SRINAGAR — Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded the first sub-zero night of the season while other parts of Kashmir valley continued to endure below freezing point temperature on Sunday. A meteorological department official said that mercury settled at minus 0.9°C against previous night’s 0.1°C °C. The temperature is below minus 2.1°C than the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder, Abid Mushtaq, was Friday called by Mumbai Indians for trials ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. He will leave for Mumbai this afternoon and attend the trials tomorrow. “He was called yesterday for trials. He will leave today and participate in trials tomorrow,” a source close […]
JAMMU — In a major relief to senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state Dr Nirmal Singh, and his wife Mamta Singh, the Jammu and Kashmir Special Tribunal has kept in abeyance the November 8 order of the Jammu Development Authority asking them to demolish their “illegally” […]
JAMMU — Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has undertaken several initiatives to provide avenues of livelihood to the youth which are even more lucrative than a government job. However, he said to avail these avenues, the youth need to liberate their mindset from the clutches of […]
JAMMU — Eleven people were apprehended for alleged stone pelting during an anti-encroachment drive in Reasi district on Saturday, officials said. Groups of people indulged in stone pelting soon after revenue officials accompanied by police personnel started the anti-encroachment drive in Gram Morh village, the officials said. They said the encroached prime land belonged to […]
MUMBAI — At least 26 naxals were killed on Saturday in an encounter with police in eastern Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, over 900 km from Mumbai, senior officials said. “We have recovered the bodies of 26 naxals so far from the forest,” said district Superintendent of Police Ankit Goyal. The gunbattle took place in the morning […]
SRINAGAR — Candidates who appeared for entrance exams of Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority (JKLSA) have raised questions over the transparency of exams by the authority. The candidates who appeared in the exams for five posts of legal assistants said that in the name of exams it was a mockery and raised eyebrows over […]
NEW DELHI — Former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram is backing Australia to beat New Zealand in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2021 final in Dubai as he feels that Aaron Finch’s team has a slight edge over their trans-Tasman rivals. Both Australia and New Zealand registered similar wins in their respective semifinals against […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) today terminated the services of three employees for dereliction of their duties. The terminated employees included JKRTC Conductors Abdul Majid Dar and Sham-us-din besides Helper Rouf Ahmad Shah. Managing Director, JKRTC, has warned all the employees to perform their duties with full zeal and zest and […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) General Secretary Surinder Singh Channi on Saturday during his tour met people from different areas of Tral and heard their issues. JKPCC General Secretary Surinder Singh Channi during a daylong tour of Tral in Pulwama District expressed serious concern over the dilapidated condition of roads […]