ICC boss Greg Barclay game for new term
International Cricket Council (ICC) chairperson Greg Barclay has kept his options open, saying he wouldn’t mind a second term in the hot seat if the board decides to re-elect him. “Yes, absolutely right. My term ends in November and I am eligible for a further two-year term… I am available for the term if the […]
Suspended MPs continue protest, says won’t apologise
The suspended opposition MPs continued their protest near Gandhi statue a day after Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said that opposition MPs suspension can be revoked if they apologise. Reacting over the same, Mausam Noor, TMC MP said, “There is no question of apologising. We want to have discussions on price rise in Parliament but we […]
Landslides Triggered By Incessant Rains Force Closure of Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Road
The Srinagar–Muzaffarabad road has been suspended for all sorts of vehicular traffic as incessant rains have triggered landslides at several places along the 123-Kilometre road. An official told GNS that landslides have blocked the road at several places, especially near Uri. “We have roped in men and machinery to clear the road of the debris […]
Sri Lanka extends emergency laws, protest leaders arrested
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s parliament approved the extension of a state of emergency for a month in a bid to get a grip on a political and economic crisis that has forced a change of leadership, a lawmaker said, as Singapore permits Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the island republic for an additional 14 days, two […]
Power potential
Jammu and Kashmir has huge hydroelectric power potential and the central government is working in this direction. They have been able to upgrade power infrastructure in the rural areas and in the coming months many far off places will witness uninterrupted power supply. It is in place to mention that Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during […]
APHC concerned over health condition of Yasin Malik
Srinagar : All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) headed by incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expressed serious concern over the media reports regarding the health and safety of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik, who has been shifted to hospital after his health deteriorated while being on indefinite hunger strike in Delhi’s Tihar […]
JK reports 692 fresh positive cases, 453108 recovered
SRINAGAR, JULY 27: The Government today informed that 692 fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today; 261from Jammu division and 432 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 461947. Also, 02 COVID deaths have been reported; 01 from Jammu division and 01 from Kashmir division. […]
Pr. Secy Jal Shakti reviews progress on cleanliness of irrigation canals, removal of encroachments across Jammu Division
JAMMU, JULY 27: Principal Secretary, Jal Shakti Department, Ashok Kumar Parmar today chaired a meeting to review the pace and progress on cleanliness of irrigation Canals as well as removals of encroachment on banks of canals across Jammu Division at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar; Municipal Commissioner, […]
J&K on a mission to become largest clean energy-producing UT
200 MW grid-tied rooftop solar power plants to be installed on residential buildings by JAKEDA under ‘Solar City Mission’ SRINAGAR, JULY 27: J&K is on a mission to become one of the largest clean energy-producing UT in the country with an objective to reduce dependency on conventional sources of energy and enable J&K in attaining […]
Man dies, his wife & daughter injured in Poonch mishap.
A man died while his wife and daughter sustained critical injuries in an accident that took place at Sanai in Poonch district on Wednesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an accident took place on Wednesday afternoon when a car and a bus collided with each other at Sanai in Surankote. […]
