UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday that he expects the use of nuclear power could more than triple by 2060. Rafael Grossi said in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual report to the U.N. General Assembly that this will be driven by electrification, data centers powered by artificial intelligence […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday appointed veteran leader Mubarak Gul as the party general secretary in a bid to control discontent among the supporters of the six-time MLA from Eidgah. Soon after the expansion of the Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah and senior leaders rushed […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has been reprimanded and fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during Sunday’s ODI against England in Lahore, while the visitors have also been fined for a slow over-rate. Rauf was found guilty of breaching Article 2.2 of the ICC Code […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has been reprimanded and fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during Sunday’s ODI against England in Lahore, while the visitors have also been fined for a slow over-rate. Rauf was found guilty of breaching Article 2.2 of the ICC Code […]
Srinagar — Jammu and Kashmir clinched the Overall Team Trophy in both Taekwondo and Wushu at the 70th National School Games, showcasing the region’s emerging sporting talent. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated the Jammu and Kashmir teams for their outstanding performances at the games held at Government College of Physical Education, which brought together more […]
BARAMULLA — Two persons died after being buried under a mound of sand during extraction in the Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the duo was extracting sand in Dachanpara, Rafiabad, when the mound […]
BARAMULLA — Police seized 10 motors allegedly used for illegal sand extraction from a riverbed during a raid in the Chakloo area of Baramulla district, officials said on Wednesday. The action was part of a sustained drive against illegal mining aimed at protecting the district’s natural resources. Police have informed the Mining Department about the […]
JERUSALEM — Israel’s opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot vowed Wednesday to work quickly to form a government, saying voters had rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive rule, but neither bloc secured a majority in the first election since the October 7 attack. Exit polls showed Eisenkot, a former military chief and political novice, and his opposition […]
JAMMU — The main accused in an alleged Rs 4.10 crore fraud committed on the pretext of providing jobs in the railways and tenders for the supply of drinking water bottles to Northern Railway has been arrested in Jammu, police said on Tuesday. Efforts are underway to identify, trace and apprehend other suspects involved in […]
JERUSALEM — Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday in record numbers as a deeply divided electorate delivered a verdict on veteran right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack. After casting his vote in Jerusalem, Netanyahu expressed worry over high voting among Israel’s Arab minority and warned of […]
LAHORE — Pace bowler Dilshan Madushanka grabbed a career best 5-34 as Sri Lanka cruised to a thumping eight-wicket win over Pakistan in Lahore on Tuesday which ends England’s hopes of reaching the tri-series final. The left-armer was well supported by spinner Sahan Arachchige, who took 2-24, to dismiss Pakistan for a paltry 110 in […]
SHOPIAN — President of the Jammu and Kashmir Fruits & Vegetables Processing and Integrated Cold Chain Association (JKPICCA), Bashir Ahmad Naik, on Tuesday welcomed and felicitated Deputy Commissioner Shopian Charandeep Singh on behalf of the association. During the interaction, Naik conveyed his best wishes to the Deputy Commissioner and expressed hope for stronger coordination between […]
BUNIA, Congo — The fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 10,000 confirmed cases, government data showed Tuesday, as health authorities race to slow the spread of the disease in multiple African countries. It is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history and nearly half of the 10,060 confirmed to have the virus have died, according […]
