JK Tourism FB page ranks second among popular pages in India
SRINAGAR, MAY 4: Owing to its aggressive tourism promotion campaign on social media, J&K Tourism Facebook page has been ranked second among all state tourism boards in India in 2017. Facebook Inc. has done the ranking based on total interactions including reactions, shares and comments on Facebook page from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. […]
Zulfkar reviews Darhal’s development scenario
JAMMU, – In its endeavor to give new dimensions to Darhal area of Rajouri, Minister for School Education, Haj & Auqaf and Tribal Affairs, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today said the government is committed to complete development projects in a time bound manner. The Minister was speaking during a meeting convened to review the pace and […]
Hajj training sessions at Anantnag, Kupwara
SRINAGAR: The orientation-cum-training programme about Manasik-e-Hajj and other logistics at Government Degree College for Boys Anantnag is being held on May 05, 2018 for intending pilgrims of the district from cover number JKF-24-4-0 to JKF-8713-1-0. Whereas, in Kupwara first phase of Hajj orientation training programme shall be conducted Markazi Jamia Masjid here for pilgrims from […]
‘I have come to terms with everything’: Smith posts on Insta
MELBOURNE: Steven Smith is back in Australia and feels it is “time to get back into it”. Smith posted a picture of himself with his fiancee Dani Willis and their dog Charlie on Instagram along with a message thanking people for their support. The former Australia captain had broken down crying when talking about his role in the ball-tampering scandal in […]
PCB may restrict players’ participation in T20 leagues
Karachi:-The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is drafting new rules to restrict contracted players’ participation in cash-rich T20 leagues around the world. A meeting was held in Lahore on Thursday to discuss various proposals on the matter. If the new rules are formally applied, PCB-contracted players will not be allowed to play in more than two […]
China, US reach ‘agreements’ on some eco, trade issues to avert trade war
Beijing: China and the US have reached “agreements” on some of the issues but both sides were still “very divided” on several others during the economic and trade talks held here to end the tariff spat between the two major trading partners, according to a media report today. The US delegation, led by Treasury Secretary […]
Modi, Xi could meet 3 more times this year: Chinese envoy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have the opportunity to meet at least three times this year to take forward their friendship forged during their unprecedented informal summit in Wuhan, China’s ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui said. Luo said the two leaders reached broad consensus on the overarching, long-term and strategic issues […]
Nobel Prize in literature 2018 cancelled after sexual assault scandal
Copenhagen: The Nobel Prize in literature will be not awarded this year following sex-abuse allegations and other issues within the ranks of the Swedish Academy that selects the winner. The academy said Friday the 2018 prize will be given in 2019. The decision was made at a weekly meeting in Stockholm a day earlier, on […]
Unidentified body recovered in Srinagar: Police
Srinagar: Police on Friday, received an information telephonically that an unidentified body was lying in a Nallah at Kokerbagh Zoonimar area of Soura in Srinagar, Police said. On receiving the information, a police team from Soura Police Station reached the spot and recovered the body. The body has been kept in the mortuary at PCR […]
JKLF protests in Srinagar against Kashmir killings
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Friday staged a protest in Srinagar against the “horrible rise in innocent civilian killings” in Kashmir. The spokesman said the JKLF leaders and activists holding placards in hands depicting slogans against the killings in Kashmir. He said that indiscriminate use of bullets and pellets resulting in […]
