Jama’at e Islami chief Abdul Hameed Fayaz booked under PSA
Srinagar: Government on Saturday slapped Public Safety Act on Jama’at-e-Islami chief Abdul Hamid Fayaz and has been shifted to high security prison in Jammu. Family of JeI chief confirmed that he has been booked under PSA by the authorities. He was lodged in Srinagar’s Central Jail and will now be shifted to Kathua jail in […]
J&K bank to remain closed tomorrow, work on March 31
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Saturday said that its branchs will remain closed tomorrow i.e Sunday however will be open for business transactions on March 31. According to Bank’s spokesman the bank will be closed for work tomorrow. “The bank however will work on March 31, Sunday,” he said. The bank will work normally […]
Day 3: Two militant bodies recovered amid ongoing search operation in Warpora Sopore
Srinagar: Two militant bodies were recovered from the encounter site at Warpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. SSP Sopore Javid Iqbal told GNS that the bodies of two militants were recovered from the encounter site this afternoon. The identities and the group affiliation of the slain are […]
Militant hideout busted in Pulwama
Pulwama : Government forces on Saturday claimed to have busted a militant hideout in Pulwama district. In a joint operation by the police and the Army’s 55 Rashtriya Rifles, the hideout was busted in Banderpora Malangpora village . The official told KNO that a huge quantity of “incriminating” material and other […]
SSB trooper hospitalized after “misfire” from his rifle in Srinaga
Srinagar: A paramilitary SSB trooper was hospitalized after he felt unconscious following accidental fire from his service rifle at Sonwar are of Srinagar here. Reports reaching GNS said that the trooper namely K Upan Singh of 36 Battalion SSB felt unconscious soon after his service rifle went off accidentally. The trooper […]
Court orders attachment of Mallya’s properties
New Delhi, (PTI) A Delhi court has ordered attachment of liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s properties in Bengaluru in a case relating to FERA violations. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat issued fresh directions after the Bengaluru Police, through Enforcement Directorate’s special public prosecutor N K Matta and advocate Samvedna Verma, sought more time to execute its earlier […]
Trump orders withdrawal of sanctions against N Korea immediately after Treasury imposes them
Washington, (PTI) Donald Trump has abruptly ordered the withdrawal of additional “large-scale” sanctions on North Korea, immediately after the Treasury Department imposed them, with his press secretary saying that the US President “likes” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and does not think they are necessary. President Trump’s unusual move comes after his second summit with Kim, […]
Thousands participate in funeral prayers of slain Shopian militants, associates offer gun salute
Srinagar : Thousands of people on Saturday participated in funeral prayers of slain militants who were killed in an encounter at Gadhapora Shopian on Friday. Eyewitness told KNO that at Harmain and Arhama, tens of thousands of people had gathered since wee hours of this morning and participated in last rites of slain […]
Death toll in China chemical plant explosion rises to 64
Beijing, (PTI) The death toll in the powerful explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China climbed to 64 on Friday as a number of people succumbed to their injuries.President Xi Jinping ordered that the causes of the accident must be identified as early as possible.He instructed local governments and relevant departments to learn the lesson […]
Indian man sentenced to eight years in prison in Canada, caused bus crash killing 16 people
Ottawa, (PTI) A 30-year-old Indian truck driver in Canada was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday for causing a bus crash that killed 16 people, mostly members of a junior hockey team, in one of the worst disasters in the country’s sporting community. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu pleaded guilty in January to 29 counts […]
