Guv Malik inaugurates 23rd Annual Post Graduate Research Presentation Programme of SKIMS
SRINAGAR, JUNE 12: Governor Satya Pal Malik inaugurated the 23rd Annual Post Graduate Research Presentation Programme of the Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre here today. Describing SKIMS as a premier health care institution of Kashmir which is known for providing quality services to people, Governor observed that its […]
Govt terminates services of Public Prosecutors, APPs
SRINAGAR: The Government has terminated services of all Public Prosecutors (APs) and Additional Public Prosecutors (APPs) working in various courts across the State. “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- (1) of section 492 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Samvat, 1989 read with sub-rule (3) of rule 21 of the Jammu and […]
Leh-Manali highway opens for traffic
Leh: The Border Road organization today opened the Leh- Manali Road for vehicular traffic after remaining blocked for over six months due to heavy snow accumulation . Chief Engineer Project Himank, Brig Nitin K Sharma said that it serves as a life line for the people of Ladakh. Chief Engineer said that the BRO personnel […]
Officer among three Paramilitary troopers, militant killed, SHO among five forces personnel, woman injured in Anantnag shootout
Srinagar: Three paramilitary troopers and a militant were killed and five other government forces personnel including Station House Officer (SHO) were injured critically after militants attacked a joint party of CRPF and police at KP road in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS said that some militants opened fire upon the joint […]
SHO Saddar Police Station fired in chest in Anantnag, referred to Srinagar
Anantnag: A cop has been injured in chest after he was fired upon by unidentified gunmen at KP Road in Anantnag district on Wednesday. According to officials the SHO Arshid Ahmad was fired upon and received gunshot wounds in chest. “He has been shifted to Srinagar for advanced treatment,” he said. Panic gripped the […]
4 arrested for suspected cattle smuggling in J-K
Jammu, (PTI) Four people were arrested for suspected cattle smuggling and 15 bovines were rescued in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. A police team intercepted a vehicle in the Dessa area in Doda on Tuesday night and rescued the cattle. Four people, identified as Mohd Qasim, Maneer Ahmed, Mohd Sharief and […]
Three members of a family among four injured as lightning struck in North Kashmir
Srinagar: Four persons including two brothers and their mother were injured after a lightning struck at Naidkhai area of Sumbal in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS said that the lightning struck at Naidkhai this afternoon when a group of people were busy in planting paddy saplings in Naidkhai. In the […]
Two-day workshop on World Environment Week concludes at KU
Srinagar,: A -two day workshop on the occasion of observance of World Environment Week concluded at University of Kashmir (KU) here on Wednesday. The workshop was organised by the Department of Environmental Science in collaboration with Centre of Research for Development (CORD), KU. The theme of the workshop was ‘Beat Air Pollution and Recent Advances […]
Amitabh Bachchan pays off loan of 2,100 farmers from Bihar
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday said he helped clearing outstanding loans of over two thousand farmers from Bihar. The 76-year-old actor took to his personal blog to share the news. Bachchan said he called on some of the farmers to his residence and donated the amount at the hands of his children Shweta and Abhishek. […]
Water level at Sangam crosses flood alarm level
Srinagar: The water level in Jhelum has crossed ‘alarm mark’ of 18-ft in south Kashmir’s Sangam gauge at 2 p.m. Incessant overnight rains have been lashing valley leading to increase in water level. While fresh snow was recorded at some places in Kashmir and Ladakh, hail storms have wreak havoc in north Kashmir’s Baramulla and […]
