Tata Sons wins bid for Air India, official announcement awaited
The wait is finally over. Tata Sons has won the bid for national carrier Air India, Bloomberg has reported. As per the report, a panel of ministers has accepted the conglomerate’s proposal to take over the airline. Later in the day however, the seniormost bureaucrat in charge of the govermment’s divestment programme said that a final […]
Red Cross, J&K celebrates National Voluntary Blood Donation Day in Srinagar
Srinagar 1st Oct 2021: On the occasion of “National Voluntary Blood Donation Day”, Indian Red Cross Society, J&K Chapter in collaboration with NGO’s Coordination Committee held a Blood Donation Camp today at Red Cross House, Exchange Road, Srinagar. Besides this a seminar was also held on the importance of Blood Donation. Dr. Arun Kumar […]
Ground situation belies BJP govt’s claims of development post abrogation of Article 370: PAGD
Srinagar, Oct 1 (UNI) Alleging that the ground situation is contrary to BJP government’s claims of development post abrogation of special status of erstwhile state of J&K, Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Friday said that there is a systematic disempowerment of the people through bureaucratic rule. “The claims of the BJP government that […]
Army Chief General MM Naravane visits Ladakh to review preparedness amid border row with China
Army Chief General MM Naravane on Friday reached Ladakh to review the prevailing security situation and operational preparedness amid the continuing border row with China. Army Chief General MM Naravane is on a two-day visit to Ladakh to assess operational preparedness as the military tussle with China in the region continues with no final resolution […]
Quad should not be seen as a ganging up: Jaishankar on rise of China
Washington, Oct 1 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday that while the rise of China has had a very fundamental impact on the international order, the Quad should not be seen as “some kind of ganging up and negatively driven” and that the Quad is “not against somebody”. In a talk at […]
Mother-daughter duo washed away in flash floods in Rajouri
Jammu, Oct 1: A mother-daughter duo are feared dead after they were washed away in flash floods while working in their fields at Chatyari area of Rajouri district last night, officials said. They said that there were flash floods close to a nallah (rivulet) during the intervening night of September 30 and October 1 in […]
50-Year-Old Man Killed In Bear Attack In Kokernag Anantnag
Anantnag, Oct 1: A 50-year-old man was mauled to death by a bear in Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. Official sources told GNS said that the man identified as Abdul Rasheed Bhat was attacked and grievously injured by the bear in his native village of Soafshali Kokernag. Soon the locals shifted […]
Shopian Encounter: 01 militant killed, operation on
Srinagar, October 01: One militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter at Rakhama area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Official sources told GNS, that one militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter, however identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained. Earlier Reports reaching GNS that a joint team […]
LeT Militant held along with pistol in Pulwama: Police
Srinagar, October 01(GNS) A Lashker-e-Toiba militant was apprehended along with a pistol and ammunition in orchards of Nikloora village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. A senior Police officer told GNS that today on a specific input generated by Pulwama Police, a CASO was launched jointly by police Pulwama, 55RR of army and 182 […]