Abhay calls on Foreign and Defence Minister of Madagascar
Antananarivo, Aug 02 (UNI) Indian Ambassador in Madagascar Abhay Kumar met Foreign Minister of Madagascar Tehindrazanarivelo Djacoba Liva and Defence Minister General Leon Jean Richard Rakotonirina today. Mr Kumar called on both Foreign Minister and Defence Minister to take stock of the measures required to be taken to strengthen further the ties between the two […]
Army chopper crashes in Kathua, rescue ops on
Jammu, Aug 03 (KNO): A chopper of Army on Tuesday crashed after developing some technical snag in Kathua district of Jammu division, officials said here. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the chopper crashed at around 11.00 am with 5 to 6 persons onboard at Purthu in Basohli, which is a hilly […]
Do Online News Portals, Agencies Need License, HC Asks Govt
Srinagar, Aug 3 (GNS): The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has asked the government whether online news portals and agencies on social media are required to registered and licensed. In case of affirmative, a division bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sanjay Dhar asked the government to infirm if due […]
Police release names of ten top militants active in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 3 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir police issued a list of top ten militants active in the Kashmir valley. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar released the names of the militants through its Twitter handle. “Top 10 #targets: #Old #terrorists- Salim Parray, Yousuf Kantroo, Abbas Sheikh, Reyaz Shetergund, Farooq Nali, Zubair Wani & […]
Tokyo Olympics: India lose 2-5 to Belgium in men’s hockey semis; to play for bronze
Tokyo, Aug 3 (UNI) Indian men’s hockey went down after losing 2-5 to Belgium in the semi-finals here on Tuesday. Despite the loss, India are still in contention for the bronze medal match. For India, Harmanpreet scored 7′ and Mandeep Singh 8′ while for Belgium Alexander Hendrickx scored a remarkable hat-trick 19′ 49′ and 53′ […]
BJP leader dies of heart attack in Baramulla’s Rafiabad
Baramulla, Aug 03 (KNO): Senior leader of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) DK Nehru died of cardiac arrest at his home in Rafiabad area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday morning. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that DK Nehru fell unconscious at his home last night following which he was rushed […]
Bandipora Encounter:Pak militant Babar Ali killed:Police
He was the part same group who were killed in Shokbaba Gunfight: IGP Kashmir Srinagar, August 03:(GNS) A top LeT militant Babar Ali was killed in a gunfight in Chandaji area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told GNS that the slain militant of today’s encounter was […]
LeT module busted in Anantnag, four militant associates arrested says police
Srinagar, August 02: Police on Monday claimed claimed have arrested four militant associates accused to be part of a LeT Module in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. In a statement to GNS, the police said that it busted an militant module wherein Police apprehended four accused who were using online plate-forms to train youth of the […]
Rajya Sabha congratulates PV Sindhu for bronze medal in Olympics
New Delhi, Aug 2 (UNI) Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday congratulated shuttler P V Sindhu for winning the bronze medal in the women’s singles category in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Wishing success in her future endeavors, Mr Naidu said that Sindhu had scripted history with her spectacular performance. He noted that the […]
Mughal Road Re-Opens
Poonch, Aug 2: Mughal road, connecting Shopian and Poonch-Rajouri districts, was re-opened after massive landslide mass was cleared at Poshana along the thoroughfare, officials said on Monday. They said the landslides occurred amid incessant rains from last several days in the area, blocking the road. DTI Mughal Road Qasam Choudhary told GNS that traffic has […]