Union MoS Social Justice visits CRC Bemina, distributes aid, appliances among beneficiaries
SRINAGAR, APRIL 12: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Social Justice and Empowerment, Abbaiah Narayanaswamy, today visited Composite Regional Centre (CRC), Bemina, Srinagar to take stock of services being provided to persons with disabilities there. On the occasion, MoS distributed hearing aid, crutches, wheel chairs, smart canes and other equipments among the beneficiaries. During the […]
Kulgam Gunfight: 2 Militants Killed, 2 Cops Injured, Says IGP
‘Same Groups which Had Escaped last week’ Srinagar, April 11: Two militants were killed and as many policemen injured in a gunfight in at Khurbatpora area of Kulgam on Monday evening. “One Pakistani (militant) (code name Chacha) and one hybrid (militant) killed. 02 Police Personnel also injured. They are being evacuated to hospital. Encounter […]
Zero covid-19 cases, deaths in J&K in more than 2 years
Jammu and Kashmir registered zero COVID-19 cases and deaths related to it on Monday. A day after Kashmir Valley logged 30 fresh Covid-19 cases, no case was reported in the Valley today for the first time in more than two years. Jammu division had no case for the sixth consecutive day today, officials told GNS. […]
South Kashmir: Gunfight rages in Kulgam
Encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Khurbatpora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Khurbatpora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, […]
Labourer killed, another injured as stone quarry caves in at Safapora Ganderbal
A 25-year-old labourer was killed and another injured when portion of a stone quarry caved in at Kohistan Colony Safapora in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday. Official sources told GNS that portion of stone quarry collapsed this afternoon, leading to on the spot death of labourer Khurshed Ahmad Larwal (25) son of Ghulam Hassan, […]
Yuzvendra Chahal says IPL team-mate dangled him from 15th-floor balcony
NEW DELHI: Indian bowler Yuzvendra Chahal says he was dangled from a 15th-floor hotel balcony by a heavily drunk fellow player during the Indian Premier League in 2013. The incident happened during a get-together when the leg-spinner, who has played 61 One-day Internationals for India, was a part of the Mumbai Indians franchise. Chahal previously […]
Khanqah Maula is again hub of meditation and prayers
By: Mudasir Khan VOV Srinagar In Downtown Srinagar due to the covid restrictions most of shrines including Khanqah Maula remained closed. Now in this Holy month of Ramzan apart from being open for the prayers, during the day time many elderly people sit in isolation inside the shrine to recite Holy Quran. Khanqah Maula has […]
Ukraine preparing for ‘important battles’ against Russian forces
KRAMATORSK: Ukraine is preparing for “important battles” against Moscow’s forces in the east of the country, officials in Kyiv said, as Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter truce to end the war. Evacuations continued from Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, where a missile strike on Friday killed 52 people at a railway station, while […]
Cloudy weather to dominate J&K from April 12-14
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar After the rising temperatures during the night, J&K is going to witness cloudy weather conditions with rains in its forecast. If weather shows change and temperatures show a dip little, it would be a very pleasant experience for the coming tourists whose footfall has increased in Kashmir during the spring […]
Projects for connectivity
J&K administration has completed many projects for connectivity both at the town and village level. Recently the J & K government said that 2353 PMGSY projects covering 16,448 km were completed which connected 2033 habitations since its inception. The marvelous journey of road length achievement by PMGSY in J&K has earned it 4th place in […]
