India Reports One COVID Death In 24 Hours, Lowest Since Early 2020
India reported just one death from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours – the lowest so far from early 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic began, according to the Union health ministry’s coronavirus update on Thursday morning. The one death from Maharashtra took India’s COVID death toll to 5,21,737. The country reported 1,007 new coronavirus cases […]
South Kashmir: Gunfight rages in Shopian
Encounter rages between militants and Security forces in Badigam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thrusday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Badigam. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, triggering […]
Baisaki celebrated with religious fervor in Srinagar
By: Mudasir Khan VOV Srinagar In the main Gurudwara of Chatti Padshahi in Srinagar city, a large number of sikh men, women and children converged for the special prayers. There was a huge gathering of Sikhs to celebrate Baisakhi and after several years of covid restriction, Sikhs were happy for such a massive gathering. In […]
Iran to waive visa fees for World Cup fans in Qatar
TEHRAN: Iran announced Wednesday that it will waive visa fees for spectators of the 2022 World Cup finals, as it hopes to attract some of the football fans flocking to nearby Qatar. “The cabinet agreed to make visas free for spectators of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar who wish to visit Iran,” tweeted the […]
World treats crises affecting blacks, whites unequally, regrets WHO chief
GENEVA: The WHO chief said on Wednesday that the world was treating humanitarian crises affecting black and white lives unequally, with only a “fraction” of the attention on Ukraine given elsewhere. World Health Organisation’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the emergencies happening in other parts of the world were not being taken as seriously and […]
Ambitious initiative
For the government run schools, drinking water, sanitation and electricity have been the problems but now the J&K administration has launched an initiative to provide all these facilities to those students who want to study in these schools. Recently the Jammu and Kashmir administration has launched an ambitious initiative of providing Water, sanitation, and electricity […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, APRIL 13: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL Jammu has informed that the power supply to Greater Kailash, Birpur Industry, Seora, Kanal, Ratnuchak and its adjoining areas shall remain affected on April 14 from 5 am to 7 am. Similarly, the power supply to Khour, Pahariwala, Jogwan, Dhanger and adjoining areas shall remain affected on April […]
Steep rise in stray dogs scares Shopian’s Keller residents
Surge in stray dogs in Keller sub division of Shopian has become a cause of grave concern for inhabitants of the area. Residents of Chowan Keller told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the problem has assumed a serious dimension with concerned authorities turning a deaf ear to the public outcry. They said that every […]
Govt seeks clarification from DSEK for allowing continuation of teaching staff at directorate
The government on Wednesday asked the Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) to clarify as to why the teaching staff was allowed to continue working at the directorate. It also said that there were clear instructions not to allow any teaching staff to be posted at DSEK. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), […]
Kulgam attack: Injured civilian succumbs on way to hospital
A civilian, who was shot at by unknown gunmen in Kakran area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday evening, succumbed on way to hospital, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a civilian was shot at by suspected militants near his house on Wednesday evening. He was shifted to […]
