Electing to bat, India lost opener Ishan Kishan early, trapped legbefore by a flat delivery from Michael Bracewell. However, Gill ensured that there was a constant flow of runs with some sublime boundaries. The Indian opener slowed down briefly through the middle overs, allowing his partners – Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya to … Read more
Unscheduled power cuts irk Qazigund residents Power demand increased, PDD ensuring minimum curtailment: AEE Qazigund Qazigund, Feb 01 (KNO): Unscheduled power cuts are taking a heavy toll on people in several villages of Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district from the past few days, locals said on Wednesday. Residents of Panzath, Wangund, Tanjloo, Dalwach, … Read more
PDD terminates services of In-charge Assistant Executive Engineer Jammu, Feb 01: The Power Development Department has terminated the services of Bashir Ahmad Shah as In-charge Assistant Executive Engineer (Electric). The termination order has been issued in terms of Article-128 and Article-113 of J&K Civil Service Regulations (Volume-I) of 1956 vide government order number 18-JK(PDD) of … Read more
Amid Road Blockade 2 Bodies, One Each from Karnah & Tangdhar, Lie in Mortuary at DH Handwara Bereaved Families Urge District Admin to Facilitate Return of Bodies to Native Places Handwara, Feb 1 (GNS): Bodies of two persons, from Karnah and Tangdhar, are lying in mortuary at District Hospital Handwara amid continuous blockade of roads … Read more
Major Avalanches To Hit Kashmir Valley Since 2010 Srinagar, Feb 1: Here is a list of major avalanches to hit various parts of Kashmir since 2010: 1. February 8, 2010: 17 soldiers killed in army camp in Gulmarg. 2. February 25, 2012: 16 soldiers killed in army camp in Gurez. 3. January 25-27, 2017: Multiple … Read more
Grenade Recovered From Poonch Poonch, Feb 1: Security forces on Wednesday recovered a grenade from Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, sources said. The grenade was recovered from the Sanglaini area of Surankote tehsil, they said. This follows the recovery of another grenade near the home of prominent Gujjar leader and former Surankote MLA Choudhary Mohammad … Read more
J&K gets Rs 35581 crore central assistance in Union budget Hike of Rs 9000 crore in revised estimates for current fiscal Srinagar, Feb 01 (KNO): The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir has been allocated Rs 35581 crore in the Union budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on … Read more
Anti-encroachment drive new weapon for BJP to persecute people of J&K: Mehbooba Mufti Srinagar, Feb 1: The anti-encroachment drive launched in Jammu and Kashmir is a new “weapon” for the BJP government to “persecute” people and uproot them from their homes, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti alleged on Wednesday. Talking to reporters here, the former Jammu … Read more
Avalanche Hits Gulmarg, 2 Persons Die, 4 Others Rescued Srinagar, Feb 1 (GNS): Bodies of two persons have been retrieved from underneath the snow mass, even as four other persons rescued after a massive avalanche occurred at Affarwat peak in famed ski-resort Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. They told GNS that … Read more
Massive avalanche hits Afarwat Peak in Gulmarg, rescue ops on Baramulla, Feb 01 (KNO): A massive snow avalanche hit Afarwat peak at famous ski resort in Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, even as rescue operation has been launched. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the avalanche struck near Afarwat … Read more