Visited various areas of Anantnag Central to assess situation after recent snow fall Anantnag, Dec 31 : Inorder to take stock of ground situation after recent snow fall senior National Conference leader Imran Amin Shah today visited Donipawa, Brakpora ,Nunwani ,Sansuma, Magrapora ,Kawarigam, Issos & Teelwani areas of Central Annatnag to see the snow clearance...
Srinagar, December 31: Police on Tuesday said that it along with CAPF, RPF, Fire & Emergency service in Kulgam conducted a mock drill exercise at Railway Station Qazigund today to assess emergency response mechanisms and preparedness in handling critical situations. In a handout to GNS, the police said that the mock drill was held to...
Srinagar, Dec 31: The Cyber Cell of Jammu and Kashmir Police in Ganderbal district has successfully resolved financial fraud cases totaling Rs 17 lakh and recovered 87 missing smartphones over the past nine months, officials said on Tuesday. Since its inception in March 2024, the Cyber Cell Ganderbal has recovered 87 mobile phones, which...
Anantnag, 30 December 2024: Under the patronage of Principle GMC Anantnag Prof. Dr. Rukhsana Najeeb, cardiology team of GMC Anantnag, including Dr. Syed Maqbool, Dr. Shamim iqbal and Dr. showkat Hussain Shah recorded history by performing 50 cases of “LBB-A pacing’s” (a novel technology) under C-arm in just 4 months without EP backup. The journey...
Srinagar, Dec 31: Amid forecasts of moderate snowfall from Wednesday, a sharp dip in the night temperature was recorded across Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, officials said. The Meteorological Centre in Srinagar said that two back-to-back Western Disturbances (WD) are expected to affect Jammu and Kashmir starting from January 1. According to the forecast, a...
Pulwama (Tral): A Gram Sabha was conducted on Monday at Midoora in the Tral block, chaired by Dr. Harbaksh Singh, the District Development Council (DDC) member from Tral. The event saw active participation from the local residents, who raised several developmental and infrastructure concerns. Dr. Harbaksh Singh began by highlighting the challenges faced by the...
Beijing, Dec 30: China has completed the construction of the world’s longest expressway tunnel, Tianshan Shengli, that will link the southern and northern parts of the Xinjiang autonomous region, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. The 14-mile tunnel is expected to reduce travel time across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from...
Srinagar, Dec 30: Police have attached properties worth Rs 1 crore under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, Police on Monday said that in a significant effort to curb the Drug menace and dismantle narcotics networks, Anantnag Police have attached properties valued at...
Srinagar, Dec 30: The exclusion of holidays commemorating Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah’s birthday and Martyrs’ Day from Jammu and Kashmir’s official list of holidays for 2025 has drawn sharp criticism from the National Conference (NC). The order about the list of holidays was issued by Commissioner-Secretary GAD and as per notification the Union Territory will...
Srinagar, Dec 30: Hurriyat Chairman and Kashmir’s Chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday called for making the healthcare sector efficient and people-friendly at both government and private levels. Mirwaiz Umar said this during his visit to the Ujala Group of Hospitals, known as Ujala Cygnus Healthcare Service in Nowgam here on Monday. Mirwaiz...
New Delhi, Dec 30: The government on Monday assigned the officiating charge of Director General of CRPF to senior IPS officer Vitul Kumar. According to a memorandum issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the 1993 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre IPS officer, Vitul Kumar, who is currently serving as Special Director General in CRPF will...
Jammu, Dec 30: Protesting against the installation of the proposed ropeway project and demanding the release of detained persons, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti on Monday extended the shutdown call for three days till January 2, 2025. The shutdown, however, has entered the sixth consecutive day with members of Sangharsh Samiti sitting...
Srinagar, Dec 30 : A man was found hanging from a tree in Khudwani area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday morning, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that locals found the man hanging from a tree and accordingly informed the police. He said that police have taken the body...
Srinagar, December 30: A CRPF head constable died after suddenly falling unconscious in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. Officials told GNS that a head constable of CRPF suddenly fell unconscious, he was immediately shifted to District hospital Anantnag where doctors declared him brought dead. He has been identified as Kharat Prakash of G Coy...
MeT Also Warns Of ‘Cold Wave’ At Isolated Places On Jan 30, 31 Srinagar, Dec 29: Kashmir Valley is set to receive more snowfall on New Year as weatherman on Sunday said that two Western Disturbances (WD) in quick succession are likely to affect J&K and adjoining areas from January 1 onwards. A meteorological department...
Srinagar, Dec 29: The University of Kashmir (KU) Sunday postponed all exams that were scheduled to be held on December. According to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, KU official in a statement said, “In view of the inclement weather, all examinations of the University of Kashmir, scheduled to be held on December-30 are postponed.”...
Chairs another review meeting with MLAs, DCs to assess progress in restoration of essential services MLAs across party lines appreciate CM-led administration’s swift response Srinagar, Dec 29: In the aftermath of the recent heavy snowfall, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday chaired a comprehensive meeting with Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Deputy Commissioners...
Muan (South Korea), Dec 29 : A passenger jet carrying 181 people erupted in flames after going off the runway and hitting a wall at an airport in South Korea’s southwestern county of Muan on Sunday, an official said. All but two are presumed to have been killed. Except the two rescued from the accident,...
Srinagar, Dec 29: Flight operations at Srinagar International Airport resumed on Sunday after an improvement in weather conditions and visibility, officials said. Earlier in the day, dense fog and low visibility had disrupted flights, causing delays and cancellations. “The flight operations have resumed”, Director Srinagar International Airport Javed Anjum told UNI. “Our Runway Visual...
Srinagar, Dec 29: A furniture manufacturing company and a commercial building were damaged in separate overnight fire incidents in Srinagar, officials said. The Fire and Emergency service officials said that fire broke out around 11.10 pm last night in Essque Furniture Works at the industrial estate of Bagh-e-Ali Mardan Khan in Nowshar area of...
Srinagar, Dec 28: J&K Police extended helping hands to the people by evacuating ailing patients and rescuing hundreds of stranded passenger vehicles during the ongoing snowfall across the Kashmir valley. Police said in Anantnag, a distress call was received reporting that a vehicle carrying four tourists traveling from the National Highway via Dalwach to...