England’s offer to host Indo-Pak Test series ‘turned down’ by PCB, BCCI
LONDON: An informal offer by the England and Wales Cricket Board to be hosts if India and Pakistan were to play a bilateral Test series have been rebuffed by cricket boards of the respective countries, it was reported on Tuesday. England’s Telegraph reported on Tuesday that ECB deputy chairman Martin Darlow had held talks with […]
Blasts, leaks in Russian pipelines alarm Europe; foul play feared
COPENHAGEN: Explosions were recorded before mysterious leaks in two Baltic Sea gas pipelines linking Russia and Europe, seismologists said on Tuesday, raising suspicions of sabotage amid tensions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Photos taken by the Danish military showed large masses of bubbles on the surface of the water emanating from the three leaks in […]
Centre warns WhatsApp users, cautions them against hacker attack via video call
The Narendra Modi government has issued an advisory to WhatsApp users, warning of multiple vulnerabilities in the instant messaging platform. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN), a nodal agency under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has warned of vulnerabilities in WhatsApp for Android and iOS prior to v2.22.16.12, WhatsApp Business for Android […]
Srinagar-Jammu Highway
Right from the fruit season up to the spring season, Srinagar-Jammu highway remains in news for wrong reasons. Most of the time there are traffic jams followed by landslides at many places and the authorities have started monitoring the health of this highway. In this direction Secretary Transport, made a firsthand appraisal of the relevant […]
CS reviews power sector in J&K
Directs speedy completion of Kishtwar-Khellani power line Smart metering in Jammu-Srinagar to be done by March 2023 JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 27: Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a review meeting of the power sector in Jammu & Kashmir at the Civil Secretariat today. The Chief Secretary was informed about the status of 1.15 lakh smart […]
JK reports 18 fresh positive cases, 474172 recovered
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 27: The Government today informed that 18 fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today; 07 from Jammu division and 11 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 479102. Moreover, 17 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 08 […]
Div Com Kashmir visits Bla; reviews arrangements ahead of VVIP visit
BARAMULLA, SEPTEMBER 27: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today visited Baramulla district to review the arrangements for the upcoming visit of VVIPs to UT of Jammu and Kashmir. On the occasion, the Div Com visited Showkat Ali Stadium Khawaja Bagh Baramulla to take stock of the arrangements put in place ahead […]
Woman Injured in Bear Attack in Uttersoo, Anantnag
Srinagar: A woman was hospitalized after a black bear attacked her in Uttersoo village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district this morning, officials said. They said that one Shamema Begum, wife of Mushtaq Ahmed Hajam was outside her house when the beast attacked her. Alerted by the cries, the family and locals came to her rescue […]
Mainly dry weather forecast in J&K
Srinagar: Weather department on Tuesday forecast mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir during next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here said that isolated light rain and thunder was expected in the next two days. As regards the mercury, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 11.6°C against 14.6°C on the previous night. The […]
Violent protests over Dalit boy’s death in UP
Violent protests took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Aurraiya district on Tuesday following the death of a 15-year-Dalit boy, who was allegedly beaten by a teacher from his school. The family and members of Bhim Army had initially refused to cremate the body, demanding immediate arrest of the accused teacher, who is absconding. They staged a […]
