West Indies fight back after SA dominate first two sessions
Quick strikes in the final session helped West Indies stage a fightback after South Africa dominated the opening two sessions on Day 1 of the second Test in Johannesburg on Wednesday (March 8). After a 76-run opening stand with Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram (96) combined with Tony de Zorzi (85) to lay the foundation for […]
BJP launches fresh attack on Rahul for remarks in UK
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday mounted a fresh attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his reported comments in the UK as to why Europe and the US, the defenders of democracies, were oblivious to how a huge chunk of democracy in India had come undone. The saffron party fielded senior leader Ravi Shankar […]
Div Com Kashmir chairs meeting on accommodation issues of PM Package Employees
SRINAGAR, MARCH 08: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today convened a meeting of officers to address the accommodation issues of PM Package employees. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar; Director Estates Department Kashmir; Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants) J&K Srinagar; Chief Engineer, PW (R&B) Department Kashmir and Sr. Superintendent […]
Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare deptt Ramban organised Awareness cum Training programme
RAMBAN, MARCH 08: As part of the ongoing nationwide Azadi Ka Amri Mahotsav, the Department of Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare organised an Awareness cum Training Camp for women under Agriculture Technology Mission Agency (ATMA) at Panchayat Ghar in Kenthi village here today. The programme was coordinated by a team of Agriculture Department officers […]
Several initiatives taken for more transparency, citizen-friendly registration in J&K’
Registration Deptt holds Capacity Building Programmes for JK’s Registration staff SRINAGAR, MARCH 8: Inspector General of Registration, J&K has reaffirmed that several have been taken or are in the pipeline for a more transparent and citizen-friendly registration. He was speaking during training and interactive sessions for its staff in collaboration with Software Development Unit (SDU), […]
Mercury rises in J-K, dry weather ahead: MeT
Amid forecast for mainly dry weather, the minimum temperature recorded a rise in Jammu and Kashmir barring Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Kupwara on Wednesday, officials said. An official of the meteorological department said Srinagar recorded a low of 3.5°C against 3.3°C on the previous night and it was 0.2°C above normal for the summer capital. Qazigund, […]
GST symposium
As the GST collection is showing a healthy trend in Jammu and Kashmir, the government is taking many initiatives for public awareness. Recently the Lt Governor inaugurated the GST symposium & Tax awareness initiative ‘Kar-Tavya’. The GST symposium is being organized by the J & K State Taxes Department in collaboration with The Institute of […]
Shakib, Tamim continue to embrace onfield camaraderie
Ahead of the third ODI against England that Bangladesh won, captain Tamim Iqbal caught every onlooker’s attention as he called on Shakib Al Hasan to take a look at the pitch, which was in focus in the lead-up to the fixture. Heads turned to the duo because BCB president Nazmul Hasan had revealed in an […]
Turkiye quake damage estimated to exceed $100bn: UN
Damage from the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkiye and Syria last month has been estimated at over $100 billion for Turkiye alone, the United Nations said on Tuesday. “Already it is clear that just the damages alone will amount to more than $100bn,” Louisa Vinton of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) told reporters via video […]
SHG members of Pouni Reasi tasting entrepreneur success with kitchens at Dogra Rural Haat
UMEED scheme of JKRLM harnessing culinary skills of homemakers, honing them to earn a livelihood at these kitchens SRINAGAR, MARCH 07: UMEED scheme of JKRLM and support from District Administration has empowered a Self Help Group of Pouni Block of Reasi district to taste the entrepreneur success with the establishment of kitchens at Dogra Rural […]