Mahmood strikes as England ‘C team’ thrash Pakistan in 1st ODI
An entirely changed England side hammered Pakistan by nine wickets in the first one-day international at Cardiff on Thursday to take a 1-0 lead in a three-match series. Set just 142 for victory, an England XI completely altered after a coronavirus outbreak within the originally selected squad finished on 142-1. Dawid Malan was 68 not […]
Rockets, drones target US troops in Iraq, Syria
BAGHDAD: US diplomats and troops in Iraq and Syria were targeted in three rocket and drone attacks in the past 24 hours, US and Iraq officials said on Wednesday, including at least 14 rockets hitting an Iraqi air base hosting US forces, wounding two American service members. While there were no immediate claims of responsibility […]
Delhi Can’t Afford February 2020 Like Riots, Facebook Role Must Be Looked Into: Supreme Court
Underlining that “the capital of the country can ill-afford any repetition” of an occurrence like the February 2020 riots, the Supreme Court Thursday came down heavily on social media platform Facebook, saying its role “in this context must be looked into by the powers that be” and this was why it had been summoned by […]
Tourism revival
The government of Jammu and Kashmir despite two waves of pandemic has been trying to revive tourism and in this direction they have been taking slew of measures so that tourists come here and the economy is revived. In this direction recently LG Manoj Sinha reviewed the functioning of the tourism department and has asked […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 262 new positive cases, 310326 recovered so far SRINAGAR, JULY 08: The Government on Thursday informed that 262 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 120 from Jammu division and 142 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 318023. […]
Advisor Baseer Khan chairs review meeting of Floriculture department
Asks to Introduce new varieties on trial basis under expert supervision SRINAGAR, JULY 08: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today chaired a meeting of Floriculture, Parks and Gardens Department at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary Floriculture, Parks and Gardens, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad, Director Floriculture Kashmir, Director Planning Floriculture […]
Samoon reviews progress achieved on different components of SDD
Asks officers to make CIIITs at Jammu, B’mula fully functional so that the latest, innovative courses can be provided to the aspiring students SRINAGAR, JULY 08: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today chaired a meeting to review the progress achieved on different components of SDD at Civil Secretariat here. Secretary […]
Due to recent drone attack, Raj Bhawan civil secretariat is now no fly zones
By: Wani Parvaiz CK Srinagar After the recent drone attack in Jammu, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has already banned the use of drones by any private individuals in many districts including Srinagar. Government has said that the district administration Jammu has declared Raj Bhawan and Civil Secretariat as ‘No Fly Zones’ and also […]
Petrol, diesel costlier today, even as international oil rates slump
The surge in auto fuel rates continued unabated for the 37th time in 66 days with fuel retailers raising petrol price by 35 paise per litre and diesel by 9 paise on Thursday. Even as international oil prices fell sharply by over 5.5% in the last three days, pump prices of petrol and diesel moved […]
Police says slain militants were planning highway attack
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar Thursday said that they have averted a major strike on Srinagar-Jammu highway by killing the two militants in Kulgam. He said that they were planning a big strike on the highway and due to the timely action by the security forces […]