After Arab Cup, Qatar faces bigger test with World Cup
DOHA: Qatar passed their first test with a successful hosting of the Arab Cup but bigger challenges lie ahead when 1.2 million fans and 32 international teams arrive for the World Cup one year from now. Algerian rejoicing at Saturday’s 2-0 extra-time win over Tunisia in the final after goals by substitute Amr Sayoud and […]
Russia cannot ‘dictate’ to Nato, says Germany
RUKLA: German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht on Sunday said Russia cannot “dictate” to Nato on regional security, as tensions soar between Moscow and Western capitals over the conflict in Ukraine. She spoke during a visit to Lithuania, which along with its Baltic neighbours Estonia and Latvia is worried about security after Russia deployed tens of […]
Sri Lankan Navy Arrests 55 Indian Fishermen In Last Two Days
The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 12 more Indian fishermen and seized two fishing trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country’s territorial waters, taking the number of Indians apprehended in the last two days to 55, an official statement said on Monday. The arrests were made in seas South of Mannar in the Sri Lankan […]
Transformation capacity
Power development department is on the verge of change as the government is spending huge money in Jammu and Kashmir to go for smart metering and ABC cables. Jammu and Kashmir has seen a significant leap of 150% in transformation capacity with the addition of 3806 MVA to the existing 8394 MVA, over a period […]
J&K, Ladakh Freezes On Chillai-e-Kalan Eve; Srinagar Shivers At Minus 5.8°C
Srinagar, Dec 20: A day ahead of Chillai-e-Kalan— the 40-day long chilliest part of the winter season—J&K and Ladakh continued to reel under intense cold conditions with Srinagar recording a low of minus 5.8°C on Monday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the mercury in the summer capital was two notches up from […]
IED material recovered in Buchoo Tral
Pulwama: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) material was recovered from the forest area Buchoo in Tral Sub division of of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that security forces today recovered Improvised Explosive Device material in Buchoo area of Tral on Sunday. A senior police official told […]
JK reports 136 new positive cases
JK reports 136 new positive cases, 333864 recovered, 1,75,92,163 Covid doses administered so far SRINAGAR, DECEMBER19: The Government today informed that 136 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 22 from Jammu division and 114 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir […]
DC Srinagar Chairs RTA Meeting to finalise Route Planning for the proposed Electric Buses
Trial Run to commence shortly in the city SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 18: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz chaired a meeting of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) Srinagar for Route Planning for the proposed Electric Bus service in Srinagar City. The Deputy Commissioner who is the also chairman of RTA Srinagar directed the concerned Officers to prepare […]
Police Follower Shot At, Injured In Pulwama
Srinagar, Dec 19: A police follower was shot at and injured by militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday evening. A police officer told GNS that the follower identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Wagay son of Ghulam Mohammad was fired upon by the militants near his native village—Bandzoo. The follower with bullet injuries in legs […]
CRPF officer shoots himself dead in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: A head constable of CRPF allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at Gund area of Ganderbal district on Sunday. Officials said that the CRPF trooper namely Deonath Yadav, a resident of Mirzapur UP of 118th Bn CRPF shot himself while he was on duty at CRPF camp Gund today […]
