WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters he believes the war in Iran “militarily is effectively over,” suggesting that — at least for now – he’s not prepared to resume the bombardment that has devastated the Islamic Republic and caused reverberations across the global economy. The president made a surprise visit to the […]
NEW DELHI — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has accepted the resignation of Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, who on November 3 resigned from his Parliamentary seat and the National Conference following differences with the party leadership. “Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, an elected member of Lok Sabha from the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, has resigned […]
SYDNEY — Former opener Usman Khawaja claimed on Saturday that the entire Australian team knew about the 2018 “Sandpapergate” scandal in Cape Town and said they also employed the tactic during the previous Test at Port Elizabeth. Captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home in disgrace and found by […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday as the MeT department forecast partly cloudy sky with light rain during the next 24 hours. An official of the MeT department said: “Weather is likely to remain partly cloudy with light rain during the next 24 hours in J&K and Ladakh”. […]
KULGAM — A 34-year-old youth was found dead under mysterious conditions at his relative’s home in Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday morning, officials said. An official said that a youth identified as Ashiq Hussain Hajam, son of Abdul Ahad Hajam of Kujjar Frisal was found dead at the house of […]
SRINAGAR — In a bid to eradicate drug menace from the society, the divisional administration Kashmir on Wednesday said that six drugs counselling centres have been made available in different districts. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir P K Pole said that besides coming up with drugs counselling centres, adequate contractual employees have been made available at hospitals […]
NEW DELHI — Petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday were hiked by 80 paise a litre each for the second day in a row since the ending of an over four-and-half month hiatus in rate revision. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 97.01 per litre as against Rs 96.21 previously while diesel rate has […]
JAMMU — Principal Secretary, Higher Education & Information Department, Rohit Kansal today launched the Centre for Essential Skills (CES) here at IIT Jammu. Speaking on the occasion Kansal reiterated that the J&K Government is “committed to supporting institutions like the IIT Jammu and others who are willing to take efforts in improving employability of our […]
SRINAGAR — Expecting a huge influx of visitors on the eve of opening of ‘Tulip Garden’ on March 23, 2022, Traffic Police (City) Tuesday issued an advisory to avoid congestion and inconvenience along the road stretches leading to the tourist site located on the foothills of Zabarwan mountains here. “Asia’s largest Tulip Garden is being […]
SRINAGAR — Saleem Pandit, Associate Editor of Times of India, has apologized for making insulting remarks against the NDTV journalist Nazir Masoodi. “At a seminar, I inadvertently made some remarks about Srinagar based NDTV journalist. I withdraw those remarks and apologise for any hurt that may have been caused,” Pandit tweeted according to news agency […]
SRINAGAR — The security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved substantially and there has been significant decline in militancy related incidents and infiltration, Ministry of Home affairs said on Tuesday. Minister of State in the MHA Nityanand Rai while replying to a question of Parliamentarian Kunwar Danish Ali, said that the Government has instituted […]
SRINAGAR — The Union Government has taken several steps to boost the development of Jammu and Kashmir, Ministry of Home affairs said on Tuesday. In a written reply to a question of Parliamentarian Kunwar Danish Ali, “What efforts are being made the government for the all round development of J&K?” Minister of State (Home) Nityanand […]
SRINAGAR — After Jammu, 5900 households of Srinagar equipped with smart meters and connected to 3 feeders in Srinagar will get 24×7 quality power supply, announced Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha during a Press Conference at Srinagar. We are committed to quality and reliable power supply to every household. I urge people to install smart meters […]
