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 […]
Petrol, diesel rise to new record highs as rates hiked again
Petrol and diesel prices soared to new record highs across the country on Saturday after rates were hiked again by 25 paise and 30 paise a litre, respectively. The price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 102.14 a litre and to Rs 108.19 in Mumbai, according to a price notification […]
Confident he’ll come alright – McCullum on Morgan’s form
KKR had coach Brendon McCullum admitted the team expects more runs from captain Eoin Morgan but stressed he isn’t too concerned because of the lack of from. Kolkata Knight Riders slipped to their seventh defeat – losing against Punjab Kings by five wickets – to make things tricky for their playoff chances. Morgan has scored 109 runs […]
Taliban raid IS hideout north of Kabul
KABUL: Taliban fighters raided a hideout of the militant Islamic State (IS) group north of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing and arresting an unspecified number of militants, a Taliban spokesman said. Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August, there has been an increase in attacks by IS militants targeting Taliban members. The Taliban […]
Punjab CM Charanjit Channi urges Railway Board chairman to withdraw cases against farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday urged the Chairman, Railway Board, to withdraw the cases registered by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) against the members of farmer organisations. A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said the CM had impressed upon the Chairman, Railway Board, to take a sympathetic view of the matter […]
