TAD finalises modalities for 25 new hostels
SRINAGAR, JULY 31: The Tribal Affairs Department (TAD) today finalised modalities for establishment of 25 new hostels for students at block level in various districts and steps for completion of more than 10 languishing hostel projects, aimed at providing much required residential facilities for education of tribal students both in cities and remote rural areas. […]
More Rains Lash J&K, Mercury Falls Below Normal At Most Places
Srinagar, July 31 : More rain lashed Jammu and Kashmir even as the weatherman on Sunday forecast more showers and thunder over Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours. “There is possibility of scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunder over Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours,” a meteorological department said, […]
Local LeT militant killed in Overnight Gunfight in Baramulla.
A Local militant affliated with Lashkar-i-Toiba oufit was killed in an overnight gunfight with security forces in Binner area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday. A senior police officer told GNS that a local militant was killed after forces had laid seige around Binner area during late evening hours on Saturday. The officer further […]
2 Persons Dead, 4 Others Injured As Seasonal ‘Kotha’ House Collapses In Reasi
Two persons died while four others sustained injuries after a seasonal house—commonly known as ‘Kotha’– collapsed in Khanikote area of Reasi district. Livestock was also killed in the incident. Divulging details a police official told GNS that at about 0400 hours in the wee morning the ‘Kotha’ suddenly collapsed in Khanikote area, resulting into the […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, JULY 30: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that the power supply to Kullian, Badyal, Kadyal Simbal, Simbal Morh, Makhanpur, Tali Morh, MES and Tanda-II, Biaspur, Kotli, Kalyana, Khana Chak and adjoining areas shall remain affected on August 01 from 6 am to 12 noon. Likewise, the power supply to Jhajjar Kotli, Dansal, […]
JK reports 703 fresh positive cases, 454581 recovered
SRINAGAR, JULY 30: The Government today informed that 703 fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today; 209 from Jammu division and 494 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 464062. Also, 02 COVID deaths have been reported from Jammu division. Moreover, 458 more COVID-19 patients […]
Mission Youth launches various initiatives in Education, Sports and Entrepreneurship
MoUs to be signed with Kashmir University and BGSBU for Coaching Centres for competitive examinations SRINAGAR, JULY 30: Mission Youth J&K today finalised arrangements for various youth engagement initiatives in different sectors including education, entrepreneurship and sports in coordination with concerned departments. The initiatives have been launched for a meaningful, outcome-based and constructive engagement of […]
Don’t agree we played conservative cricket: Rohit Sharma
Captain Rohit Sharma has rebutted claims that the team played conservative cricket which led to their lack of success in T20 World Cups after their triumph in the inaugural edition in 2007. “We haven’t got the results in the World Cups but that doesn’t mean we were playing bad cricket for so many years,” Rohit […]
K’taka: Cong workers lay siege to BJP MP Tejaswi Surya’s residence, detained
Congress workers in Karnataka were on Saturday detained for attempting to lay siege to BJP MP Tejaswi Surya’s residence over his alleged “stone pelting” remark. An audio in which Tejaswi could be purportedly heard saying BJP workers could have pelted stones to protest the murder of BJP activist Praveen Kumar Nettare if Congress had been […]
Kyiv forces accused of killing 40 in rebel-controlled jail
KYIV: Russia has accused Kyiv forces of striking a jail in Olenivka in the separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine, where Russian defence ministry said 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed and 75 wounded. Russia said the jail in Donetsk had been targeted overnight with US-made HIMARS rocket systems. The Russian army on Friday accused Kyiv forces […]
