Power shutdown
According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, to execute installation of 630 kVA transformer at Iqbalabad Bemina near Degree College Bund, the shutdown of Bemina Exhibition Line is being observed. During the shutdown, the power supply to the areas fed from 33 kV Bemina Exhibition line shall remain affected on July 19 from 11 am […]
Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 1,56,700 registrations; 76,400 candidates submit online application so far
JAMMU, JULY 18: Till today morning, 1,56,700 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 76,400 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. It has been noted that about 91,000 unique visitors visited the online application […]
How hot could US-China ‘Cold War’ get?
Tensions are mounting by the day between the United States and China, leading to talk of a new Cold War. Experts see important historical differences — but believe the two powers are entering dangerous territory. US President Donald Trump’s administration has increasingly gone global against China, pushing other nations to reject its strings-attached aid and […]
Du Plessis voices support for BLM
JOHANNESBURG: Former South African captain Faf du Plessis on Friday came out in support of Black Lives Matter (BLM) and said a comment he made in January that ‘we don’t see colour’ had been a mistake. The BLM issue has shown up racial divisions in South African cricket, with 30 black former international players claiming […]
LG Murmu visits Kupwara, took stock of developmental activities, meet delegates
Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu Saturday toured frontier district Kupwara and too stock of the developmental activities. He also interacted several delegations who apprised him about multiple hardships being people faced in the district. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), LG Murmu, during his visit, took detailed review of the developmental works being carried out […]
Pak man arrested at LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: A Pakistani “intruder” was arrested by the Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Saturday. The man was found moving into this side in Nowshera sector late Friday night and was immediately arrested, he said. The official said the man was being questioned. […]
Undertrial prisoner found hanging in Tihar jail
New Delhi: A 38-year-old undertrial prisoner, who was lodged in Tihar jail in a murder case, was found hanging inside a cell, officials said on Saturday. Ravi, a resident of Delhi’s Mohan Garden, was lodged in the jail on Thursday for allegedly killing his 62-year-old mother-in-law with an ice pick on suspicion that she was behind […]
Defence minister Rajnath Singh visits Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir Himalayas
Defence minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a 2-day visit to Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, on Saturday morning visited the Amarnath cave shrine to pay obeisance and perform Puja. Reports said Singh was accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Army chief General MM Naravane. Singh had on Friday […]
IPL 2020 to be held in UAE, conditions apply
The Indian Premier League is likely to be held in the UAE during October and November, subject to government clearance and the International Cricket Council (ICC) announcing the postponement of the T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in Australia. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah apprised the members at the Apex Council meeting […]
COVID-19: 80-yr-old woman from Bandipora dies; J-K toll 232
An 80-year-old COVID-19 positive woman from Bandipora died at a hospital in Srinagar, taking the fatality count due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 232. Unnamed senior doctor at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), octogenarian was admitted on 11 July as a case […]
