Bids for commercial auction of coal blocks can be submitted till Friday
The bids for the commercial auction of coal blocks can be submitted by Friday, the Union Ministry of Coal said on Tuesday. The ministry launched the sixth tranche and the second attempt of the previous commercial coal mines auction for 141 coal mines on November 3, 2022. “In accordance with the timelines, bidders can submit […]
Delhi most polluted city in India in 2022: Report
Delhi was the most polluted city in India in 2022 with PM 2.5 levels more than double the safe limit and the third highest average PM10 concentration, according to an analysis of Central Pollution Control Board data. PM2.5 pollution in the national capital has reduced by over 7 per cent in four years, from 108 […]
Ramiz backs Babar as captain,says Test shows need improvement
LAHORE: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja on Tuesday supported national captain Babar Azam saying he was doing a good job while Pakistan were still struggling to do well in Test cricket. Addressing a function held here at the Government College University, Ramiz, who last month was sacked and replaced with Najam Sethi […]
Indonesia president says “strongly regrets” past rights violations in country
Indonesian President Joko Widodo acknowledged on Wednesday a series of incidents amounting to “gross human rights violations” had taken place in his country’s past, including the bloodshed and arrests that took place in 1965 and 1966. In one of the darkest periods of Indonesia’s history, some historians and activists have estimated at least 500,000 people […]
De-addition centers
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has started fighting drug addiction in a big way. Drug peddlers are booked under PSA, while the victims are treated in the de-addiction centers set up by the government. Recently Deputy Commissioner Srinagar visited Addiction Treatment Facility(ATF) at JVC, Bemina to take stock of the functioning of the Centre […]
Mercury rises as Kashmir braces for season’s major snowfall
As Kashmir valley braces for season’s first major snowfall, the minimum temperature recorded an increase with mercury settling above sub-zero level at most places barring Gulmarg and Pahalgam on Wednesday. Also, the higher reaches received fresh snowfall with Gulmarg receiving 6 cms of it in the 24 hours till 8:30 am today, a meteorological department […]
JCO Among 3 Soldiers Killed After Falling Into Gorge In Snow-Bound Machil Kupwara: Army
A Junior Comissioned Officer(JCO) and two soldiers were killed after they slipped into a deep gorge in Machil sector alongh Line of Control in Kupwara district of North Kashmir on Wednesday. ” During a regular op task in forward area, a party of 01 JCO & 02 OR slipped into a deep gorge, when snow […]
Bumrah ruled out of Sri Lanka one-dayers
GUWAHATI: Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been pulled out of the ODI series against Sri Lanka due to back stiffness, skipper Rohit Sharma said on Monday, less than a week after he was recalled to the squad. Bumrah, 29, has been out of action since September with a back injury but was named in […]
Saudi Arabia lifts restriction on Haj pilgrim numbers
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will remove Covid-19 restrictions for the 2023 Haj season and host pre-pandemic numbers of pilgrims, the kingdom’s ministry of Haj and Umrah said on Monday. In 2019, the last year before the pandemic struck, some 2.6 million people performed the Haj. The kingdom allowed only limited numbers from its residents in 2020 […]
NC Asks Home Minister Amit Shah To Convene All-Party Meet To ‘Bail Out’ J&K From Uncertainty
JAMMU, Jan 10: The National Conference on Tuesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to convene an all-party meeting to “bail out” the people of Jammu and Kashmir from the prevailing situation of uncertainty and fear psychosis following targeted killings by militants. It alleged that the Lieutenant Governor administration has “miserably failed” to handle the […]
