Facebook India hires ex-Ola COO as head for global biz group
Facing intense political heat in India, Facebook on Monday announced the appointment of former Ola Chief Operating Officer Arun Srinivas as director of its Global Business Group to lead the strategy and delivery of the India marketing solutions charter that is focused on large advertisers and agencies. Srinivas’ appointment comes after a series of senior […]
Fighting persists in Afghanistan despite peace talks
DOHA: Afghan government negotiators on Sunday expressed cautious optimism for progress on thorny issues including ceasefires as peace talks with the Taliban were set to enter a more important phase in Doha. A slick opening ceremony on Saturday saw the Afghan government, and allies including the US, call for a ceasefire. However, the Taliban, who […]
Players need not quit departments to gain PCB contracts
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday reiterated that the domestic players are not required to resign from their parent departments to obtain contracts for the 2020-21 domestic season, which commences with the National T20 Cup from Sept 30. “The PCB is neither asking the players to resign nor to cancel existing contracts with […]
COVID-19 tally in India breaches 48-lakh mark; death toll climbs 79,722
New Delhi:India’s COVID-19 case tally crossed 48 lakh with 92,071 new infections being reported in a day, while over 37.8 lakh people have recuperated taking the national recovery rate to 78 per cent on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 48,46,427, while the death toll climbed to […]
Fire breaks out in District Hospital Baramulla
The fire broke out at the district hospital in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday, damaging one of the blocks, reported a local newspaper. The report added that fire broke out at a hospital building shortly after noon today, causing panic among the patients and their attendants. However, timely intervention prevented the fire from spreading […]
Army trooper’s brother goes missing in Pulwama; family appeals him to return
Family members of a man, who went missing last week from Tumluhal village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, on Monday appealed to him to return back, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). A first-semester student of Government Degree College (GDC) Pulwama, Junaid Rashid Wani, the 20-year-old son of Abdul Rashid Wani, a […]
GRIEVANCE PORTAL
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha after meeting a lot of public delegations including media and business community has realized that Jammu and Kashmir has the biggest challenge of how to make the administration accountable along with police. He received a lot of complaints that the bureaucrats in civil secretariat and officials on ground were not easily available […]
Chairman, All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) meets Lt Governor
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 13: Lieutenant Governor, Sh. Manoj Sinha met Chairman, All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee and Provincial President, Apni Party, Sh. Jagmohan Singh Raina at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Raina apprised the Lt Governor about the various issues faced by the Sikh community living in the Union Territory and appealed for focussed attention […]
Former PDP Youth leader meets Lt Governor
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 13: Former PDP Youth leader, Political activist, and Ex-Vice Chairman J&K Cements Ltd., Er. Nazir Ahmad Yatoo met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here today. Sh Yatoo apprised the Lt Governor about different developmental issues including the need for Waste Management of Doodh Ganga, better road network, and a maternity hospital […]
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha congratulates JEE Mains toppers from J&K
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 13: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has extended his heartiest congratulations to Aryan Gupta and Naveed-Ul-Amin from Jammu and Kashmir for cracking the prestigious JEE Mains exam with flying colors. Aryan Gupta of Jammu has scored an outstanding merit of 99.77 percentile to emerge as a topper in entire Jammu and Kashmir while Naveed-ul-Amin […]