE: Australia limited overs captain Aaron Finch has set himself a goal of playing the 2023 one-day World Cup in India before bowing out of international cricket. The 33-year-old opening batsman told Australian radio that cricket’s pause in 2020 due to Covid-19 had only made him more determined to push through to the global tournament […]
India Records Nearly 70K New Covid-19 Cases, Tally Crosses 28-Lakh Mark
New Delhi- India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 28 lakh with a record single-day spike of 69,652 infections, while the recoveries increased to 20,96,664 on Thursday pushing the recovery rate to 73.91 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total cases of coronavirus infections mounted to 28,36,925, while the death toll climbed to 53,866 […]
Eleven injured in Poonch road accident
Srinagar: At least eleven persons were injured in an accident that took place at Behra village of Poonch’s Mendhar Sub Division. A local news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) quoting police reported that accident took place on Thursday morning when a Tata Sumo bearing registration number JK02AB-5463 skidded off the road and eleven persons travelling in […]
Hundreds rally against blasphemous remarks in north Kashmir
Srinagar: Hundreds rallied against blasphemy remarks on Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in North Kashmir’s Pattan town of Baramulla district on Thursday morning. A local news gathering agency Kashmir News Trust reported that hundreds of people participated in the twin protests. A protest was registered in Pattan Bazar while another surfaced from Nihalpora Pattan. A team led […]
