Srinagar: Mother of Kashmir Harvard Educational Institute Chairman, Tariq Ahmad Baktoo left for heavenly abode on Tuesday evening. She passed away after brief illness, a family member said. The funeral was held in the evening and she was later laid to rest. People from different walks of life have expressed solidarity with the bereaved family […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 63 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 126504 Among the cases reported today, 54 were reported in Kashmir while Jammu division reported 09 infections. Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com
Srinagar: Schools in Kashmir reopened on Monday after remaining closed for nearly one year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The students of classes 9 to 12 attended school for the first time since March 9, 2020. Only those students were allowed to attend school who had been granted permission in writing by their parents. Most […]
New Delhi:India and Pakistan have agreed to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors, according to a joint statement on Thursday. The decision on ceasefire, effective since Wednesday midnight, was taken at a meeting between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan. The […]
Srinagar: All Jammu and Kashmir Transporters Welfare Committee – an amalgam of various transport associations— on Wednesday called off its indefinite strike in J&K. General Secretary, Kashmir Welfare Transporters Association, Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf, told GNS that the decision to call of the strike was taken after government decided to increase fare by 19%. The […]
Srinagar: Security officials Wednesday clarified that no militant has been killed in Shalgul area of Bijbehera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag adding that the firing has stopped and searches are on. “No militant has been killed in Shalgul area of Bijbehara so far. Firing has stopped and searches are being conducted in the woods,” […]
Srinagar: Militants managed to escape after a fire fight in which a Special Police Officer (SPO) of police was killed while a policeman was injured in Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Official sources told GNS that there was a lull after initial gunfight. Subsequently, they said, searches were launched but no contact […]
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday handed over to the Army the home made Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) here. At a function, he also accepted a salute by the state- of-the-art tank, indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured by DRDO’s Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment here. Fifteen academic institutions, eight labs and several […]
Jammu,: In a setback to the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP), its president and former legislator Balwant Singh Mankotia on Wednesday announced his resignation from the basic membership of the party. Mankotia, a two-time former MLA from Udhampur constituency, was on February 6 re-elected as party president, a post which he is holding […]
Srinagar : Normal life was affected in Kashmir on Tuesday due to a shutdown to mark the eight death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru who was hanged in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail on this day in 2013, officials said. Most of the shops, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut in […]