Shopian gunfight aftermath: Two women among ten civilians injured in forces action
Srinagar: Ten civilians including two women were injured during clashes in government forces action in parts of Shopian and Pulwama districts. The clashes broke out soon after the news about the killing of four militants in a gunfight at Nadigam area of Shopian spread on Tuesday morning. One commondo of 23 PARA was also killed […]
Abducted man injured after shot at by gunmen in south Kashmir
Srinagar: A man who was abducted by unknown gunmen last evening was injured after after shot at Bartipora village in Shopian district of south Kashmir. Reports reaching GNS said that the unknown gunmen abducted the man Parvaiz Ahmad Wani of Batmuran Wanpora, Shopian yesterday evening. Today morning Wani suffered injuries after fired upon by […]
2 mortar shells from Pak fall near Army brigade in Poonch: Officials
Poonch: Two mortar shells fired by Pakistan fell near army brigade headquarters in Degwar area of Poonch district on early Tuesday following which the army retaliated, officials said. Station House Officer (SHO) Poonch Mohammad Anzar Mir told GNS that two shells landed near the army establishment at around 7:30 a.m. He said there were no […]
Kupwara educational institutions asked to deploy night watchmen amid arson incidents
Srinagar,(GNS): A day after a government school was gutted in a mysterious blaze in Kupwara district, authorities have ordered presence of night watchmen in all educational institutions of the north Kashmir district. “All Heads of the institutions of this district are put under strict instructions to ensure the presence of night chowkidars in their institutions. Utilize […]
Municipal Committee Sumbal get PC chairman, Sajad Lone greets Yasir Reshi
Bandipora: Municipal Committee Sumbal got a Peoples Conference backed Chairman on Monday. Out of total 13 wards in Sumbal, People’s Conference supported by disgruntled PDP MLC Yasir Reshi had bagged 7wards, Congress 4 and others have emerged victorious in 2 wards. The election for Chairman Municipal Committee Sumbal was conducted at R&B Department under […]
Shia Waqf Board chief’s film on Ayodhya to release next month, trailer launched
Lucknow,(PTI): Shia Waqf Board chairman Syed Waseem Rizvi released on Monday the trailer of the film “Ram Janmbhoomi”, which chronicles the events during the Ram temple movement since October 30, 1990, when Uttar Pradesh police had opened fire on kar sevaks moving towards Ayodhya. Rizvi is the writer and producer of the film directed by […]
Play postponed at AMU after posters depict India map wrongly
Aligarh (UP) (PTI): A controversy over the display of a map of India, with parts of Jammu and Kashmir missing, stalled the staging of a play on the country’s partition at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) here, authorities said. The play, penned by famous Hindi playwright Asghar Wajahat and scheduled for Sunday evening at the […]
KAS officers Association condoles demise of former CS Iqbal Khanday
Srinagar: The KAS officer’s Association expressed grief over the sad demise of former Chief Secretary J&K State Mohammad Iqbal Khanday(IAS). In a condolence meeting convened by its President Tasaduq Hussain Mir today at Civil Secretariat Jammu ,the Office bearers of the KAS Officers Association and various other officers attending the meeting expressed grief and shock […]
2002 Gujarat riots: SC defers hearing on Zakia Jafri’s plea till Nov 26
New Delhi, Nov 19 (PTI) The Supreme Court Monday deferred till November 26 hearing on the plea of Zakia Jafri challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) to Narendra Modi, who was then Gujarat Chief Minister, in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots. Zakia, the wife of Ehsan Jafri, an ex-MP who […]
PM hails speed of toilet construction in India in last 4 yrs
New Delhi, Nov 19 (PTI) India is proud of the remarkable speed with which sanitation coverage has increased in the last four years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday and reiterated his government’s commitment to enhancing sanitation facilities. He said the drive for a cleaner India and ensuring better sanitation facilities is in fact a people’s […]