Taliban accuse US of ‘usurping’ Afghanistan’s frozen assets
KABUL: Taliban authorities accused the United States on Thursday of having “usurped” Afghan assets, after Washington revealed plans to set up an external fund to manage $3.5 billion of its seized national reserves. When the Taliban stormed back to power in August last year, the US froze $7 billion in central bank assets, exacerbating a poverty crisis […]
Lumpy Skin Disease
In order to control Lumpy Skin Disease in Jammu and Kashmir, the government is monitoring the situation on the ground and has been reviewing the measures for controlling this disease. Recently the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), discussed the recommendations of the Department Of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India wherein the States and UTs […]
Azad Seeks Support of People to Take J&K out of Shadows of ‘fear’, ‘helplessness’
SRINAGAR, Sept 15: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday sought support of the people to take the Union Territory out of the shadows of “fear, unemployment and helplessness”. Azad, who quit the Congress last month, said he will not rake up emotive issues like “freedom”, “autonomy” or “self-rule”, but will […]
Two Clerics Among Five Detained In J-K Under Preventive Laws
Srinagar: Five people, including two influential clerics, from south Kashmir were detained under preventive laws on Thursday, officials here said. Among those detained are Moulana Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri and Abdul Rashid Dawoodi, they said. The authorities are contemplating booking the clerics under the Public Safety Act and shifting them to a Jammu jail, they said. […]
JK reports 30 fresh positive cases, 473818 recovered
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 15: The Government today informed that 30 fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19)have been reported today; 09from Jammu division and 21 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 478871. Moreover, 58 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 08fromJammu division and […]
J&K Govt. creates system serving everyone equally across J&K
Several key interventions have been made in Education, Tourism, Industrial Sectors to boost growth, economy SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 15: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is creating a system that serves everyone with equal opportunities besides endeavours to mobilise all the resources to improve the standard of living of people which have been deprived of progress for […]
Awareness campaigns held against drugs abuse in Ganderbal
By: Marvi Majeed VOV Ganderbal District administration Ganderbal is conducting various activities and awareness campaigns against drugs abuse under Nasha Mukth Abiyaan at different institutions schools and villages across the district. In this connection an international based NGO working for the welfare of people particularly special abled persons organized a bike rally in collaboration with […]
MeT Forecasts Mainly Dry Weather In J&K
Srinagar, Sept 15 : Weather department here on Thursday predicted mainly dry weather with possibility of very light rain at one or two places on higher reaches in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here told GNS that no ‘significant weather’ was expected for subsequent two days also. Regarding […]
India-Bhutan border gates along Assam frontier to reopen on September 23
India-Bhutan border gates at Samdrup Jhongkhar and Gelephu along the Assam frontier will reopen for tourists on September 23 for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak. A Bhutanese delegation, led by Tashi Penjore, the Himalayan kingdom’s Director (law and order) of the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, held a meeting with Bodoland Territorial […]
England cricketers arrive in Karachi for first Pakistan tour in 17 years
England’s cricket squad touched down in Karachi on Thursday on their first tour of Pakistan in 17 years. England last played in Pakistan in 2005 and were due to visit last year until pulling out at short notice after New Zealand also cancelled a tour citing safety concerns. The move infuriated the Pakistan Cricket Board […]
