England in driving seat after India fold up for 78
LEEDS: England great James Anderson ripped through the top order as India collapsed to 78 all out on the first day of the third Test at Headingley on Wednesday. By stumps, England were already enjoying a lead of 42 runs as Rory Burns (52) and Haseeb Hameed (60) batted through 42 overs to take them […]
Gunman kills 4 in attack near French embassy in Tanzania
DAR SALAAM: A gunman killed three police officers and a private security guard on a rampage through a diplomatic quarter of Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, before being shot dead while holed up in a guardhouse at the French embassy’s gate. Videos on the internet, apparently filmed by onlookers from buildings across […]
Amid Warnings, Odisha Bracing For Third Wave Of Covid-19
Even as the daily count of fresh positive Covid 19 cases in the state has stayed below the 1,000 mark for the last few days, Odisha is already bracing up for the third wave of the pandemic expected to peak around October. With projections by the Centre painting a scary picture of the spread of […]
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
In the recent past the government of Jammu and Kashmir has been keeping its focus on the environment and also on the health of water bodies. There are instructions to the officers to formulate comprehensive plans to restore these water bodies and also the springs which are the sources of water especially drinking water to […]
Soldier dies while patrolling in Sonmarg
Sonmarg: A soldier part of a patrolling party died after falling unconscious in Sonmarg tourist area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a soldier part of a patrolling party was on way from Brarimarg to Dumail when he felt unconscious. He was taken to Army Hospital Base […]
Ban on sale of Cigarettes, OTPs near Educational institutions, Hospitals to be enforced strictly: DC Srinagar
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Wednesday chaired a meeting of District Level Coordination Committee under National Tobacco Control Programme to review the implementation of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Product Act (COPTA) at DC Office here. During the meeting, the DC laid stress on the need of awareness generation among the masses regarding […]
3 drug peddlers arrested in Baramulla; contraband recovered
Three drug peddlers were on Wednesday arrested alongwith cache of contraband in north Kashmir district of Baramulla. A police spokesperson said that following specific information, a team under the supervision of SDPO Tangmarg Hilal Khaliq intercepted two persons at a checkpoint established at Kunzer. “During checking, police recovered 3.5 Kgs of Poppy straw and 260 […]
Samoon reviews functioning of Polytechnic Colleges of Kashmir, CIIIT Baramulla
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 25: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Polytechnic Colleges of Kashmir division and CIIIT Baramulla at Civil Secretariat here. Secretary in SDD, Nazim Zia Khan; Director SDD, Sudershan Kumar; Principals of all Polytechnic Colleges of Kashmir division participated in the […]
CEO ERA directs for quick execution of road connectivity projects in Jammu Division
Religious tourism to get major boost, projects to be completed by year end SRINAGAR, AUGUST 25: Chief Executive Officer, JKERA/JTFRP, Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah reviewed the progress of various ongoing roads and bridges projects being executed by J&KERA in Jammu Division under the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project. Ravinder Kumar Mansotra, […]
Director Agriculture Kashmir conducts extensive tour of Chadoora
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 25: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today conducted an extensive tour of high potential vegetable areas of sub division Chadoora of district Budgam to assess the status of standing crops. During the tour, the Director visited various vegetable clusters and farmers’ fields of various villages of the subdivision. Speaking on the […]