Ex-Tokyo Olympics official, ad execs arrested in bid-rigging scandal
TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors arrested on Wednesday a former Tokyo Olympics organising committee official and executives at three advertising agencies on suspected bid-rigging of test events for the Games, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office said. The arrests come after months of investigations into alleged corruption in the planning and sponsorship of the international sporting event […]
Biden looks inward at ‘fiesty’ State of the Union
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden urged unity and touted a blue-collar economic resurgence on Tuesday in a rousing State of the Union speech before a raucous Congress that doubled as a bid to persuade voters he still has what it takes to seek reelection at age 80. At times smiling and joking, at times showing anger, […]
Fresh Snowfall In Many Places In Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Feb 9: Most areas in north Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Thursday while the rest of the valley was hit by rains, bringing down the mercury levels, officials said here. Snowfall started on Wednesday night at Gulmarg ski resort in Baramulla district, which is scheduled to host the Khelo India Winter Games from Friday, […]
Kashmiri Pandit organisation ‘Panun Kashmir’ welcomes demolition drive in Kashmir
An organisation of migrant Kashmiri Pandits has welcomed an ongoing anti-encroachment drive being carried out by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to retrieve state land and demanded the formation of an SIT to probe the role of the NC and the PDP in the alleged “promotion of separatism” in the Union Territory, reported PTI. A […]
Promoting agriculture
With the aim to go for comprehensive agriculture production in Jammu and Kashmir, the administration is constantly implementing its schemes on the ground. In this connection recently Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), chaired a meeting to review implementation of government schemes that are aimed at promoting agriculture infrastructure in the state. […]
Ten Indians stuck in quake-hit areas of Turkey; one missing
Even as India launched ”Operation Dost” to send relief supplies to earthquake-hit people of Turkey and Syria, the government on Wednesday confirmed that at least ten Indians were stuck in affected areas of Turkey while one was missing. “We set up a control room in Turkey’s Adana. Ten Indians are stuck in remote parts of […]
Moeen Ali to miss most part of PSL
KARACHI: England’s Moeen Ali will miss most part of the eighth edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League due to national team commitments, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Tuesday. The all-rounder, who was picked by two-time winners Islamabad United in the initial draft, is a part of the England squad for their white-ball tour […]
Afghan Taliban administration to send aid to quake-hit Turkiye, Syria
Afghanistan’s Taliban administration will send around $165,000 in aid to Turkiye and Syria to help the response to a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck this week, according to a foreign ministry statement. Afghanistan is in the grips of a severe economic and humanitarian crisis and is itself the location of one of the United […]
238 Indian cities get 5G services: Ministry of Communication
The government has established a road map to make 5G services available in different parts of the country through rollout obligations, quoting a press release by the Ministry of Communications ANI reported. Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have started providing 5G services in the country from 1 October 2022, said a press release by the Ministry […]
DAK seeks earthquake safety audit of hospitals in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 08: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday has sought earthquake safety audit of all the hospitals in the valley. “Structural audit of hospitals should be done immediately to ensure they are resilient to quakes,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. ‘Recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria is a wakeup call for […]
