Stokes, Foakes hit tons as England open up 264-run lead over SA
MANCHESTER: Ben Stokes completed his first century since being appointed England’s permanent captain as he made 103 before wicket-keeper Ben Foakes reached three figures as well to strengthen the hosts’ grip on the second Test against South Africa at Old Trafford. Foakes was a Test-best 113 not out when Stokes declared with England on 415-9, […]
Turkiye dismisses concerns over US sanctions warning
ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s finance minister on Friday dismissed as “meaningless” concerns among Turkish businesses over a US Treasury warning that they risked being penalised if they maintained commercial ties with Russians under sanctions. Nato-member Turkiye has sought to strike a balance between Moscow and Kyiv by criticising Russia’s invasion and sending arms to Ukraine, while opposing the Western […]
JKTPO participates India Geographical Indications Fair 2022
JAMMU, AUGUST 26, 2022: Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) has participated in India Geographical Indications (GI) Fair 2022scheduled from 26-28 August at India Expo Centre & Mart, Noida, a flagship B2B event organized by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH). MD, JKTPO, Dr Devansh Yadav mentioned that the participation in India GI Fair […]
JK reports 187fresh positive cases, 470502 recovered
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 26: The Government today informed that 187 fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today; 39from Jammu division and 148 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 477119. Also, 01 COVID death has been reported from Jammu division. Moreover, 35 2more COVID-19 patients have […]
NITI Ayog to establish 500 ATLs across J&K
ATLs to nurture innovative mind-set among students SRINAGAR, AUGUST 26: To nurture the innovative mind-set among high school students across the length and breadth of J&K, Atal Innovation Mission and NITI Ayog is establishing more than 500 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) here under Atal Innovation Mission (AIM). ATL is the flagship initiative of AIM launched […]
Ghulam Nabi Azad resigns from Congress
In a major development, which could have ramifications on Jammu & Kashmir politics, former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday resigned from the primary membership of the Congress. As per the details available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), veteran Congress leader G N Azad has resigned from all party posts including the […]
Off-duty cop dies of cardiac arrest in Shopian
A policeman died of a cardiac arrest, while he was on leave in the Melhura area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district Friday morning. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a police head constable identified as Manzoor Ahmad Mir of Melhura Shopian died of cardiac arrest this morning at his home. He […]
SC dismisses plea challenging Allahabad HC judgement on 2007 Yogi Adityanath hate speech
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court judgement in a matter pertaining to the alleged hate speech of 2007 involving Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said it is not necessary to go into issue of denial of sanction in […]
Red-hot Babar Azam to struggling Kohli: Five to watch at Asia Cup 2022
The Asia Cup 2022 begins on Saturday with top cricketers including Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and India superstar Virat Kohli in action in the United Arab Emirates. AFP Sport picks five players to watch in the six-nation tournament, which is an important warm-up for the T20 World Cup in Australia in October. Red-hot Azam With key […]
US hits ‘Iran-backed group’ for third straight day in Syria
AMMAN/WASHINGTON: The US military on Thursday hit several targets in the Syrian city of Mayadin in parts of Deir al Zor province under government control, in the third day of skirmishes with Iran-backed groups, local military sources said. They said at least three members of an Iran-aligned militia were killed when they were targeted by […]
