Candlelight protest in Maqbool Bhat’s village on eve of anniversary
SRINAGAR: Scores of people on Saturday evening staged a candlelight protest at Trehgam area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district on the eve of death anniversary of Mohammad Maqbool Bhat.
Maqbool Bhat, a resident of Trehgam village in…
Srinagar-Banihal four laning highay misses another deadline
SRINAGAR: The work over the Srinagar-Jammu national highway has been going on at a sluggish pace and has been delayed due to the bottlenecks in acquisition of land and rugged terrain.
Both on the Banihal-Ramban section and…
Sunjwan Jammu attack: 2 fidayeen, 2 army officers killed
Para Commandos take control, army says belongings suggest JeM involved
JAMMU: Two army officers and as many militants were killed and nine persons including soldiers suffered injuries as fidayeen on Saturday wee hours attacked an army…
Teenage girl injured in Shopian encounter, succumbs
SRINAGAR: A teenage girl Saima Wani who was injured in an encounter on January 24 last month in Shopian village has succumbed to injuries on Saturday evening.
A senior doctor told GNS that the girl Saima Wani (18) daughter of Hilal Ahmad…
Opposition calls Public Property Act ‘draconian and a black law’
SRINAGAR: The bill seeking amendments in the Jammu and Kashmir Public Property (Prevention of Damage) Act was stalled in the Assembly on Saturday after the opposition called it ‘draconian and a black law’.
The bill was send to a select…
Akbar Lone shouts ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ inside J&K assembly, NC disowns remarks
SRINAGAR: Senior leader of National Conference Muhammad Akbar Lone Saturday shouted pro-Pakistan slogans in the Legislative Assembly.
“I am a Muslim first. My sentiments were hurt when they (BJP MLAs) were shouting “Pakistan Murdabad”…
Two army officers killed, seven injured at Sujwan militant attack in Jammu
SRINAGAR: Gunmen stormed an army camp early Saturday at Sujwan in Jammu, killing at least two army officers and wounding seven people.
Official sources said that three or four gunmen had launched the attack. At least two junior…
Video of minor being forced to smoke cigarette goes viral
SRINAGAR: The disturbing video of a minor boy somewhere in Kashmir valley being forced to smoke a cigarette has gone viral on social media.
In a video, a man is seen lighting the cigarette and the four-year-old boy on his lap takes puffs.…
Govt refers ‘controversial’ Public Damage Property Bill to select Committee
SRINAGAR: Government on Saturday referred the Public Damage Property Act bill to select committee amid resentment by the opposition members soon after it was introduced in the legislative assembly.
According to the GNS correspondent, …
Jammu attack: Speaker expunges his remarks on Rohingya after opp corners him
Govt says two soldiers killed, several injured being treated
JAMMU: The J&K Legislative Assembly Speaker Kavinder Gupta expunged his remarks on Rohingya Muslims after he was cornered by opposition members and the ruling PDP.…