Ammunitation recovered during CASO in Ganderbal Orchards
Srinagar, Jan 14 : Security forces on Friday recovered a cache of ammunition during a cordon and search operation in Watlar orchards in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district officials said on friday. Official sources told GNS said that a 24 RR and Special Operation Group (SOG) launched a search operation in watlar area and recovered cache of ammunition […]
PDD lineman succumbs to injuries, 5 days after falling from electric pole in Kulgam
Kulgam, Jan 14 : A lineman, working on daily-wages in Power Development Department, succumbed to injuries which he had sustained after falling from an electric pole in Bogund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Reports reaching to GNS said that the lineman namely Shabir Ahmad Dar son of Mohammad Ismail Dar was repairing electric line when […]
Khwaja Bazaar: Grenade inside Cooker diffused by BDS, traffic restored
Srinagar, January 14: Bomb disposal squad diffused a grenade which was inside a cooker after it was found in a suspicious bag at Khwaja Bazaar Chowk area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. A top Police officer told GNS that a grenade was found inside cooker as after it was blasted by BDS, a Grenade liver […]
Dal Lake freezes as temperature fall
Srinagar, Jan 14 : Parts of famous Dal Lake froze as night temperature in Kashmir valley slipped by several notches with icy winds blowing from the snow bound mountains sweeping to the plains on Friday. Small rivulets, nallas and streams connecting the interior parts of Dal Lake were covered with a thick layer of frozen […]
Woman accidently shot dead in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 14 (UNI) A woman died after being accidentally shot in Miran Sahib area here on Friday in the city outskirts. Police on Friday said that the woman identified as Manju Devi, wife of Bodh Raj, resident of Khour Deonian, Miran Sahib, on Thursday night was injured in an incident of accidental firing at […]
Cold conditions intensify in Kashmir, Ladakh
Srinagar, Jan 14 : Icy Cold conditions intensified in Kashmir and Ladakh as night temperature slipped down several notches below freezing point on Friday. Drass, in Ladakh, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia recorded a low of minus 23.8 and the Ski resort of Gulmarg in Kashmir witnessed a low of minus […]
NDTV reporter Kamal Khan dies of heart attack
Lucknow, Jan 14: Renowned TV reporter Kamal Khan, died after a massive heart attack on early Friday morning. He was 61. Family members said Kamal complained of chest pain at around 0400 hrs and he was rushed to the hospital, where he was declared brought dead. Mr Khan was associated with NDTV for the past […]
Srinagar-Jammu national highway reopens
Srinagar, Jan 14 : One way traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway was restored on Friday after remaining closed amid landslides and shooting of stones at various places on the road. Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) were allowed to move from Srinagar to Jammu on the highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir valley with the […]
India reports 2.64 lakh new Covid cases
New Delhi Jan 14 : India registered 2,64,202 new Covid-19 cases, a jump of 6.7 percent since Thursday, , the Health Ministry informed on Friday. The active cases comprise 3.48 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has decreased to 95.20 per cent. A total 315 deaths have been reported […]
PM extend Pongal greetings
Chennai, Jan 14 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended Pongal greetings to the people of Tamil Nadu and said the festival was synonymous with the vibrant culture of the State. In a tweet, both in English and Tamil, Mr Modi said “Pongal is synonymous with the vibrant culture of Tamil Nadu.” “On this special […]