Stokes says England must shut down India’s Suryakumar
ADELAIDE: Ben Stokes warned on Tuesday that England must nullify the threat of Suryakumar Yadav in their Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against India, saying the batsman has “set the world alight”. India and England clash on Thursday at the Adelaide Oval for a place in the final at the MCG against Pakistan or New Zealand. […]
UN chief calls upon firms to end ‘toxic cover-up’
SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt): The United Nations chief called on Tuesday for an end to a “toxic cover-up” by companies as a sweeping report said they cannot claim to be net zero if they invest in new fossil fuels, cause deforestation or offset emissions instead of reducing them. In his address to the COP27 climate […]
J&K all set for another spell of rains, snow; minus 2°C in Gulmarg
Srinagar : As forecast by the meteorological department, Jammu and Kashmir is all set to receive more rains and snow till November 11. With overnight cloud cover, there was some increase in minimum temperature on Wednesday but stayed below freezing point in Gulmarg which also received fresh snowfall of 2cms in the last 24 hours. […]
Saurabh Bhagat chairs review meeting on Kashmir Startup Expo
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 8: Commissioner Secretary, Science & Technology, Saurabh Bhagat, today chaired a meeting at SKICC Srinagar to review preparation for Kashmir Start Up Expo going to be held from 9th to 11th, November 2022. During the meeting, Bhagat took stock of various arrangements being put in place for the event. He asked the officers […]
GI Certification boosts prominence of Kashmiri Saffron in international markets
Also safeguards economic interests of Saffron growers SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 08: As the farmers are happy with the bumper saffron crop this year, the GI Certification of Kashmiri Saffron by Geographical Indications Registry would also cease the adulteration of it and will put an end to the marketing of Saffron cultivated in other countries under the […]
Rahul Gandhi hits out on centre’s policies, call it “backbone breaker”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the policies of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government have “broken the backbone” of small businesses and farmers while benefitting selected businessmen. Rahul Gandhi’s remarks came while he was addressing a gathering in Maharashtra after the Bharat Jodo Yatra entered its Maharashtra leg on Monday evening […]
Indian coach Dravid hails ‘phenomenal’ Yadav
ADELAIDE: India coach Rahul Dravid labelled Suryakumar Yadav “absolutely phenomenal” after the top-ranked T20 batsman powered them into a World Cup semi-final clash with England. Yadav’s unbeaten 61 off 25 balls on Sunday steered India to 186-5 against Zimbabwe in Melbourne and an emphatic 71-run win in their final group match. India’s star batsman Virat Kohli has […]
Past eight years on track to be warmest on record, says WMO
ISLAMABAD: The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the past eight years are on track to be the warmest on record, fuelled by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat. Provisional estimates of ‘State of the Global Climate in 2022” report, released on Monday in Sharm El-Sheikh during COP27, says extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have […]
Sub-zero temp in Gulmarg, Pahalgam as J&K braces for another wet spell from tomorrow
Srinagar, Nov 8 : Amid forecast for more rain and snowfall in the next three days, mercury recorded a fall at most places and settled below sub-zero level in Gulmarg and Pahalgam on Tuesday, officials said. “Partly cloudy weather is expected today and light to moderate rain/snowfall (over higher reaches) is expected at many places […]
2 injured due to electrocution in Kokarnag, hospitalised
Kokarnag, Nov 08 : Two persons were injured due to an electric shock in Buchoo village of Kokarnag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two persons received electric shock after they came in contact with a live wire in Buchoo village. He said that […]