Secy. Tourism interacts with Thailand Tourism delegation
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 02: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Sarmad Hafeez interacted with a Tourism delegation from Thailand here. The delegation comprising Director, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Mr. Vacharachai Sirisumpan and Marketing Head Tourism Authority of Thailand, Ms. Pinkie Arora are on a visit to Kashmir these days. The Secretary Tourism briefed the visiting delegation about the […]
Civilian shot at in Batamaloo Srinagar, shifted to hospital
Unknown Gunmen Suspected to be militants fired upon a civilian at SD Colony area of Batamaloo in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Friday. A senior Police officer told GNS that militants fired upon a civilian identifying him as Mohd Shafi Dar (45) son of Abdul Rehman Dar resident of Batamalo. He has recieved bullet wound […]
JKSSB schedules to hold various Skill Tests, CBTs during month of October
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 2: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) during the month of October, 2021 has scheduled Skill Test/Computer Based Written Test examinations of posts of Drivers, Junior Assistants & Junior Scale Stenographers notified by virtue of various Advertisement Notifications issued during 2020 and 2021. The Phase-I of Driving Test of the candidates […]
Civilian shot dead in Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 02 : A civilian was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Karanagar area of Srinagar on Saturday, officials said. A police official told that a civilian identified as Abdur Rehman Guroo, a resident of Galwanteng, Chattabal, Srinagar, was fired from a close range. “He was shifted to nearby SMHS, where he succumbed,” he […]
Centre Disrespecting Majority Sentiment with Closure of Mosques: Mehbooba Mufti
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Centre of bias, saying preventing people from offering prayers at mosques and shrines in Kashmir shows the Government of India’s “disrespect” for the sentiments of the majority community. Mehbooba was reacting to the continuous closure of a few mosques and shrines in Srinagar city, including Jamia Masjid […]
Pooling will jeopardize career of JK MBBS, PG aspirants: DAK
With Jammu and Kashmir (JK) pooling its MBBS and PG seats in All India Quota (AIQ), Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said the move will jeopardize the career of JK aspirants. Opposing the move, DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan said pooling will mar the future prospects of aspiring candidates. The Medical Council Committee […]
Rusted shell recovered, destroyed in Kupwara
Srinagar: Police and army has recovered a rusted shell from a paddy field in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. They said police and army’s 14 SIKHLI recovered the rusted shell from Paddy fields of Chowkibal Kupwara last evening. A police official told GNS that it was an old shell and was […]
Water sports
Water sports in the tourism sector has a lot of importance and the J & K government in the recent past has been trying to develop the skills among the youth by developing the required infrastructure so that they can show their metal in the water sports activities. Recently the Chief Secretary reviewed the water […]
COVID: No Friday prayers in Jamia Masjid, Hazratbal, others shrines in Kashmir
Friday prayers remained suspended for the eighth successive week at historic Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar, Assar-e-Shareif Hazratbal and others major shrines in Kashmir valley to curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. However, prayers were held in other mosques and worship places in the valley. All gates of Jamia Masjid remained closed and people were […]
LeT militant arrested security forces in Pulwama, arms & ammunition seized
Security forces on Friday arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant alongwith arms and ammunition in south Kashmir district of Pulwama. A police official said that following specific information about presence of militants, a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched by Special Operations Group (SOG) of J&K police, 55 Rashtriya Rifles and 182 battalion of […]
