Grenade attack at SBI Branch Pulwama
Pulwama: Suspected militants on Saturday lobbed a grenade near SBI Branch in Pulwama Town of South Kashmir. Reports reaching KNO that the grenade exploded with a loud bang outside the branch. No loss of life or injury has been reported so far. Meanwhile forced have been rushed to the spot and searches […]
Family accuses Ahmad hospital of ‘killing their daughter’, demise due to cardiac arrest say officials
Srinagar: A 36 Year old lady breathed her last on March 27 and the family of the deceased are blaming Ahmad Hospital of ‘killing her’ while as hospital administration claimed that ‘it was cardiac arrest’ that led to her death. The lady Saima Majeed was a resident of Rawalpora Srinagar and was admitted in the private […]
EC notice to railways on use of cups with chowkidar slogan
New Delhi (PTI) The Election Commission is learnt to have issued a fresh show cause to the Railways, this time on the use of paper tea cups with “main bhi chowkidar” slogan. As the image tweeted by a passenger went viral, railways said they have withdrawn the cup and penalised the contractor. EC sources said Railways […]
Former Congress state VP Sham Lal Sharma joins BJP
Jammu: Senior Congress leader and its former State Vice President Sham Lal Sharma on Saturday joined BJP in Jammu. Sharma joined BJP in presence of BJP National Vice-President & J&K incharge Avinash Rai Khanna, State President Ravinder Raina and other senior leaders. Sharma is also brother of two times Congress MP Madan lal Sharma.
Govt forces cordon Bandipora village, launch search operation
Bandipora: Government forces on Saturday launched cordon and search operation in Check Arsala Khan-Malikhama village of northern Kashmir’s Bandipora District. A senior police officer told KNO that acting on a credible input about presence of militants in the area, the joint teams of Army’s 14RR, Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police cordoned off […]
Indian priest sentenced to six years in prison for child sex abuse in US
New York, Mar 30 (PTI) An Indian former Roman Catholic priest has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl in the US, according to a media report. John Praveen, 38, pleaded guilty in February to sexually touching a 13-year-old girl in the Rapid City church, South Dakota over her clothes […]
Santro Car Damaged Amid Mysterious Blast After Hitting CRPF Bus On Highway
Srinagar, March 30 (GNS): Panic gripped Banihal area along Srinagar-Jammu highway amid a mysterious blast when a Santro car hit CRPF bus on the thoroughfare on Saturday afternoon. Authorities have rushed a team of experts to the spot to ascertain whether the blast happened due to gas cylinder explosion inside the car or due to […]
Girl battling for life following accident near GDC Handwara
Kupwara: A girl has been critically injured in an accident near Government Degree College Handwara on Saturday. According to initial reports the girl was on its way to the college, when she was injured following two cars rammed into each other. She was quickly evacuated to District Hospital Handwara for treatment, and was referred to […]
G A Saloora to join People Democratic Party
Ganderbal: Chief patron Awami Insaf Party GA Saloora of Ganderbal will be joining Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday. Saloora was part of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference for almost four decades before parting ways. He later formed his party AIP. He confirmed that he has decided to be part of Mehbooba Mufti led PDP. There […]
Woman burnt alive over dowry demand in UP
Muzaffarnagar,(PTI): A woman was allegedly burnt alive by her in-laws in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place in Haibatpur village under Charthawal police station on Friday, they said. The woman was identified as Sonia, who was married to Arvind Kumar, they said. A case has been registered against Kumar, his […]