Mehbooba Mufti’s PSA extended by 3 months
Srinagar: PDP leader and former J&K Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti’s detention period has been extended for three more months. Shaleen Kabra, Principal Secretary Home, in an order issued today said that law enforcing agencies have recommended further extension of her detention. “Now, therefore, in exercise of powers conferred by section 8(1) (a) (i) read with […]
BSF soldier dies of cardiac arrest along LoC in Poonch
Poonch: A BSF soldier died of cardiac arrest during duty along the Line of Control in Mankote area of this district on Friday. They said constable R .Ravindra of 72 battalion BSF suffered the heart attack at Songali post in Mankote sector. The 43-year-old was shifted to nearby health facility where doctors declared him brought […]
Sajad Lone released from Home detention
Srinagar: After almost a year PC Chief Sajad Ahmad Lone has been released from home detention on Friday afternoon. Taking on to the twitter Sajad Lone wrote, “Finally 5 days short of a year I have been officially informed that I am a free man. So much has changed. So have I. Jail was not […]
China’s aggression in Ladakh, claims for real estate in Bhutan indicative of its intentions: Pompeo
Washington: China’s recent aggression in India’s eastern Ladakh and claims for the real estate in Bhutan are indicative of its intentions, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, asserting that Beijing under President Xi Jinping is testing the world to see if anyone is going to stand up to its threats and bullying. Indian […]
UN chief welcomes ceasefire in Afghanistan ahead of Eid
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement by the Afghanistan government and the Taliban of a ceasefire to enable the Afghan people to celebrate Eid al-Adha in peace. The UN chief urged all parties concerned to seize this opportunity and embrace an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. Taliban militants announced on […]
Traffic resumes on Sgr-Muzaffrabad road
Uri: The traffic movement on the Srinagar-Muzaffrabad highway was restored after four hours as it got hit by massive landslides and shooting stones near NS Bridge following the heavy rains on Friday early morning. A senior official of the local administration confirmed to GNS that the road has been cleared for the traffic. “The highway […]
Landslides close Sgr-Muzaffrabad road
Uri: Srinagar-Muzaffrabad road was closed for vehicular traffic in north Kashmir’s Uri on Friday morning after rains triggered landslides along the road leaving over hundred vehicles stranded. “Our men and machinery are on job and highway will be cleared for vehicular traffic shortly,” said a BRO official while talking to a news agency- GNS. Stating […]
India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 16 lakh with over 55k cases in a day for 1st time; death toll 35,747
New Delhi: With a record single-day surge of 55,078 infections, India”s COVID-19 caseload raced past 16 lakh on Friday, just two days after it reached the 15-lakh mark, while the number of recoveries rose to 10,57,805, according to Union Health Ministry data. The country has so far registered 16,38,870 instances of the coronavirus infection. The […]
COVID-19: SI among 7 die in Kashmir
Srinagar: The deadly COVID-19 on Friday claimed seven more lives including a police Sub-Inspector in Jammu and Kashmir, Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that seven patients who died include a 70-year-old male from Dragmulla Kupwara, a 54-year-old woman from Pampore Pulwama, a 52-year-old Police Sub-Inspector from Khanda Budgam, a 62-year-old man from […]
Highest single-day spike in the COVID-19 deaths; 17 fatalities reported in 24 hours
450 new infections take case count to 19,869
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded its highest single-day spike in the COVID-19 death toll on Thursday as 17 patients succumbed in the last 24 hours, even as the Union Territory recorded 450 new coronavirus cases, taking the number of infected people to 19,869, officials said. “Seventeen persons, who were COVID-19 positive, died in Jammu and […]
