Two JeM militants killed in nocturnal gunfight in Pulwama village
Srinagar: Two JeM militants were killed in a nocturnal gunfight at Drabgam area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. The slain have been identified as Shahid Ahmad Baba S/O Mushtaq Ahmad Baba R/O Drabgam Rajpora and Aniyat Ahmad Ziger S/O Mohammad Abdullah Ziger R/O Arihal Pulwama. Official sources told GNS that the contingents of […]
Govt forms committee on delinking medical college Bemina from SKIMS Soura
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday constituted a seven member committee to analyse the feasibility of delinking of SKIMS Medical College Bemina from SKIMS Soura. The committee will be headed by administrative secretary Health and Medical Education and has been asked to submit report by or before March 10, reads an order issued here. According […]
Trump to make significant announcement on ISIS next week, says Pompeo
Washington, Jan 31 (PTI) The US President Donald Trump will make a significant announcement on the status of the fight against the ISIS in Syria during his State of the Union Address next week, the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Trump is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union Address in a joint […]
Man gets 20-year RI for raping minor girl in Maharashtra’s Palghar
Palghar, Jan 31 (PTI) A court here has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a six- year-old girl, observing it as a “heinous crime” against a child. Additional Sessions judge R R Bhosale, in his order pronounced on Tuesday, also imposed a fine of Rs 16,000 on 21-year-old Ansar Ahmed Fazlur […]
Modi’s J&K visit: JRL calls for shutdown on Feb 3
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership has called for a state wide shutdown on February 3 ahead of the visit by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi will be visiting the state and will be inaugurating various projects. JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik have asked people to observe shutdown […]
PM Modi to inaugurate north Kashmir’s first BPO on Sunday
Jammu PTI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate first ever business process outsourcing (BPO) unit in northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday. The prime minister will visit to all three regions of Jammu and Kashmir on February 3 to lay foundation stones for host of projects. “(The) Prime Minister will be inaugurating BPO in Bandipora on […]
Forces lay siege over Thokerpora Shopian
Shopian: Government forces on Thursday laid siege over Thokerpora Nagbar area of Shopian district on Thursday. According to sources, as told to KNO, forces closed all the entry and exit point of the village and launched search operations in the area. Sources said that the operation was launched after inputs of militants presence in the […]
India’s response to Qureshi-Mirwaiz talk has reduced Indo-Pak ties to lowest level: Mehbooba
Srinagar, Jan 31 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said India’s response to telephonic conversation between Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has reduced the ties between the two countries to the lowest level. “Terming a phone call between Pakistani FM & Mirwaiz Umar Farooq sahab as anti-India has reduced […]
Modi govt committed to equitable development of 3 regions of Jammu and Kashmir: President
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind Thursday said the Modi government was committed to equitable development of the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir and has created a favourable environment for it. Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament at the beginning of the Budget Session, Kovind also highlighted the peaceful conclusion of Panchayat elections in the […]
Police catches major Brown sugar consignment worth Rs 70 Cr in Kupwara, 2 arrested
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police Thursday recovered 19 kilograms of brown sugar worth Rs 70 Crores in international market from Kralpora area of northern Kashmir’s Kupwara district and detained two peddlers, both residents of Karnah. Addressing a press conference, SSP Kupwara Shriram Ambarkar said that the preliminary investigation has revealed that the the consignments were […]