PHD chambers delegation meet Dir horticulture Kashmir
A delegation of PHD Chamber of Commerce led by Showkat Chowdhary, President and others met Director Horticulture Kashmir-Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, KAS in his office chambers on toady 07.09.2020 and apprised him about the difficulties faced by orchardists of the Kashmir valley. The delegation requested Director Horticulture to revisit the High Density Plantation Scheme to make […]
Army vehicle hit traffic cops on Jammu-Sgr highway; FIR registered
On Sunday morning, an army vehicle hit two bike-borne traffic police cops at Battery Chasma, Ramban on Jammu Srinagar highway, reported a local newspaper. The injured cops were moved to district hospital Ramban and an FIR 147 of 2020 under section 279/337 IPC was registered at Police Station, Ramban. Police officials told the newspaper that […]
Ensure Safety Of Himachal’s Brave Daughter Kangana Ranaut: Shanta Kumar To Uddhav Thackeray
Hours after Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur spoke about providing security to Kangana Ranaut, former Chief Minister Shanta Kumar wrote a letter to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray demanding security for the Bollywood actress. “Kangana’s family and the entire Himachal is concerned over her safety. As the CM, Thackeray should provide full security to the actress […]
App developed by two IIT-B friends helps J&K students beat slow Internet speeds
At 10.37 one morning last week, as Shakir Rashid went live with his class online, he had already been rung up by several of his students – he was seven minutes late, and they were impatient. Rashid decided to wait a few more minutes to let some more students join in. And at 10.40 am, […]
Vodafone Idea unveils new integrated brand identity ‘Vi’
Vodafone Idea Ltd on Monday unveiled a new brand identity, as the struggling telco looked to rediscover itself post the apex court’s ruling on past statutory dues. VIL, which had about 280 million subscribers as of June, said that Vodafone and Idea brands will now be called ‘Vi’. “A brand with its eyes set on […]
Germany threatens sanctions against Russia over Navalny’s poisoning
BERLIN: Tensions deepened between Germany and Russia over the alleged poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny on Sunday, with Germany threatening sanctions and Russia accusing Berlin of delaying the investigation it demanded. Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner Navalny fell ill on a flight last month and was treated in a Siberian hospital before being evacuated to […]
Buttler powers England to T20 series win over Aussies
SOUTHAMPTON: Jos Buttler made a dashing 77 not out as England beat Australia by six wickets in a series-clinching win in the second Twenty20 International at Southampton on Sunday. Victory saw England go an unbeatable 2-0 up in a three-match contest at the Ageas Bowl. England, set 158 to win, finished on 158-4 with seven […]
J&K govt defers Mayor election at SMC till December 16
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday deferred the election for the post of Mayor Srinagar Municipal Corporation till mid of this December in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. The corporation was to get a new mayor within a month after Junaid Mattu was ousted from the post on June 16 in a […]
COVID-19: India’s infection tally crosses 42 lakh
COVID-19 tally of cases in India went past 42 lakh with a record 90,802 people being infected in a day, while 32,50,429 people have recuperated so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 77.30 per cent on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. Press Trust of India reported that the total number of coronavirus cases […]
IED found, defused in north Kashmir
An improvised explosive device (IED) was found on the roadside near Arampora in Kupwara on Monday. Unidentified official sources told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) that the IED was detected by police and army. They said bomb disposal squad teams of the Army and police reached the spot and destroyed it safely, […]
