Konstas, Khawaja give Australia a solid base
Usman Khawaja became the second Australia batter to score a half-century and be dismissed soon thereafter but the hosts continued to call the shots on a festive opening day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. At the Tea interval, they reached 176 for 2 with Marnush Labuschagne nearing a half-century of his own. After […]
Hamas accuses Israel of delaying ceasefire deal
• Says Tel Aviv’s ‘new’ conditions blocking agreement • Netanyahu alleges Hamas reneging on understanding • Israeli strikes kill 24 Palestinians across Gaza DUBAI: The Palestinian group Hamas and Israel traded blame on Wednesday over their failure to conclude a ceasefire agreement despite progress reported by both sides in the past days. Hamas said that […]
Kashmir Reels Under Intense Cold Wave Conditions Across
SRINAGAR, Dec 26: Intense cold wave conditions prevailed across Kashmir as the minimum temperatures settled several degrees below the freezing point, officials said on Thursday. There is a possibility of light snowfall over the higher reaches on Friday and Saturday as a Western Disturbance is set to impact the region, they said. The night temperature […]
CRPF Doing Commendable Job In Tackling Naxals, Restoring Peace In J&K, Northeast: Shah
NEW DELHI, Dec 25: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the CRPF has done a commendable job in tackling Naxalism and restoring peace and stability in the Northeastern states and Jammu and Kashmir. Shah also said that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is playing an important role in ensuring internal security and […]
Coordinated effort
Recently Chief Minister took note of key issues raised during the meeting such as progress in respect of industrial estates, installation of smart meters. He directed immediate review and resolution of issues flagged by MLAs and concerns raised by MLAs to be verified. Speaking on governance, he noted the impact of the return of MLAs […]
“Pure drama”: National Conference slams party MP Aga Ruhullah for leading student protest
Srinagar: National Conference leader and MLA Hazratbal, Salman Ali Sagar Tuesday expressed strong dismay over the protest led by party’s own Member of Parliament from Srinagar, Aga Ruhullah over reservation policy row. The protest was also joined by several opposition leaders and legislators. Speaking with reporters at NC headquarters in Srinagar, Salman Sagar, said […]
Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Tuesday as the cold wave conditions persisted across the valley and the minimum temperature plummeted several degrees below the freezing point, officials said. They said light snowfall was recorded last night in the tourist resort of Sonamarg and a few other areas in the higher […]
Responsive administration
Recently CM Omar Abdullah asked all the officers to address the problems of general public being raised by the recently elected MLAs. He vowed to keep governance free from political affiliations. He held public redressal camp, assures prompt resolution of genuine concerns. He reiterated his government’s commitment to unbiased governance, emphasizing that decisions would not […]
Reservation Policy Row: Amid protest, MP Aga Ruhullah gets intimation from CM’s house
Srinagar: Amid protest outside chief minister’s official residence, Member of Parliament Aga Ruhullah said that a delegation of students will meet the chief minister to put forth their demands. Speaking with reporters at the protest site, Ruhullah, said that he got an intimation from inside CM’s house that a students delegation be sent that […]
Winter preparedness
Recently Deputy Chief Minister held a review meeting regarding winter preparedness for snow clearance in J&K. He asked for effective coordination among all line departments. He was chairing a high level meeting today at the Civil Secretariat, Srinagar, to review the preparedness for snow clearance operations for winter season. During the meeting, a detailed winter […]
