Sri Lanka confident of hosting Asia Cup despite political turmoil
Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Mohan de Silva is hopeful of hosting the Asia Cup, scheduled to start in late August, despite the ongoing political turmoil and unrest in the island nation. The civil unrest has escalated in Sri Lanka in the last one week as protestors barged into the Presidential building demanding the resignation of […]
Russian strikes kill 20 as Zelensky urges ‘special tribunal’ for Moscow
KYIV: Russian missiles struck Vinnytsia in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 20 people including three children, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called “an open act of terrorism”. The midday attack on the city hundreds of kilometres from the frontlines and invading Russian troops came as EU officials convened in The Hague to discuss […]
2 Army soldiers killed, as many others injured in fratricidal firing in Surankote Poonch
Two army soldiers were killed and as many others injured in an alleged fratricidal firing at a camp in Surankote area of Poonch district on Friday, official sources said. They told GNS that there was clash between soldiers of 156 Territorial Army and one of them Sepoy Ibrar Ahmed died on the spot while three […]
Cooperation
Government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to enhance cooperation with the government of Sikkim in agriculture and horticulture sectors, Agriculture Department of J&K UT, Sikkim Government and Sikkim University today signed a tripartite agreement for collaboration on training, technology, capacity building and extension activities for saffron and other temperate crops. The agreement was signed […]
5 JKAS Officers Transferred In J&K
Five JKAS officers were transferred in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order issued by the government, Umar Shafi Pandit, JKAS, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Noorabad, holding additional charge of Sub-Registrar, Noorabad, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development, Kashmir. Mehraj-ud-Din Shah, JKAS, […]
DEO/DC Srinagar convenes meeting with representatives of various political parties
Political parties can file objections on draft Polling Stations by July 19 SRINAGAR JULY 14: The District Election Officer (Deputy Commissioner), Srinagar on Wednesday convened a meeting with representatives of various political parties in the backdrop of delimitation exercise here at Meeting Hall of the DC Office Complex Srinagar. During the meeting, threadbare discussions were […]
JK reports 165 fresh positive cases, 450883 recovered
SRINAGAR, JULY 14: The Government today informed that 165 fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19)have been reported today; 112 from Jammu division and 53 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 456456. Moreover, 119 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 75 from […]
Heavy rains lash Kashmir bring temperatures down
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Right from the morning moderate to heavy rains lashed most parts of Kashmir valley especially in Srinagar city not only bringing temperatures down but also resulted in water logging even on the roads. On most of the roads in Srinagar city, there were traffic jams in the morning due […]
Man seriously injured in Shopian bear attack
A man was seriously injured after being attacked by a wild bear in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Official sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a bear attacked a man while he was passing through an orchard at Chek Ramnagri village of Shopian. The man sustained critical injuries and was shifted to District Hospital […]
No holiday in UP on I-Day this year
For the first time, schools, colleges, universities, government, non-government offices and most importantly, markets will remain open on Independence Day. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that this Independence Day will be celebrated as a special event this year in each district as it is the 75th year of Independence. Chief Secretary D.S. […]