Nirmala Sitharaman to attend AIIB annual meet in Uzbekistan
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday embarks on an official visit to Uzbekistan to attend the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) annual meeting in Samarkand on September 25-26 besides having bilateral meetings with her counterparts from Uzbekistan, Qatar and China, the finance ministry said in a statement. During the visit, Sitharaman will attend […]
Mehbooba Must Clarify Role in Bringing BJP To Jammu Kashmir: Omar
SRINAGAR: National Conference vice president and party’s candidate for Ganderbal and Budgam constituencies, Omar Abdullah on Monday asked Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti to apologise before people aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Part twice in 2015 and 16 and also about her “milk and toffee” remark. Speaking with reporters, Omar Abdullah Mehbooba Mufti should […]
Plantation drive
Recently the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir reviewed progress of afforestation carried out under different campaigns. About the survey and demarcation works the meeting was informed that in 2135 forests, 2,99,020 BPs had been installed out of which 2,18,744 had been re-surveyed and 1,12,218 had been renovated as well. About the quality of works […]
Bowlers, Markram give South Africa consolation win
South Africa’s bowlers delivered in unison which was then followed by a clinical batting display as they pulled off a consolation win over Afghanistan in the third and final ODI in Sharjah. Having lost the series, South Africa made a good start with the ball, getting two wickets inside the opening 10 overs to take […]
China ‘testing us’, says Biden in hot mic remarks to Quad allies
WILMINGTON: US President Joe Biden was caught on a hot mic on Saturday telling the leaders of Australia, India and Japan that an aggressive China is “testing us,” in remarks that risked undercutting a summit declaration that carefully avoided mentioning Beijing by name. The comments came as Biden opened a farewell summit in his hometown […]
Congress to Push for JK Statehood Restoration After Assembly Polls: Rahul Gandhi
SURANKOTE: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that the Congress would put pressure on the Centre if it failed to restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood after completion of the assembly elections. He also claimed that the INDIA bloc had “broken the psychology” of Prime Minister Narendra after the Lok […]
Fresh Firing Resumes In Kishtwar Forests: Police
SRINAGAR: Contact has been re-established between militants and security forces in Danna Dhar Forests in upper reaches of Gurinal village in Kishtwar district on Sunday. A police official through a statement said that in continuation of the earlier joint search operation launched by security forces near the Danna Dhar forest area in the upper reaches […]
Healthy voter turnout
In the first phase of elections J&K witnessed an impressive voter turnout. The atmosphere was charged with enthusiasm all over the district with people coming in large numbers to caste their ballot, showcasing their commitment of exercising their democratic rights. At Larkipora polling station of Dooru Assembly Constituency, an energetic voter Sabzar Ahmad, after casting […]
Gunfight Breaks Out in JK’s Reasi
SRINAGAR: Encounter has started between militants and security forces in Reasi area on Friday evening. A senior police officer said that a team of Police and security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Reasi on a very specific input. As the joint team approached towards the suspected area, the hiding militants fired upon […]
Soldier Killed, 6 Others Injured As Army Vehicle Rolls Down Into Gorge In Kathua
Jammu: An Army soldier was killed while as six others were injured after their vehicle met with an accident near in Kathua district on Friday. Officials said that the army vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into gorge at Sukrala Mata Ashram road, resulting in the death of an army soldier and […]