Pakistan, WI agree to postpone T20 series
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have agreed to postpone the three-match T20 International series, which was due to be held during January 2023 in Pakistan, to the first quarter of 2024, the PCB announced on Wednesday. “The decision has been made considering 2024 is an ICC Men’s T20 World […]
Qatar gets Middle East’s first pandas
DOHA: Qatar became the first Middle Eastern country on Wednesday to receive Chinese giant pandas — Suhail and Soraya — who, in true Gulf fashion, took up residence in luxury air-conditioned quarters. Crowds of children and reporters watched as the four-year-old male and three-year-old female took their first steps in a temporary enclosure in a […]
Higher reaches experience fresh snowfall, rains lash plains
The higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Thursday while the rains lashed the plains, bringing the mercury further down in the Valley. The famous skiing destination Gulmarg received fresh snowfall, an official in the Meteorological department told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), adding, there were reports of snowfall in some […]
New opportunities
With better infrastructure in the sports sector, youth of Jammu and Kashmir have new opportunities to show their talent in this field. The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is working on the ground to provide playing fields, stadiums, experts and coaches for the local youth to get training in different fields of sports. The new […]
2 JKAS Officers Shifted In J&K
Srinagar: The government on Wednesday ordered transfer of two JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to a government order, Akshay Rajan, JKAS, Deputy Director, Motor Garages, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department. Irfan Manzoor, Junior Scale (2012-II Batch), BDO (Hqr) in […]
Lt Governor chairs first meeting of J&K Higher Education Council
There is a need to develop a pragmatic roadmap to enhance the potential of human resources and progressively transform J&K’s universities into economic growth centres: LG Our Higher Education ecosystem needs to re-align itself to meet the needs of the present-day challenges and be fully geared to participate in the development taking place in different […]
Secretary Health reviews Dengue status, containment initiatives
Asks officials to develop, maintain high level of monitoring, response mechanism Fever clinics being run in GMC Jammu, other Hospitals for diagnosis, treatment of suspected cases JAMMU, OCTOBER 19: Secretary Health and Medical Education (H&ME), Bhupinder Kumar, today conducted detailed review regarding dengue status and containment initiatives being taken up in Jammu and Kashmir in […]
IED detected, destroyed in Langate village of Handwara
Handwara : A Bomb Disposal Squad diffused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) after it was detected by joint forces in between Langate – Wudipora of Handwara village of North Kashmir on Wednesday. Officials told that a Joint team of Police along with Army’s 30 Rashtriya Rifles detected an IED on Baramulla – Handwara road. Shortly […]
Arrested hybrid militant killed in Shopian encounter: Police
Says incriminating material recovered, search operation still going on Srinagar, Oct 19 : Jammu & Kashmir police on Wednesday said the hybrid militant who was arrested by it was killed in firing of another militant after contact was established with militants in Shopian district of south Kashmir. Kashmir Zone Police in a tweet said that […]
Smith unlikely to play against NZ, indicates George Bailey
Steve Smith is unlikely to be in the Playing XI for the opening game against New Zealand at least, Australia’s Chairman of Selectors George Bailey has indicated. “I think all the members of our 15 have a role to play but I don’t think that will be starting in the 11 for Steve,” Bailey said. […]