China moves WTO against US subsidies to EV industry
GENEVA: China has initiated dispute settlement proceedings against the United States at the World Trade Organisation to safeguard its interests in the electric vehicle industry, the Chinese mission said on Tuesday and the WTO confirmed. China said it was contesting “discriminatory subsidies” under the US Inflation Reduction Act that it said resulted in the exclusion […]
Electoral process
In order to strengthen the electoral process and enhance proficiency in handling Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) devices, a comprehensive training sessions was organized today at conference hall, DC office complex under the guidance of District Election Officer, Baseer-Ul-Haq Chaudhary. The training, facilitated by Master Trainers, aimed to equip […]
Seven-Year-Old Girl Killed in JK Road Accident
SRINAGAR: A seven-year-old girl died after being hit by a vehicle in the Paribal area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. They said that the minor was hit by a Tata Sumo in Paribal village in the Hajin area of Bandipora district. She has been identified as Ifrat, daughter of Manzoor […]
For first time KCR’s family stays away from polls
New Delhi: For the first time since floating TRS (now BRS) 23 years ago, the family of party founder K. Chandrasekhar Rao is staying away from Lok Sabha elections. The former Chief Minister or his family member fought every Parliament and Assembly election since 2004. There were speculations that KCR, as the BRS chief is […]
Fleming pleased with CSK’s intent continuity
Two years ago, Chennai Super Kings looked like they were staring at the beginning of the end. MS Dhoni’s batting powers had waned, a botched succession plan was attempted and aborted in the space of eight games, and an overall batting timidity pervaded all season. The mega auction was still a couple of years away […]
Trump wins lifeline in civil fraud case
NEW YORK: Donald Trump was thrown a huge lifeline on Monday when an appeals court slashed what could have been a crippling demand for a nearly half-billion-dollar bond payment and also gave him 10 more days to pay. The Republican presidential candidate got the unexpectedly positive news about his New York civil fraud case while […]
Maintenance works
Irrigation canals are very vital and important for the growth of agriculture and allied sectors. Recently Divisional Commissioner Jammu, chaired a meeting to review the status of de-silting and maintenance works of Irrigation canals in Jammu, Samba and Kathua Districts. He took stock of the de-silting works being executed in the Ranbir Canal and Ravi […]
Evolving Sandeep Sharma continues to make a difference
Whether Charles Darwin’s theory reached Sandeep Sharma or not, the 30-year-old part-haired, genial-paced seamer is aware that in T20 cricket, it is about the survival of the fittest. At the start of the 17th over, bowling only his second of the innings, Sandeep started out with a wide yorker to KL Rahul, who went chasing […]
Russia mourns as toll from concert hall massacre climbs to 137
Russia observed a national day of mourning on Sunday after a massacre in a Moscow concert hall killed 137 people, the deadliest attack in Europe to have been claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish those behind the “barbaric terrorist attack”, saying four gunmen trying to flee […]
Night temp drops in J&K; Gulmarg coldest at minus 2.5°C
Srinagar: Night temperature recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir with mercury settling below sub-zero level in Gulmarg and Pahalgam on Saturday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 6.5°C against 7.2°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 1.5°C for the summer capital of JK for […]