Calls for Sharma to replace Kohli as India T20 skipper
NEW DELHI: India should embrace split-captaincy and put Rohit Sharma in charge of their T20 squad, several former cricketers said after the opener led Mumbai Indians to a fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Tuesday. Virat Kohli leads India across formats, while Rohit usually deputises for him in limited-overs cricket. Rohit top-scored with a […]
Several wounded in WWI memorial attack at Jeddah cemetery for non-Muslims
Several people were wounded on Wednesday in a bomb attack at a World War I commemoration ceremony attended by European diplomats at a non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, France’s foreign ministry said. “The annual ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at the non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, attended by several consulates, including that […]
COVID-19 caseload in India climbs to 86,83,916
New Delhi: India saw a single-day increase of 47,905 infections taking the country’s COVID-19 caseload to 86,83,916, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease have surged to 80,66,501, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,28,121 with 550 new fatalities, the data updated […]
BACK TO SC
One of the units of Peoples alliance for Gupkar declaration recently filed a fresh plea in Supreme Court for the early hearing number of writ petitions pending before the constitutional bench of Supreme Court. Recently most of the Kashmir based mainstream political parties have come under one umbrella to fight politically and also on the […]
In J-K, 4 sectors under cross-LoC shelling
The Pakistan Army on Thursday opened heavy fire and shelled forward areas and posts in four sectors along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, unidentified officials told Press Trust of India. The Indian Army effectively retaliated. This is third consecutive day that the Pakistan Army has targeted hamlets and posts […]
J-K High Court Bar Association cancels yearly election, forms ad hoc committee
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA) on Wednesday cancelled its yearly election and formed an ad hoc committee, days after authorities here barred it from holding any polls until it clarified its position on terming Kashmir a disputed territory, reported Press Trust of India. On Monday, Srinagar District Magistrate Shahid Choudhary issued […]
JK reports 507 new positive cases, 93313 recovered so far
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 11: The Government on Wednesday informed that 507 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 181 from Jammu division and 326 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 100351. Also 09 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 04 from Jammu […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 8,52,831 stranded JK residents; 7,12,539 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,52,831 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
MP, ex-Legislators, public deputations call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 11: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha met Member of Parliament, leaders of various political parties, and other public deputations at Raj Bhavan here today. Member of Parliament, Jugal Kishore Sharma and former Legislator and BJP J&K head, Ravinder Raina discussed the issues related to regularization of daily wage workers, other casual labourers in different […]
House gutted, another damaged partially in Eidgah blaze
Srinagar: A residential house was on Wednesday gutted while another suffered partial damage in a massive blaze that broke out in New Colony Wanganpora area of Eidgah in Srinagar, officials said. They said the fire broke out in the residential house of Tariq Ahmad Dar, son of Muhammad Amin Dar in the afternoon and soon […]
