Indonesian football stampede blamed on tear gas use
JAKARTA: Indonesian police firing tear gas was the main trigger for a deadly football stampede at a stadium in East Java last month, the country’s human rights commission found in a report on the incident released on Wednesday. Officials from the human rights commission (Komnas HAM) said 135 people had died, mostly from asphyxiation, in […]
Mainly dry weather forecast for now, ‘fairly widespread’ rain, snow from Nov 5-7 in J&K
Srinagar : Weather department on Thursday forecast mainly dry weather during next 24 hours and fairly widespread light to moderate rains, snowfall and thunder from November 5 to 7 in Jammu and Kashmir. “The weather is expected to be mainly dry for next 24 hours although it might be partly cloudy at most places,” an […]
New avenues
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is trying to empower the youth by developing rural tourism. In the recent past the government has added 75 new tourist destinations across Jammu and Kashmir to give a boost to village tourism. Recently the government of Jammu and Kashmir has identified 181 villages for development under the Tourist […]
Conductor dead, driver among 2 injured after JCB skids off road in Ganderbal
Gandarbal : A conductor of JCB died while driver and another person were injured after it skidded off the road at Kokran Bridge on Zoji La in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday. An official told that a JCB skidded off the road when it was coming from Kargil toward Sonamarg today afternoon. He said […]
Div Admin Kashmir launches SUKOON awareness campaign on electronic visual displays
Leave vicious circle of drug abuse, Connect with SUKOON helpline-18001807202 SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 02: In order to create mass awareness among youth regarding the features of SUKOON, a Mental Helpline and help that can be availed, the Divisional Administration Kashmir launched SUKOON Helpline campaign through visual display of messages through electronic display screens across the Srinagar […]
Smith ready to slot in as Australia sweat on injuries
MELBOURNE: Steve Smith will be happy to bat anywhere in the Australian order if called upon at the T20 World Cup and he might finally have his chance with injury doubts hanging over a number of his team mates. Captain and opener Aaron Finch, number six Tim David and all-rounder Marcus Stoinis are all questionable […]
Unpaid wages top Qatar migrant worker complaints, says UN
DOHA: Unpaid wages dominate a growing number of complaints by migrant workers in Qatar, the UN labour agency said on Tuesday, 19 days from the start of the football World Cup. The International Labour Organisation said the number of worker complaints more than doubled in a year to 34,425 with the launch of a new […]
Mainly dry weather forecast for 2 days in J&K, Mercury Falls To Minus 1.0°C In Gulmarg
Srinagar: Meteorological department here on Wednesday forecast ‘mainly dry weather’ in Jammu and Kashmir during the two days and a wet spell associated with the possibility of scattered light to moderate rain and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir from November 5 to 8. “Mainly dry weather over Jammu and Kashmir is expected till November 4,” […]
Traffic movement on Srinagar-Leh highway restored
Ganderbal: The traffic movement on Srinagar-Leh highway, which was suspended on Tuesday after fresh snowfall near Zoji La, was restored on Wednesday morning. An official said that the road was opened for both ways traffic today morning. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Traffic police on its official Twitter handle also informed that traffic on the highway […]
Fresh start
With the new industrial policy in force, Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing establishment of new industrial units. According to the government around 600 units with an investment of Rs 850 cr came under production this year so far. Recently the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir reviewed the establishment of industries under New Industrial Policy […]