Policeman Shot Dead In Hassanpora Anantnag

A policeman was shot dead by militants in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, official said. A police official told GNS that the head constable Ali Mohammad son Ghulam Qadir Ganie was fired upon by unknown militants at Hassapora area, leaving him critically injured. He was shifted to GMC Anantnag were doctors declared him dead. […]
Chawla committee for ban on the private practice of doctors

By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Private practice of doctors has been in the media circles for various reasons with common people complaining that it is impacting their visits to the hospitals as most of the doctors remain busy in their clinics and it has jeopardized the health conditions of those people who cannot afford to […]
Ladakh records 188 new Covid cases

Leh: Ladakh’s COVID-19 caseload increased to 25,536 on Saturday as 188 more people tested positive for the virus, officials said. Of the new cases, 125 were reported from Leh district and 63 from Kargil district, they said. According to officials, no Covid deaths were reported on the previous day and the death toll remained […]
Life disrupted in Kashmir due to weekend lockdown

By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar As the 64 hr long covid lockdown started from Friday afternoon, on Saturday life was completely out of gear in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir valley as the people have been cooperating with these restrictions imposed by the government. On Saturday all the shops and business establishments were closed […]
Local Dairy farmers of Ganderbal protest that people are using only packed milk

By: Sofi Ayaz VOV Ganderbal Dairy farmers of Ganderbal especially from the Lar area in protest have thrown their milk into the water bodies as the people according to them are preferring to get the packed milk from the markets which is coming from outside and are not using the milk from their farms. They […]
Digitization of land records

The government of Jammu and Kashmir has been trying to make the Revenue Department a public responsive wing and in a recent meeting the Advisor in charge has asked them to move fast on the digitization of land records. He was informed that digitization of land records for Srinagar and Jammu is in its final […]
3 persons arrested with arms, ammo in Ganderbal

At least three persons were arrested with arms and ammunition at Suhama area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday, officials said. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that based on the specific input from police about the movement of three unidentified individuals from Wanihama to Dignibal, Rashtriya Rifles in conjunction with police […]
Sagar exhorts NC cadre to gear up for meeting challenges to J&K

National Conference General Secretary Haji Ali Mohammed Sagar today exhorted the cadre to further gear up rank and file to meet the challenges faced to Jammu and Kashmir unitedly by upholding the cherished philosophy of communal and regional amity. Addressing meeting of Provincial Office bearers, Heads of Organizational Wings, Zonal Presidents and District Presidents Jammu/ […]
COVID-19 resurgence: Asymptomatic, mild symptomatic act super spreaders, say experts

Contacts, family of positive person must remain in isolation for 7 days: HoD CM, GMC Srinagar, Jan 28: Amid the steep surge in Covid-19, people who are infected but are having mild or no symptoms act as super spreaders, experts said on Friday. Experts said that many people who become infected develop cough, fever and […]
IOT students, teachers invent automatic ‘Nun Chai’ vending machine

Aim is to keep the traditional taste of the pink tea intact: Students Srinagar, Jan 28: Two girl students and two teachers from Institute of Technology, University of Kashmir have invented an automatic pink tea “nun chai” vending machine that prepares the tea instantly. The patent application has been accepted by the Patent Authority of […]