Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 17: In a crucial and significant mission, India’s heavy rocket GeoSynchronous Launch Vehicle GSLV-F14 successfully injected ther 2,274 kg INSAT-3DS, a meteorological and disaster warning satellite into the desired orbit on Saturday evening. After a smooth 27.5 hr countdown, the 51.7 m tall vehicle, with a lift off mass of 420...
Srinagar, Feb 17: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has disconnected power supply to 26,476 consumers in January, for non-payment of electricity dues. The KPDCL also collected Rs.7.50 crore on account of penalties imposed on those consumers who were stealing power by unauthorised means. This was disclosed during a meeting chaired by KPDCL Managing Director...
Gaza, Feb 17: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday accused Israel of impeding efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In a press statement sent to Xinhua, Haniyeh said that his movement responded to efforts of mediation “all the time in a positive spirit and with high responsibility” in order to “stop the...
Srinagar, Feb 17 : Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, on Saturday visited a bat manufacturing unit in south Kashmir, which is likely to give a major boost to the industry. Tendulkar, his wife Anjali and daughter Sara visited a MJ Sports bat manufacturing unit in Charsoo Awantipora and spent nearly an hour there. The batting legend...
Srinagar, Feb 17 : Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police R R Swain on Saturday said those who get involved in terrorism are victims to us and those who actually mislead them are the real culprits. Swain said police has adopted a new approach to tackle the terrorism and narcotics in Jammu and Kashmir....
Srinagar, Feb 15: Minimum temperatures continued to stay below freezing point in Kashmir Valley with Srinagar recording a low of minus 3.0°C on Thursday. A meteorological department official here told GNS while the temperature was same as recorded on previous night in Srinagar, it was below normal by 3.2°C for the summer capital of J&K...
Jammu, Feb 14 : The Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the International Border in Ranbir Singh Pura sector, some 35 kilometres from here. Official sources said that at around 1810 hours, Pakistan Rangers fired unprovoked at BSF posts in forward Allah Mai Ke Kothe (AMK) area of R S...
New Delhi, Feb 14 : At the invitation of Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, Defence Minister, and the Ruler of Dubai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the World Governments Summit in Dubai as Guest of Honour, on Wednesday. He delivered the special keynote address on the theme of the Summit...
Srinagar, Feb 14: Residents of Batwara, Srinagar, on Wednesday staged a protest against the ‘exorbitant’ electricity bills, demanding the removal of smart meters or a substantial reduction in bills. The locals also blockade the National Highway, causing significant traffic disruptions for a long time. Anguished locals, expressing frustration, told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that...
Locals slam admin for shabby roads UD Kupwara, Feb 14: In a tragic incident, a woman and her granddaughter tragically lost their lives after falling into a gorge at Mandiya in the Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. According to the news agency, the incident occurred when the elderly woman, who was returning...
‘J&K DGP, IGP Kashmir remember sacrifices offered by CRPF men’ Uqab Desk Srinagar, Feb 14: Rich tributes were paid to 40 CRPF men who laid their lives in a deadly suicide attack on this day five years ago at Lethpora Pulwama. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister...
New Delhi, Feb 14: As many as 250 specially-abled children from Jammu and Kashmir, comprising of 62 girls and 188 boys in the age group of 6–18 years, visited Delhi and Agra under the ‘Watan Ko Jano’ program. The children also interacted with Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and other senior officers here on...