Governor visits Kupwara, reviews development scenario
SRINAGAR : Continuing his public outreach programme, the Governor N.N. Vohra visited the frontier district of Kupwara to review the pace of developmental works in the district. Immediately after landing, he held a detailed interaction with the elected representatives – MPs, MLAs and MLCs. During their interactions with the Governor, the elected representatives raised several issues of […]
Nearly 250 dead in IS attacks on south Syria
The death toll in coordinated Islamic State group suicide bombings and shootings in southern Syria rose to nearly 250 overnight, more than half of them civilians, a monitor said today. Yesterday’s attacks hit Sweida, a Druze-majority province mostly held by the government which had remained relatively insulated from the country’s seven-year civil war. The death […]
667 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra
Srinagar : A small batch of 667 pilgrims on Thursday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, officials said. The yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of 19 vehicles, a police officer said. This is the smallest batch of pilgrims to leave Jammu since the yatra […]
Kulgam areas, Anantnag town shut to mourn militant killings
Srinagar : A complete shutdown is being observed in south Kashmir’s Islamabad and Kulgam districts on Thursday against the killings of two militants in Islamabad district. Reports said that all shops, business establishments, government and private offices remained closed while public transport is off the roads. According to reports, government forces have been deployed in sensitive […]
RBI holds the meeting of Steering Sub Committee of J&K SLBC to monitor IT enabled Financial inclusion
Jammu, July 25: Meeting of Steering Sub Committee of J&K SLBC, 10th in series, to monitor IT enabled Financial inclusion, FLCCs and Credit Plus activities was held here today. The meeting was chaired by Ashok Kumar Mattu, General Manager and Officer-in-Charge, RBI, Jammu and was also attended by Sunil Gupta, President, J &K SLBC, A. K. Pandey, […]
Governor reviews traffic management problems
SRINAGAR: Governor N.N. Vohra chaired a high-level meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review problems relating to traffic management in the State. He had detailed discussions with the senior officers of Transport Department, Traffic Police, Motor Vehicles Department and R&B Department, among others. The meeting was attended by Advisors to Governor: B.B. Vyas, K. Vijay […]
Ivanka Trump shuts down fashion brand, to focus on White House role
New York: Ivanka Trump on Tuesday announced the closure of her namesake clothing, footwear and accessories brand, which had become a target of opponents of her father President Donald Trump. After experiencing a sharp rise in sales in 2016, the brand suffered a backlash after her father took office, and has been dropped by several […]
Asian Games adds omitted teams into existing groups
DUBAI: The Asian Games organisers have discarded plans to redraw the men’s soccer tournament and have instead fit the United Arab Emirates and Palestine into two of the original groups, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed. UAE and Palestine were omitted from the original draw earlier this month, leading the AFC to schedule a fresh […]
Pakistan, India to face off in Asia Cup clash in Dubai
DUBAI: Pakistan and India will face off in Dubai after drawing the same group for this year´s Asia Cup, the International Cricket Council announced Tuesday. India suspended bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan after the 2008 Mumbai attacks but the two teams continue to play each other in international tournaments, including the Champions Trophy final in England […]
KLU protest seeking Kashmiri language compulsory
Srinagar Scores of candidates possessing degrees in Kashmir language Wednesday held a protests demonstration in press colony urging the government to make teaching the Kashmiri language compulsory up to high school level. The protestors asked the government to implement the order passed by School Education Department sanctioning “extension of the teaching of regional languages, viz. […]
