6-year-old boy drowns into nallah, torrential rains damage several houses, standing crops in Lolab
Srinagar: A 6-year-old boy drowned after slipped into a Nallah amid heavy rains at Harden, Sever area of Khurhama in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. Reports reaching GNS said that the boy Burhan Ahmad Malla (6) son of Aijaz Ahamd Malla, of Sever, Harden in Khurhama, Lolab slipped into the nallah today afternoon during […]
Drug peddler arrested in Srinagar, Brown Sugar recovered
Srinagar, Jul 25 (PTI) A suspected drug peddler was arrested on Thursday after recovery of 11 gm brown sugar from his possession in Gojwara area of the city, police said. The suspect, Altaf Ahmad Najar alias T K Khan, was held at a Gojwara Chowk checkpoint, a police spokesman said. He said Rs 22,200 in […]
Fire Mishap: Injured woman succumbs in GMC Jammu, death toll 2
Poonch: A woman who suffered serious burn injuries succumbed in Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu after battling for life for six days. A police officer told GNS that the woman namely Tazeem Akthar wife of Altaf Ahmad succumbed to injuries today wee hours at GMC Jammu. After completion of all the legal medco formalities, […]
Amid downpour water-logging in Srinagar city, Lal Chowk roads submerged
Srinagar: With downpour in Kashmir various city localities are waterlogged including city centre Lal Chowk roads are submerged in water. Various roads in the old city are also inundated and commuters are having tough time traversing through roads. Commuters have again raised the issue of failing drainage system in the summer capital Srinagar. The areas […]
Sopore family stages protest against mysterious death of their kin, demand Justice
Sopore: Family of Sopore youth staged a protest demonstration today against his mysterious death in a local hotel here in Srinagar on Sunday. Reports reaching GNS said that relatives and other family members of deceased Abdul Rahim Marazi alias Gusha son of Ghulam Mohammad Marazi of Sofi Hamam assembled at Chankhan on Srinagar-Sopore highway and […]
Explosion in Afghan capital targets bus; 5 dead, 10 wounded
Kabul, Jul 25 (AP) Afghan police say a suicide bomber blew himself up Thursday in front of a bus carrying Ministry of Mines employees, killing five and wounded 10 people. Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said all the victims were government workers. Kabul police spokesman Ferdous Faramarz said the explosion was caused by a magnetic explosive […]
‘Trump committed “diplomatic malpractice of a high order” by volunteering to mediate on Kashmir’
Washington, Jul 25 (PTI) US President Donald Trump is undoing the achievements of his predecessors on India by “blundering” to volunteer to mediate over the Kashmir issue and has committed “diplomatic malpractice of a high order” that could further alienate an important country, according to a top American daily. The US President on Monday stunned the […]
Punjab resident on Amarnath yatra dies in Srinagar
Srinagar: A Punjab resident on Amarnath Yatra died in mysterious conditions in Srinagar on Thursday, official sources said. The Yatri namely Yashwinder Kumar, 50, S/o Som Nath from Darampora Mohali Punjab was staying at Aziz Guest House boulevard road Srinagar. “He was brought to SMHS hospital Srinagar where doctors declared him brought dead,” sources […]
Truck conductor killed in Highway accident
Srinagar: A truck conductor on Srinagar-Jammu highway at Karol near Jaswal bridge, after two trucks rammed into each other on Thursday. . “When the truck reached Karol near Jaswal Bride it lost control over speed led to rear-end collision between two trucks,” the official told KNO. He said the driver and conductor of standard truck […]
Rains bring respite amid heat wave
Srinagar: Rains began to lash Kashmir Valley on Thursday bringing a much-needed relief to people especially children who are attending schools after summer break. This summer capital of the state as also other places of the Valley had been experiencing quite high temperatures over the last few days. On Wednesday Srinagar recorded 33.6 degrees Celsius— […]
