Root to get World Cup practice against Ireland
LONDON: England batsman Joe Root will face Ireland in Wednesday’s One-day International series opener as he eyes extra practice ahead of the World Cup. With England’s World Cup defence set to get underway in India on October 5, Root is the only member of the World Cup squad taking on Ireland. Root asked to be […]
Azerbaijan launches military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh
BAKU: Azerbaijan launched military action in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday, a step that could presage a new war in the volatile area but which Baku said was necessary to restore constitutional order and drive out Armenian military formations. A spokesperson for the Azeri government called upon pro-Armenian fighters to lay down their arms `immediately’. […]
Centre Orders Premature Repatriation of IPS Officer
SRINAGAR: The Centre has ordered premature repatriation of Inspector General of CRPF Vidhi Kumar Birdi to his parent cadre of AGMUT. In an official order, the Ministry of Home Affairs has mandated Birdi’s early return to the AGMUT cadre. Birdi, formerly part of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, had been serving on deputation as IG CRPF. […]
Fake Doctor Sneaks Into LD Labour Room, Treats Patients Unnoticed For 3 Days
Srinagar– In a serious administrative lapse, a person claiming to be a doctor attended patients in the labour room of Lal Ded maternity hospital in Srinagar for three days, raising serious questions about the hospital’s security protocols and the safety of its patients. The hospital authorities have initiated an investigation to determine how the impostor […]
It is heartening to see progress in youth entrepreneurship, SHGs and I am confident beneficial impact of entrepreneurial activities on society will be manifold: LG
Dedicated VIKALP- Venture Incubation and Knowledge Application Launchpad at GDC Ganderbal to aspiring Youth J&K is witnessing a new revolution in infrastructure development. Several projects, pending for more than a decade have been completed and dedicated to the people today: LG Sinha Fast-paced development in last 4 years and unprecedented investments in modern infrastructure is […]
Public grievances
Recently Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir called for quality redressal of every grievance by the end of Vigilance Week in Oct this year. The accessibility of people to project their grievances before senior functionaries and their timely disposals have been greatly facilitated through IGRAMS and JKGRAMS portals. He complimented ‘Team J&K’ for their untiring […]
NC Not Against Women Reservation Bill: Omar
Srinagar- National Conference (NC) is not against the Women Reservation Bill and has no objection if it is implemented, party vice president Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday. “When have we been against women reservation? We ourselves implemented it here in panchayats and other places. We are not against women reservation, 50 per cent of our population […]
Kokernag Operation In J&K’s Anantnag Enters 7th Day, Missing Soldier Found Dead
Anantnag, Sept 19: The encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district entered the seventh day on Tuesday, according to the officials. A search operation in the forest area of Kokernag is underway. Meanwhile, a soldier who had been reported missing since Wednesday was found dead, the Indian Army officials said on Monday. According to the […]
Chhattisgarh: ISRO Chandrayaan-3 mission recreated at Raipur 120-ft Ganesh pandal
ISRO’s successful lunar landing mission ‘Chandrayaan-3’, which made India only the fourth nation after the US, Russia and China to have done so, has been recreated at Raipur’s 120 feet pandal for Ganesh Chaturthi. With the success of ‘Chandrayaan-3’, India also became the first country to have placed a lander on the moon’s hitherto unexplored […]
Ronaldo gets warm welcome on arrival in Tehran
AL-NASSR captain Cristiano Ronaldo received a warm reception in Iran on Monday, in the first visit of a Saudi team to Iran since 2016 ahead of the beginning of the group stage of the Asian Champions League. Al-Nassr face Iranian side Persepolis in Group E on Tuesday, while Qatari side Al-Duhail play Istiklol Dushanbe of […]