Waqar lauds bowlers despite defeat in first Test
KINGSTON: Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis on Tuesday praised his team’s bowling attack despite the heartbreaking one-wicket defeat in the first Test against West Indies at Sabina Park in Jamaica. The home side won the match in a thrilling finish, with three dropped catches contributing to Pakistan’s failure to wrap up the tail as Kemar […]
Old Explosive Shell Recovered In Rajouri, Defused
Jammu- Government forces detected and defused a mortar shell in Rajouri district of Jammu division on Wednesday, officials said. The rusted explosive shell was recovered from a water channel near Agrati area, they said. Govt forces defused the shell safely.
Rupee Gains 5 Paise Against US Dollar In Early Trade
The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 74.29 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday as strong buying in domestic equities and weakness in American currency overseas strengthened investor sentiment. However, high crude prices in the international market and foreign capital outflows restricted the rupee rise, forex dealers said. At the interbank foreign exchange, […]
Evacuations from Afghanistan gather momentum as Taliban promise peace
More than 2,200 diplomats and other civilians have been evacuated from Afghanistan on military flights, a Western security official told Reuters on Wednesday, as efforts gathered pace to get people out after the Taliban seized the capital. The Taliban have said they want peace, will not take revenge against old enemies and would respect the […]
Stranded Indian Teachers Hopeful About Govt’s Concern Regarding Immediate Evacuation
Four Indian teachers, who are stranded in the war-ravaged Afghanistan, are desperately requesting the Indian government for immediate evacutaion reporting that the country is witnessing a precarious situation it is aggravating with each passing hour. Surprisingly, they have mentioned that no gunshots have been heard since the Taliban took control of Kabul. All four are teachers at […]
Accompanied by Mehbooba, mother appears before ED officials in Srinagar
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar On Wednesday former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti accompanied her mother to the office of Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Srinagar as her mother recently received summons for the appearance in a case related to money laundering. Gulshan Nazir, who is aged and is the wife of Lt. Mufti Muhammad Syed had […]
Quality education
In order to provide quality education to the tribal children of Jammu and Kashmir J&K administration recently has roped in an education provider firm from Japan and has signed a MOU with them. According to the J&K government it would be a partnership programme in the education sector with Japan and very soon in the […]
Thrashing of journalists: DGP orders action against police officer
A day after journalists were thrashed by police while discharging professional duties here, DGP Dilbag Singh on Wednesday ordered immediate action against the police officer for “Undesirable behavior.” The DGP said that he has taken serious view of undesirable behaviour with some media men in Srinagar yesterday. “SSP Srinagar directed to take immediate action against […]
Taliban say they want peace, will respect women’s rights under Islamic law
The Taliban held their first official news conference in Kabul on Tuesday since the shock seizure of the city, declaring they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law. “We don’t want any internal or external enemies,” the movement’s main spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said. […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 83 new positive cases, 318025 recovered so far SRINAGAR, AUGUST 17: The Government on Tuesday informed that 83 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 38 from Jammu division and 45 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 323582. […]
