Saffron Farmers
Saffron Farmers in this harvesting season are very keen for the international market linkage. Recently Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, chaired a crucial meeting to review the functioning of India International Kashmir Saffron Trading Centre (IIKSTC) and took stock of other important issues at the IIKSTC, Pampore. He actively engaged with the farmers, lending a […]
Fog, Minus Temperature Makes Life of School Children Difficult, PSAJK Calls for Winter Break
SRINAGAR: The Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) has urged the government to declare winter vacations for schools, particularly for lower classes, as a priority due to sub-zero temperatures and foggy conditions. The Association reported receiving representations from numerous parents and schools highlighting the challenging weather conditions. A spokesperson for PSAJK emphasized the […]
Srinagar records season’s coldest night at minus 0.8°C, fog reduces visibility
Srinagar: With fog engulfing several areas, cold conditions prevailed in Jammu and Kashmir as Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded season’s lowest temperature on Monday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a fall of nearly 2°C, recording a low of minus 0.8°C against 0.9°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.0°C […]
Head breaks India hearts as Australia win 6th World Cup title
Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with a convincing six-wicket win over India in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Chasing a tricky 241 for victory in the final, Australia slipped to 47-3 before the left-handed Head hit his second century of the tournament to steer the […]
Al Shifa Hospital a ‘death zone’: WHO
UNITED NATIONS: A joint UN team, led by the World Health Organisation (WHO), discovered evident signs of shelling and gunfire at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza, designating it a “death zone”. The hospital, with 24 health workers and 291 patients, including 32 critically ill infants, is no longer operational, resulting in recent patient deaths. Due […]
Former Minister Lal Singh sent to Judicial Custody In Money Laundering Case
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Enforcement Directorate officials recently arrested former minister Lal Singh in an alleged money laundering case. On Saturday he was sent to judicial custody for two weeks by a special court here. Lal Singh was earlier with Congress and switched over to BJP and remained minister in various cabinets. Singh, […]
Crime against women, court convicts husband killing of his wife
By: Mudasir Khan VOV Srinagar Crimes against the women are being taken seriously by the courts and they are trying to convict the accused on a fast track basis. On Saturday a fast track court convicted a man of murdering his wife 12 years ago in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district. The court of Additional […]
BJP govt ‘benefitting’ Adani with another ‘revdi’: Cong on Dharavi redevelopment project
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday accused the BJP government of benefitting the Adani Group by relaxing norms for the Dharavi redevelopment project in Mumbai. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that as per reports the Maharashtra Urban Development Department – which had originally expressed its reservations about relaxing the rules – “has been compelled […]
Too nice? That’s the New Zealand way, says Mitchell
MUMBAI: New Zealand batsman Daryl Mitchell has rejected criticism of the Black Caps for coming to the aid of India’s Virat Kohli during Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final loss, saying the team took great pride in the way they went about the game. Several New Zealanders checked on Kohli and helped him stretch his hamstrings when […]
Palestinians barred from Al-Aqsa pray on the street
JENIN: For the sixth consecutive week, Israeli authorities imposed tight restrictions on Palestinians, banning them from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for Friday prayers, leaving the mosque all but empty, Anadolu Agency reported. An official said that only around 4,000 Palestinians, most of them elderly, had managed to reach the venerated mosque to […]
