Srinagar: A Sri Lankan military spokesman on Saturday said 15 bodies were found in a house where soldiers had pursued suspects in the Easter Sunday bombings. The spokesman said the bodies, including those of six children, were discovered after a shootout in the Eastern province. A police spokesman said three suspects in the bombings also […]
Srinagar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is meeting again on Tuesday to discuss the conduct of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir even as state government favored elections in November. “Commission has not taken any decision with regard to conduct of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir,” said ECI’s official spokesperson Sheyphali Sharan said. She […]
Srinagar: The Ultra Sonography (USG) machine in the Chest Disease Hospital has been “deliberately kept out of order” from December 20 last year, making it inevitable for patients to depend on private sector for the diagnostic facilities. While poor patients continued to suffer, it took administration four months to determine “deliberate attempt by the in-charge […]
Srinagar: J&K Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Committee has announced a protest programme on May 6 against the administration’s alleged indifference towards their demands. Government offices will reopen in Srinagar that day as part of the annual Darbar Move. “All the employees will assemble in the Secretariat Lawns with black bands on arm to show resentment against […]
Srinagar: Police have booked two more persons including a cleric under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Pulwama district of south Kashmir and shifted them to Kot Bhalwal Jail, Jammu. Official sources said that Manzoor Ahmad Ganie, son of Habibullah Ganie, of Nowpora Payeen, Litter, Pulwama; and Aijaz Ahmad Mir, son of Ghulam Hassan Mir, of […]
Srinagar: District Election Officer Pulwama has ordered inquiry into the participation of officials in an election rally conducted by Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti in the southern Kashmir district on April 24. “DEO Pulwama has initiated action into it,” Shalindra Kumar, the Chief Election Officer J&K, told GNS. “We have ordered an inquiry yesterday and […]
Srinagar: On the direction of security agencies, the government has decided to install Close Circuit Cameras (CCTVs) in schools across Kashmir, especial where pro-freedom protests have become a routine. A government document reveals that directorate of school education has been directed for installation of CCTV cameras in government schools located in Srinagar city, and towns […]
Srinagar: Peoples Conference Leader, Sajad Lone has said Delhi should instead go after the ‘white-collar killers’ like Farooq Abdullah if they really want a change. “I dare Delhi that if you really want a change in Kashmir, if you really have what it takes to bring about a change, go after these white-collar killers like […]
Srinagar: A policeman was injured critically after militants attacked a police party near Police Post Chanapora in Srinagar district of central Kashmir on Friday evening. Official sources told GNS that the militants opened fire upon the police party. In the incident, a policeman suffered critical injuries and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday sealed a job consultancy firm Gulf HR Solutions at Hyderpora and arrested its owner for cheating people on the pretext of providing jobs in foreign countries. A police spokesperson said that a case under FIR No. 97/2019 and under relevant sections has been registered in Police Station Budgam. […]
