A suspicious bag near Qamarwari here led to a bomb scare ahead of the January 26 but nothing was eventually found by the BDS summoned to the place on Tuesday. Amid two grenades blasts, one near PCR and another at Saraf Kadal, ahead of R-Day in last two days in Srinagar, the abandoned bag led to the bomb-scare early morning. A police officer told GNS that the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was rushed as soon as the suspicious bag was found. After checking it thoroughly, the bag turned to be empty, the officer said. Traffic which had been temporarily halted through the area was restored. (GNS)

Police have spotted a suspicious bag on Qamarwari road here in Srinagar on Tuesday morning. Reports said that the police have stopped traffic and sealed the area while Bomb Disposal Squad has rushed to the spot. Pertinently, a couple of days back, a grenade wrapped in a bag had been defused by Bomb Disposal Squad in Khawaja Bazar area of Srinagar city. (KNT)

A 26-year-old soldier in Yamrad Rajwar in Handwara died after he was hospitalised for vomiting this afternoon, officials said. Lance Naik Sachin, the officials told GNS, was found unconscious at unit location of 21 RR, following vomiting. He was moved to Military Hospital and after around 45 minutes he was subsequently declared dead, they said. The deceased, they said, belonged to Alipur Gurugram in Haryana. (GNS)

As the Jammu and Kashmir, like other parts, is struggling with Omicron driven third wave of COVID, the hardworking employees of Health Department are busy in administering protective doses of vaccines against the lethal virus among the people between the age group 15-18 years living in far-flung areas of snowbound Gurez Valley in north-Kashmir's Bandipora district. Several video clips in which netizens can be seen praising these health workers treading hilly habitations covered with heavy snow, amid freezing temperatures to reach out to the young population of Gurez for getting them vaccinated against the COVID-19, have over the time gone viral on social networking sites. Bashir Teroo, member of the health department team, while unfolding the sequence of events told GNS that he along...

Owing to the rise in Covid-19 cases, Ganderbal administration has instructed all the educational institutions to switch to online mode. “It is impressed to all the heads of the institutions both government schools and private schools including private coaching centers to adopt on-line medium of teaching instead of off-line mode,” a circular issued by chief education officer Ganderbal Javeed Ahmad said. “There shall be no practice of off-line ( in person teaching) mode in view of the uneven trend observed in daily covid-19 cases as well as rising positivity rate,” it said “All the HOIS of government schools and private schools including private coaching centers shall comply the instructions strictly and any violation if found by any of the institution action will be initiated again...

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed to have arrested two militant associates in Awantipora and recovered explosive material from their possession. Besides, Police in Kulgam produced chargesheet against a militant associate under UAPA before NIA court Anantnag. A police spokesman in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), “Based on specific input, Awantipora Police along with 42RR and CRPF have arrested two militant associates linked with JeM identified as Zahid Ahmad Lone, son of Gh. Rasool of Naristan Tral and Shakeel Ahmad Malik @Abu Dujana, son of Gh Mohammad of NoorPora Awantipora. Incriminating materials including explosive materials have been recovered from their possession.” “Preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested duo were wor...

Suspected militants hurled a grenade on Police Control room in Batamalo area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Monday evening.buy augmentin online buy buy augmentin no prescription A top Police officer told GNS that militants attacked by lobbing a grenade towards PCR Kashmir. However In this incident no one was injured so far as per the reports. Meanwhile whole area has been cordoned off to nab the fleeing militants, they said.(GNS)

The Jammu and Kashmir Pubic Works (R&B) Department has terminated the service of a Junior Engineer from Waniyar, Safakadal area of Srinagar city for unauthorized absence from duty. The Government in its termination order issued to this effect has stated that Junior Engineer, Shabir Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Gaffar Bhat was absent for several years and did not reply to the notices of the departments after which it was decided to dismiss him from government job. The termination order, a copy of which lies with GNS reads, “Whereas, Shabir Ahmad Bhat attended his duties upto 31.03.2008 and thereafter he remained on unauthorized absence from duty w.e.f 01.04.2008 till date, despite being repeatedly asked by the concerned authorities from time to time to resume his duties vide office let...

The authorities on Monday ordered a high-level probe into the allegations of unfair allotment of land at the Industrial Estate Lassipora in Pulwama district, sources said here. Notably, several complaints were made before the concerned authorities that there has been unfair allotment of land at the Industrial Estate Lassipora. Sources told Kashmir News Service (KNS) said that a notification regarding the matter has been issued by the government in order to investigate the matter and to have a fair allotment of land at the Industrial estate. They said that managing director SIDCO, Samita Sethi has been nominated as the enquiry officer to probe the matter. Source said that the enquiry officer has been asked to submit the report within 45 days to the commissioner secretary Industr...