Matthew Hayden appointed Pakistan team’s mentor for T20 World Cup
Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has been appointed as the Pakistan team’s mentor for the next month’s T20 World Cup, a statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday. Hayden will join the national side in Brisbane on October 15, the PCB said. According to the board, the decision is a continuation of […]
Mudslides feared as storm moves into California
HEMET: Firefighters battling a growing blaze outside Los Angeles were bracing Friday for mudslides and flooding as a storm barrels into burn areas. The remnants of a hurricane that hit Mexico could also bring strong winds that could further fan the Fairview fire, prompting wider evacuation orders. The 24,000-acre fire, which erupted on Monday at […]
Socio-economic development
Socio-economic development is important to grow and has some recognition on the global level. Recently LG Manoj Sinha said in a seminar that the country is becoming the world’s fifth-largest economy which shows our socio-economic development derives the strength from these values He addressed a seminar on ‘Society, Culture & Social Change: Kashmir & Beyond’ […]
JK reports 64 fresh positive cases, 473290 recovered
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 09:The Government today informed that 64fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today; 15from Jammu division and 49 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 478626. Moreover, 154 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 46 from Jammu division […]
Div Com reviews repair, maintenance of Jammu city roads
Directs for speeding up renovation works for timely completion JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 09: Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Ramesh Kumar today reviewed the repair and maintenance of Jammu city roads here at a meeting with concerned officers. The meeting was attended by Commissioner JMC, Rahul Yadav; VC JDA, Pankaj Magotra; SSP Traffic, Koushal Sharma; Deputy Director Planning, Munish […]
Pr. Secy SDD, VC IUST inaugurate newly constructed Govt. Polytechnic College at Awantipora
AWANTIPORA, SEPTEMBER 09: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon inaugurated the newly constructed Government Polytechnic College here in presence of Vice Chancellor (VC), Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST), Prof. Shakil Ahmad Romshoo. The campus has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs. 19 crore and has been completed […]
Army man commits suicide in Budgam
Budgam, Sep 09: An Army man allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself to death in Nagam area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that an Army trooper identified as bhupinder Singh son of Surjeet Singh, a resident of Makshoorpur, Punjab posted at 53 RR Nagam camp […]
SC issues notice to MEITY on plea challenging internet shutdown during competitive exams
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on a plea challenging the internet shutdown during competitive exams to prevent cheating. The petitioner, which is a legal services organisation, Software Freedom Law Center has challenged the Internet shutdown during the state level and central examinations seeking direction to […]
Asia Cup: PCB to lodge protest with ICC over fan violence after Pak-Afghan clash
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja made it clear that hooliganism had no place in cricket after Pakistan’s thrilling victory over Afghanistan at the Asia Cup was marred by clashes between the two sets of fans in Sharjah on Wednesday night. Videos on social media showed Afghan fans failing to control their emotions after […]
Covid lockdown extended in Chinese city
BEIJING: The Chinese megacity of Chengdu has extended a Covid-19 lockdown in most areas, maintaining curbs that have ground business to a halt and confined the majority of its 21 million residents to their homes. China is the last major economy welded to a zero-Covid strategy, tamping down virus flare-ups through a combination of snap […]