“Elections can happen any time, we are prepared”: Uddhav Thackeray
With the Uddhav Thackeray faction’s plea, challenging last year’s change of guard in Maharashtra, pending arbitration in the Supreme Court, the former Maharashtra chief minister on Sunday said elections can happen any time and they were “prepared”. Addressing a public meeting in Jalgaon on Sunday, Uddhav, who now heads the Shiv Sena (UBT), said, “Elections […]
RCB recover better than they slip
Ravichandran Ashwin punched the air and jumped in celebration. It was the end of the 15th over and he’d just had Glenn Maxwell caught at backward point. In a 44-ball stay, Maxwell forged a short but intriguing mini-battle against the wily Ashwin, and looked to take him on almost every ball. Switch hits, reverse ramps […]
Foreign states rush to evacuate from Sudan, US and UK pull out diplomats
The United States and the United Kingdom said their armed forces helped staff from both embassies get out of Sudan, but evacuations by some other countries faced problems on Sunday as rival military factions battled in the capital Khartoum. The eruption of fighting eight days ago between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) […]
Developmental scenario
Recently Deputy Commissioner (DC), Srinagar undertook on spot inspection of different developmental works in Srinagar district. While reviewing the ongoing work on flyover at Nowgam crossing, he took stock of the work on 0.85 km span flyover being carried out at a cost of Rs 36.90 crore for which completion timeline has already been set […]
Rains Relent, Mercury Drops Below Normal In J&K
Srinagar’: Amid decrease in precipitation and forecast for scattered to fairly widespread light rain and thunderstorm in next 24 hours, the minimum temperature recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir below normal on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that “mainly dry weather to isolated very light rain and thunderstorm” was expected during two […]
Div Com reviews arrangements for facilitating smooth Seasonal migration of nomads
JAMMU, APRIL 20: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar today chaired a meeting of Deputy Commissioners and concerned Officers to review the arrangements for facilitating smooth seasonal migration of the nomads Gujjar-Bakerwal community along with their livestock to upper reaches of the districts. The Div Com directed DCs to issue permissions for movement after seeking proper satisfactory reports […]
Avalanche Warning Issued In Eight J&K Districts
SRINAGAR, Apr 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority on Thursday issued avalanche warnings in eight districts of the Union Territory, officials said. Avalanche with ‘low’ danger level is likely to occur above 2,400-3,200 metres over Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban, Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora districts in the next 24 hours, the disaster management authority […]
4 Soldiers Killed After Vehicle Catches Fire In Poonch
Poonch: At least four army soldiers were burnt alive after a vehicle they were travelling in caught fire in Poonch district on Thursday. Official sources said that the incident took places in Bhatadhurian area of Mendhar Sub Division in Poonch this afternoon. There was no official confirmation so far as regards the reasons leading to […]
LSG outwit RR in low-scoring contest
Marcus Stonis’s all-round efforts (a 16-ball 21 & 2-28) helped Lucknow Super Giants secure a 10-run win over Rajasthan Royals, in Jaipur, to retain the second spot on the points table. After posting 154 for 7, courtesy Kyle Mayers’ half-century and Nicholas Pooran’s late blitz, the visitors restricted Royals to 144 for 6, despite an […]
Beijing hospital fire death toll rises to 29, director detained
The death toll in a fire that ripped through a hospital in China’s capital Beijing has risen to 29, a city official said Wednesday. The fire at the Beijing Changfeng Hospital in the Fengtai District broke out at around 1pm (5am GMT) on Tuesday and was extinguished about half an hour later. Li Zongrong, deputy […]