Inhabitants Urge for Clearance of Snow-clogged Roads Villagers in Boniyar in frontier north Kashmir's Baramulla district were forced to ferry an expecting woman on a cot due to closure of roads for vehicular traffic amid prevailing inclement weather conditions. The woman, a resident of Hillan Phalipora was carried by several men of her neighbourhood on a cot, after she complained of labour pain. Husband of the expecting woman Mohammad Saleem Khattana told GNS that they informed PHC Boniyar to send a vehicle to carry her however due to closure of link road they (hospital staff) could not reach to fetch her to the health facility. Sensing the exigency, I along with several of my neighbourhood people carried her on a cot upto five kilometres from where we boarded the hospital veh...

Authorities have identified the deceased person in Ramban road mishap as Adil Bashir, a resident of Gursa Colony Bemina in Srinagar. Adil Bashir son of Bashir Ahmad Reshi, as per authorities, was killed after an i20 car, he was travelling in along another person, was hit by a rolling boulder near Karol Jaswal bridge in Ramban district this afternoon. "The identity of the injured person undergoing treatment at District Hospital Ramban is not known so far", they told GNS. (GNS)

Government has asked passport authorities as well as verifying agencies not insist on latest vigilance clearance from its employees, underlining that it causes “unnecessary delay and unwarranted inconvenience” in issuance of the passport. “Attention of Administrative Departments/Heads of Departments/Passport issuing/verifying authorities is invited towards Circular No. 35-JK(GAD) of 2021 Dated 16.09.2021, wherein it has been made mandatory to seek the latest vigilance status of a Government employee applying for issuance of a passport,” reads a circular by the government. These instructions have been notified in consonance with the guidelines prescribed by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India vide Office Me...

Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only road link connecting Valley with the rest of the world, has been closed for traffic while nine flights have also got cancelled due to the inclement weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir as snowfall and rains continued for the second straight day on Wednesday. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), officials said that the Srinagar-Jammu highway has been thrown closed for vehicular movement as a precautionary measure after shooting stones and mudslides were reported at Karol-Jammu-Srinagar highway. They said that the road will be cleared once the weather condition improves. Moreover, nine flights have so far for cancelled at Srinagar International airport for the second straight day due to poor visibility. Officials informed that Indigo...

A fire has broken out inside a room of Hotel Oberai Grand Lalit along Gupkar road in central Kashmir's Srinagar district. A Fire and Emergency Department official told GNS that a room has caught fire. "Men and machinery has been rushed to douse off the flames", the officials said. More details awaited. (GNS)

The Government on Wednesday ordered the premature retirement of two officers, officials said on Wednesday. The exercise was conducted as part of a regular process under Article 226(2) of J&K CSRs and followed recommendations of a Review Committees constituted for the purpose. The officers retired before their actual superannuation include Ashiq Hussain, the then Deputy Registrar, Cooperative Societies J&K (continuing under suspension), and Showkat Ahmad Wani, the then Driver Grade-I, Motor Garages Department (presently under suspension). Meanwhile, sources told GNS that the Government has directed the Departments to speed up the scrutinization of cases of “inefficient, non-performing and corrupt employees” for consideration of their premature retirement under the ambit of ...

Burglars made an attempt to loot Jammu & Kashmir Bank Branch Saaj (Bawli) at Thanamandi in Rajouri district last night. Official sources told GNS that the attempted theft came to light when staff members reported for duty this morning. Police besides expert and bank teams are on job, they said. SHO Thanamandi Showket Ahmed told GNS that investigations are underway. (GNS)