Kashmir, Ladakh witnesses freezing night temperature
Srinagar: Sunshine greeted the people of Kashmir Valley and Ladakh momentarily after below freezing night temperature on Monday. A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K recorded a drop in night temperature with mercury settling at minus 0.6°C against last night’s 0.4°C. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a […]
India records 8,013 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: The single-day rise in coronavirus infections fell below 10,000 after two months, with 8,013 cases taking India’s total tally to 4,29,24,130, while active cases have declined to 1,02,601, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday. On December 28 last year, 9,195 people were infected in a day. The death toll has […]
17, 26,674 children given polio drops across J&K
11 lakh children vaccinated in Valley alone
Srinagar: National Immunization Day 2022 (Polio Ravivaar), was organised today across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to Director General, Family Welfare, MCH & Immunization, Dr. Saleem-ur-Rehman, on the first day booth-level activity, a total of 17,26,674 (88 percent) children of 0-5 years age group were administered polio drops against the targeted population […]
Kashmir schools to reopen march 02: Govt
Srinagar: The J&K government has decided to reopen the government schools for routine class work from March 02. The winter vacation for schools up to higher secondary level in Kashmir and winter zones of Jammu ended on February 26 (Saturday) following which the schools were expected to reopen from February 28 (Monday). The State Executive […]
Acid attack survivor awaits regaining sight and seeing justice done
Chennai/New Delhi: She wakes up in the dead of night and screams with tears rolling down her cheek as the memory of February 01 acid attack still haunts her, say family members of a woman who is waiting to regain her sight and see light at the end of the tunnel at a specialised eye […]
Two-way LMV traffic on NHW today with conditions
Srinagar: The traffic authorities today said that Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) will be allowed from both sides of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Monday subject to fair weather and better road condition. In an advisory, they said that LMVs will be allowed to ply from Nagrota from 0800 hours to 1200 hrs and from Jakheni […]
‘Char Chinar’ in Dal Lake is 4 again with tree transplant
Srinagar: The iconic ‘Char Chinar’ (four Chinars) Island in the middle of the Dal Lake in Srinagar has been restored with transplantation of two grown up trees. “The Char Chinar is 4 again – in the first of its kind transplanting operation of a large Chinar tree in Kashmir, J&K Forest Department successfully transplanted two […]
Rana says, PAGD’s whitepaper is ‘white lies paper’
“The limited company of dynasts under PAGD unsuccessfully trying to whip up passions to attain relevance in Kashmir politics”
Akhnoor: Terming “The Betrayal”, the white paper issued by PAGD, as a “bunch of lies by the bunch of dynasts”, senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana Sunday cautioned against “their attempts of creating an atmosphere of paranoia across Jammu and Kashmir in a fit of desperation to regain lost power by indulging in falsehood and […]
Ghulam Nabi Azad’s nephew joins BJP in Jammu
Jammu: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s nephew Mubashir Azad joined the BJP on Sunday and said he was “influenced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s developmental works at the ground level”. Mubashir Azad, the son of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s youngest brother Liaqat Ali, also said his uncle was “disrespected” by the Congress leadership which hurt […]
J&K logs 54 new COVID-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday reported 54 new positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), even as no fresh virus-related death was reported in the last 24 hours, officials said. They said of the fresh cases, 38 were reported from Jammu division and 16 from Kashmir division, taking the total number of positive cases recorded […]
