SRINAGAR: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), today urged the consumers to ignore fake text and whatsapp messages being circulated by scamsters regarding disconnection of their electricity supply purportedly with the logo of the Ministry of Power, KPDCL, or J&K PDD. In a statement issued here today, a KPDCL spokesperson once again reiterated that the […]
Jammu: SSP Vinod Kumar visited the areas along the International Border (IB) to review the border security grid and said that the Border Police Posts (BPPs) will be strenghthed further in the coming days in Jammu district, police said on Thursday. Police have deployed over 560 newly trained jawans in various border villages across the […]
Astana [Kazakhstan]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that terrorism in any form or manifestation cannot be justified and called on the international community to isolate and expose the countries that harbour terrorists, provide safe havens and condone terrorism. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar delivered these remarks on behalf of PM Modi at the […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Minister in the PDP-BJP government Syed Basharat Bukhari on Thursday rejoined the Peoples Democratic Party after nearly six years. “I have always fulfilled my responsibility to represent the aspirations of the people,” Bukhari said after joining the party. He said that he met Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday and […]
SRINAGAR: The number of pilgrims who paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir crossed the 1.30 lakh mark on Thursday, officials said. “Nearly 25,000 pilgrims performed the yatra on Thursday and had darshan of Baba Bholenath on the sixth day of the annual yatra,” the officials said. They said the […]
New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday said people of Jammu and Kashmir, have approved Bharat’s Constitution, its democracy and Election Commission. He replied to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address to Parliament in the Rajya Sabha today. Addressing the House, the Prime Minister thanked the President for the inspirational and […]
Kokernag Endures Hottest July Day Ever, Srinagar In 25 Years Srinagar: Heatwave continues to batter Kashmir valley, creating new temperature records as Kokernag witnessed hottest July day ever while mercury soared to 25-year-old high for Srinagar on Wednesday. Director Meteorological Department (MeT) here Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad told GNS that Kokernag recorded 33.3°C which was the […]
Poonch/Jammu: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, exhorting the troops to remain steadfast to meet all security challenges, officials said. This was his first visit to the Jammu region after taking charge as the 30th chief of the Indian Army […]
Srinagar: More than 30,000 pilgrims paid obeisance at the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas on Wednesday, taking the total number of devotees who have had ‘darshan’ of the naturally formed ice lingam so far to over one lakh, officials said. The Amarnath Yatra began on Saturday from the twin tracks — the […]
Srinagar: Inspector General, Kashmir Frontier, Border Security Force (BSF) Ashok Yadav reviewed on Wednesday the operational readiness of the Force, deployed along the Pahalgam axis in south Kashmir for the Amarnath Yatra. The 52-day Amarnath Yatra began on Saturday on the twin tracks of the Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the Baltal route in […]