UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for action against racial discrimination. “Realizing the vision of a world free of racism and racial discrimination demands action every day, at every level, in every society,” he told a commemorative meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination […]
KASARAGOD — A 14-member Kerala family that tried to enter war-torn Yemen to study Islam was denied entry and sent back by the Yemeni border security, reported The New Indian Express. The Salafist family headed by a couple from Kasaragod and Kozhikode returned to Kerala on March 7, said an officer of the Special Branch. […]
GENEVA — The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is further threatening global food security, with food prices already at an all-time high. Jakob Kern, the WFP’s Emergency Coordinator for Ukraine, told an online press conference that the conflict has triggered a wave of hunger across the globe, Xinhua […]
ISTANBUL — President Tayyip Erdogan opened a massive suspension bridge across Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait on Friday, the latest in a series of major infrastructure projects which he has prioritised during his two decades in power. Connecting Turkey’s European and Asian shores, the 1915 Canakkale Bridge was built by Turkish and South Korean firms with an […]
JAMMU — The Government of India led by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is committed to the welfare of security personnel of Jammu & Kashmir. Displaying this commitment, the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah handed over appointment orders on compassionate grounds in Jammu today,to the Next of Kin of four security […]
SRINAGAR — Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Friday inaugurated a Martial Arts championship under the banner “Play for Drug Free Srinagar” here at Government Boys Higher Secondary School Rawalpora. The event was organized by District Youth Services & Sports in collaboration with Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Department Under the overall supervision of […]
SRINAGAR — The government is mulling to come up with the water meters in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure judicious use of the water. The development comes close on the heels of Power Department’s move of installing smart meters across Kashmir including Srinagar. Many areas have already been covered under smart electric meters. Chief Engineer, […]
SRINAGAR — The absence of Western Disturbances (WD) gave rise to the maximum temperature in Jammu and Kashmir in the month of March. The Meteorological department said that five places across the Union Territory including Pahalgam, Qazigund, Bhaderwah, Batote and Katra have recorded all-time highest temperature in March this year. Bhaderwah recorded 31.3 degree celsius […]
ADILABAD — Tension prevailed when a section of the audience in a theatre thrashed two persons at the screening of the much debated ‘The Kashmir Files’ In Telangana on Friday, reported Telangana Today. The Superintendent of Police D Uday Kumar said that the two, who were in an inebriated condition, raised “pro-Pakistani” slogans resulting in […]
SRINAGAR — Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday visited veteran party leader Karan Singh at his residence to wish him on Holi but declined to comment on the film Kashmir Files when asked by journalists. “I came here to wish him a happy Holi,” senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad told the mediapersons […]
