News about house arrest of mainstream leaders fake: Police
Jammu and Kashmir Police rebuts news about placing of mainstream political leaders under house arrest. Police statement said, : There is a fake news going that some NC and PDP leaders have been placed under house arrest in gupkar road, this news is completely baseless. There are additional personnel deployed on gupkar road on […]
Dr. Itoo reviews progress on Homestay, tented accommodation registration
Reiterates holding capacity building programs, coordination with District admns SRINAGAR, AUGUST 05: Director Tourism Kashmir, Dr G N Itoo today reviewed the progress achieved on registration of Homestay and tented accommodation across Kashmir. The aim is to enhance the bed capacity in order to attract more tourists. The meeting discussed the identification of destinations and […]
J&K Reports 823 Covid-19 Cases, 2 Deaths
Srinagar, Aug 5 : Jammu and Kashmir reported 823 fresh covid-19 cases even as two persons succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that 190 cases were reported from Jammu division and 633 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 468245. Among the cases, 172283 are […]
Chief Secretary e-inaugurates online portal of H&P dept, additional accommodation block at Circuit House Jammu
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 05: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today e-inaugurated online room booking portal of Hospitality and Protocol (H&P) department. He also e-inaugurated an additional accommodation block at Circuit House Jammu. Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, Vivek Bhardwaj was also present on the occasion. The online portal provides for reservation system of circuit houses of […]
MeT forecasts ‘mainly dry weather’ in J&K
Weatherman on Friday forecast mainly dry weather with chances of a brief spell of rain and thunderstorm in Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours. “Mainly dry (is expected). A brief spell of rain/thunderstorm may occur towards late afternoon/evening,” a meteorological department official said here, adding, “There is no forecast of any significant weather.” He […]
Priyanka Gandhi stages sit-in over price rise outside Congress headquarters
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra staged a sit-in protest outside the AICC headquarters here on Friday as part of the party’s nationwide stir against price rise, the GST hike on essential items and unemployment. Dressed in black, as several other party members did to register their protest against the government, Priyanka Gandhi crossed the police […]
Kulgam Gunfight: One Army Personnel Injured, Operation Continues
An Army trooper has been injured in an ongoing gunfight in Redwani area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday. A top police officer told GNS that a army personnel was injured in an ongoing anti-militancy operation in Redwani. He was immediately evacuated to nearby hospital, where his condition is said to be stable, the […]
CWG 2022: Sudhir wins gold in men’s heavyweight para powerlifting
India’s Sudhir claimed the gold medal in men’s heavyweight para powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday. Sudhir, an Asian Para Games bronze medallist, lifted 208kg in his first attempt before increasing it to 212kg in his second effort to gather 134.5 points and break the Games record. The 27-year-old Sudhir, who has […]
Anger, anguish as Lebanon marks two years since Beirut mega-blast
BEIRUT: Lebanon marked two years on Thursday since a massive explosion ripped through Beirut — a grim anniversary marked by angry protests and the dramatic collapse of blast-damaged grain silos in a cloud of dust. The 2020 disaster, one of history’s biggest non-nuclear explosions, killed more than 200 people and decimated vast areas of the […]
South Kashmir: Gunfight rages in Redwani Kulgam
Encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Redwani area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Kudwani. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, […]
