CRPF officer slips to death in South Kashmir’s Shopian
Shopian, April, 14: A Central Reserve Police Force officer died after falling from a two storey building in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police sources told KNT that a CRPF Assistant Sub Inspector identified as Shyam Singh who was posted at 178 Battalion CRPF Reshipora Shopian fell down from the two storey building and sustained grievous […]
Mercury Falls As Rain Lashes Kashmir, Parts Of Jammu
Erratic’ Weather To Continue Till weekend: Sonam Lotus Srinagar, Apr 15 : Rain lashed Kashmir Valley and parts of Jammu division, bringing mercury down, even as the local meteorological department here on Thursday said that the ‘erratic weather’ will continue till the weekend. A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar received 3.3mm of rainfall […]
J&K Reports 1086 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, 5 Deaths
Srinagar, April 14: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1086 fresh covid-19 cases, the second highest number of infections in a single day this year, while five more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, official said on Wednesday. Among the fresh cases, the officials told GNS that 402 cases were reported from Jammu […]
Soldier injured in firing incident along LoC In Kupwara
Kupwara, April 13 (GNS): A soldier was injured in a firing incident along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, sources said on Wednesday. They said that army personnel manning “Anil Post” which is around 30-33 km from Kupwara observed some suspicious movement at around 10:30 p.m. last night and the sentry fired […]
CBSE Class 12 Exams Postponed, Class 10 Exams Cancelled Amid Covid Surge
Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal in a tweet on Wednesday said that CBSE exams for class 12th have been postponed and the board exam for class 10 has been cancelled for the year 2021. The decision came after a meeting which was presided over Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and included Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal […]
UP CM Yogi Adityanath tests positive for Covid-19, self-isolates
Adityanath said on Tuesday he has isolated himself after some officers in his office tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday tested positive for coronavirus disease. “On showing the initial symptoms, I got my Covid-19 test done and my report has come positive. I am in self-isolation and […]
Drug peddler, bootlegger arrested in Anantnag
Anantnag, Apr 14 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a drug peddler and a bootlegger in this south Kashmir district on Wednesday, a police spokesman said. He said police arrested a drug peddler and recovered narcotics substance from his possession at Mattan in Anantnag. Further investigation has been taken up, he said. In another operation, […]
Man suffers financial losses as miscreants poison thousands of fish in his ‘fish farm’ in North Kashmir, Police registers case
Bandipora, Apr 14, KNT: Police have registered a case and started investigation after miscreants caused financial losses to the owner of a fish farm by poisoning large number of his fish in North Kashmir’s Bandipora. Police sources told news agency KNT that Aijaz Ahmed Mir, a resident of Nakhin Chitibandy area of Bandipora had set […]
Traffic suspended on Srinagar-Jammu highway for weekly maintenance
Srinagar, Apr 14 (UNI) Traffic was on Wednesday suspended on 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, for weekly maintenance. Earlier, Since November last year Friday was for weekly maintenance of the highway which has now been changed to Wednesday. No vehicle was allowed […]
Policeman dies of heart attack in Pulwama
Srinagar, Apr 14 (UNI) A policeman died of heart attack in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said. They said a policeman, identified as Aijaz Ahmad, who was posted at District Police Lines Awantipora, suffered a massive heart attack in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. Aijaz was rushed to a hospital, where […]