Azhar must focus on his batting to inspire team-mates: Ramiz
KARACHI: Former Captain and renowned commentator Ramiz Raja on Friday said Pakistan’s tour to England is great news for the revival of cricket in these challenging Covid-19 times and Pakistan Cricket board deserves a lot of credit for its bold and clear stance from day one about the England tour. “PCB fully deserves the credit […]
ICMR plans to scale up antigen-based Covid-19 testing
The government is planning to expand the use of rapid antigen-based Covid-19 tests and the country’s top biomedical research body has advised states to use the easy-to-use method to compliment the more rigorous RT-PCR test to detect the coronavirus as infections surge across the country. A senior official of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said […]
Top Hizb Commander Among 3 Militants Killed In Anantnag, Doda Becomes ‘Militancy-Free’
Srinagar, June 29 Three militants including Hizb-ul-Mujahideen top commander were killed in a gunfight in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, officials said. A police officer told GNS that a joint team of Police, Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles and paramilitary CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Runipora Khull Khulchohar area of the south Kashmir district early […]
Pvt Schools appeal parents to deposit tuition fee
Srinagar, June 28 (KNS): J&K Private School Coordination Committee (JKPSCC) has appealed to the parents to deposit their pending fee immediately so that the school can meet their expenses and also pay the staff their due salary. According to statement issued to KNS reads, the JKPSCC, which has over 850 private schools affiliated with it, […]
Weapon of Unity imperative to fight anti-Kashmir designs: Dr Farooq
Srinagar, June 28 (KNS): National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that weapon of unity among all political parties across J&K is imperative to fight anti-Kashmir designs. He was speaking to media at a condolence meet at Wanpoo residence of party’s senior leader Abdul Majeed Larmi in south Kashmir. According to Kashmir […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,70,541 stranded JK residents; 1,16,041 via Lakhanpur, 54,500 through special trains
Jammu, June 28 (KNS): The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,70,541 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 […]
Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 21 domestic flights with 2,113 passengers
JAMMU, JUNE 28: On Day 35 of resumption of operation of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 21 domestic flights with 2,113 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 783 passengers aboard 9 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 12 domestic flights with about 1330 […]
Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine status check: Oxford vaccine most advanced, says WHO; Sanofi accelerates trials
Even though there are more than 13 experimental vaccines in clinical trials among the 140 being developed to combat Covid-19, the World Health Organisation has identified the candidates developed by Oxford University-AstraZeneca and Moderna Inc as the front-runners. “Certainly in terms of how advanced they are, the stage at which they are, they are I think probably […]
Ailing elderly prisoner dies at Central Jail Srinagar
Srinagar, June 28, KNT: A 70 year old ailing prisoner lodged at Srinagar Central Jail died on Sunday after he collapsed in the bath room. Police sources identified the deceased inmate as Ali Muhammad Kumhar son of Muhammad Sultan, a resident of Charar-e-Sharif area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Sources told news agency KNT […]
‘2020 a year of challenges, but we have to continue our march’: PM Modi on Mann ki Baat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India has always converted its problems into opportunities and exhorted the people of the country to keep marching forward. “India has always converted its problems into opportunities. With this in mind, we have to continue our forward march fighting the challenges. If 130 crore Indians will march […]
