UN nuclear chief in Iran in search of ‘diplomatic solutions’
TEHRAN: International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran on Wednesday for discussions on Tehran’s nuclear programme, a week after Donald Trump’s election as the new US president. Grossi, who is the director general of the UN agency, was greeted on Wednesday evening at the airport by Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman for the […]
People’s Conference To Approach Supreme Court, Cites Police Verification As “Collective Punishment” In J&K
SRINAGAR, Nov 14: The Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC), led by Sajad Lone, is preparing to file a petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the current police verification system in Jammu and Kashmir The party argues that this system imposes a “collective punishment” on entire families, citing the recent “bulldozer judgment” from the Supreme […]
Empanelment of hospitals
Recently Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir impressed upon the Health & Medical Education (H&ME) Department to make strenuous efforts to clear all the backlog cases of Ayushman Bharat, providing free health coverage to the population, before the end of December. He took this occasion to emphasise upon the Department to work out an action […]
Munaf Patel appointed Delhi Capitals bowling coach
World Cup-winning fast bowler Munaf Patel has joined Delhi Capitals’ new support staff as the bowling coach, the franchise confirmed on Tuesday (November 12). Munaf will join a backroom staff headed by Venugopal Rao, the Director of Cricket, and Hemang Badani, the head coach. Earlier in the year, the franchise parted ways with their long […]
11 die in air strike on teashop in Myanmar’s north
BANGKOK: Eleven people were killed when a teashop in Myanmar was hit by a military airstrike in the town of Naungcho in the northern Shan state on Tuesday afternoon, a spokeswoman for a local ethnic armed group said. ADVERTISEMENT The attack, shortly before 3pm, comes as the junta battles widespread armed opposition to its 2021 […]
Attack On VC Could Not Be Corroborated: J&K Police
A Day after Kashmir University’s Vice Chancellor Nilofar Khan said there was an “attack” on her cavalcade at Zakura on the outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Wednesday that this could not be corroborated. Jammu and Kashmir real estate In a post on X, Srinagar Police said that the alleged attack on VC Nilofar […]
Metering works
Recently in order to provide 7,000 new DTs under RDSS to boost KPDCL’s commitment on reliable power supply. 15,000 km insulated LT cable to be laid, 1.5 lakh ST poles also to be erected The spokesperson stated that with smart metering works under RDSS to begin soon and installation of new steel tubular poles and […]
Bopanna-Ebden begin ATP Finals with straight set defeat
Ace Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Australian men’s doubles partner Matthew Ebden started their ATP Finals campaign on a losing note, suffering a straight-set defeat in a group stage match. Bopanna and Ebden were defeated by the Italian duo of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 2-6, 3-6 in just 56 minutes here on […]
US climate action won’t end with Trump, COP29 told
• Climate finance is not charity, UN official asserts • US envoy says fight is bigger than one election • Over 51,000 people expected at Nov 11-22 conference BAKU: As COP29 talks opened on Monday, Washington’s top climate envoy sought to reassure the participating countries that Donald Trump’s re-election would not end US efforts to […]
KPDCL Puts Power Teams on Alert as Snow, Rain Hit Kashmir Parts
With cloudy weather and the possibility of rain and snowfall in higher areas, the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has put all its electric divisions on high alert. A senior KPDCL official told KINS that this measure aims to ensure readiness for addressing any power disruptions caused by adverse weather. “KPDCL has instructed its […]