PC activist injured critically after falls off vehicle during electioneering in Handwara
Srinagar: A 37- year old activist of Peoples Conference was injured critically after he fell from a moving vehicle near Bakhihaker in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that the man Mushtaq Ahmad Mir son of Ghulam Mohammad Mir, a resident of Bhawan Watser, Rajwar […]
Forces unearth militant hideout in Shopian, blast it later
Shopian : Government forces on Tuesday morning busted a militant hideout in forests of Yawran Keller area of South Kashmir’s shopian district. Sources told KNO that the operation was carried out by a joint team of the police and Army’s 23 Para, police said. The hideout was later blasted with explosives. They […]
Gunshots heard as forces lay siege over Tral woods
Tral : Gunshots have been heard during Cordon And Search Operation in woods of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday morning. Reports reaching KNO that a joint team of army’s 42 RR and SOG Awantipora cordoned off forest area near Lam and sofigund area after having credible input about the presence […]
Rupee slips 8 paise to 69.73 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, Apr 9 (PTI) The rupee depreciated by 8 paise to 69.73 against the US dollar in early trade Tuesday on increased demand for the US currency from importers. Besides, strength in dollar against major rival currencies on stronger US payroll data and rising crude prices also kept pressure on the Indian rupee, dealers said. However, […]
Musical Fountain, Laser Show to be thrown open on Wednesday
Srinagar: Musical Fountain and Laser Show in Dal Lake in the back lawns of SKICC will be thrown open on April 10, 2019. The entry to the show will be free and the visitors will be allowed from rear Cheshma Shahi gate. The facility, which came up at the cost of Rs 6 crores, was […]
No option than to abolish Article 370, 35A if someone talks about separate PM for JK: Rajnath
Suchetgarh (PTI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said there will be no option with the government other than abolishing articles 370 and 35A related to special status to Jammu and Kashmir in the Constitution if “someone” talks about having a separate Prime Minister for the terrorism-affected state. Addressing a rally here, he asked […]
BJP Doesn’t Want Peace In Kashmir: Omar
Srinagar, April 8 (GNS): National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah Monday accused the BJP of using turmoil in Kashmir for electoral gains. “They don’t want the situation in Kashmir to improve because they use turmoil here to do politics in the rest of the country,” he said. Omar was responding to a query on the […]
Lone Dares Omar To Reveal Details Of Delhi Meet Following 2014 Polls
Srinagar: People’s Conference chairman Sajjad Gani Lone Monday claimed that National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah had held a secret meeting in New Delhi following the 2014 Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir . ” He has till tomorrow to reveal who he met for two and a half hours and begged support for […]
SHRC seeks latest status of investigation into 1994 Kupwara massacre
Srinagar: The State Human Rights Commission has sought a latest status of investigation into the massacre at Kupwara on 27 January 1994 and warrant against the accused army personnel including then lieutenant G D S Bakshi. Police had filed FIR (19/1994) under RPC sections of 302 (murder), and 307 (attempt to murder) police at station […]
Vice Admiral Vimal Verma moves tribunal for being overlooked as next navy chief
New Delhi (PTI): Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command Vice Admiral Vimal Verma has approached an armed forces tribunal seeking to know why he was overlooked as the next navy chief despite being the senior-most in the line of command, official sources said Monday. The government last month named Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as next […]