Stage Set For Omar Abdullah To Take Oath On Wednesday As First CM Of J&K As UT
SRINAGAR, Oct 15: Stage is set for Omar Abdullah to take oath as the first chief minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir following the victory of his National Conference in the maiden assembly election after the abrogation of Article 370. Preparations have been put in place for the oath ceremony of the chief […]
JMC imparts awareness to work animal owners
JAMMU, OCTOBER 15: An awareness-cum-registration programme was organized today by the Veterinary section of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) for work animal owners operating within JMC limits. The main motive of the programme was to aware the owners of Marriage buggies/ Horse cart/ horses/ Pony/ Mule/ Camel/ Donkey and other work animals regarding benefits of registration […]
SIA Releases Pictures of Militants killed in 2023 Rajouri Encounter for Identification
JAMMU: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police has released for identification the pictures of two terrorists killed in a gunbattle in Rajouri district in November 2023, officials said. The two terrorists were killed, along with five soldiers, during a fierce encounter in the Baajimaal area of the Kalakote belt on November […]
Briefly: Lanka govt rethinking Adani’s power project
The Sri Lanka’s new government, led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake, on Monday told the Supreme Court that it would reconsider the approval granted to Adani Group’s wind power project. Indian markets beat China’s: Sebi member Mumbai: Sebi whole-time member Ananth Narayan G on Monday said Indian equities had delivered 15 per cent returns over the […]
Maharashtra, Jharkhand election dates today
The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls on Tuesday. The poll panel has convened a press conference here at 3.30 pm to announce the details. While the term of the Maharashtra assembly ends on November 26, that of Jharkhand ends on January 5 next year. The polling is […]
Fakhar served show-cause notice for violating PCB central contract
LAHORE: Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman was served a show-cause notice by the country’s cricket board on Sunday night, following his social media message in favour of Babar Azam, who was dropped from the national squad for the upcoming second and third Test against England. Hours before Babar’s ouster from the squad by the newly-rejigged selection […]
21 killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon’s Christian village
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 21 people died on Monday in a rare Israeli strike on a northern Christian-majority village, far from Hezbollah strongholds, with DNA tests being conducted to identify body parts. A Lebanese security official said the building “housed families displaced from Lebanon’s south, and was targeted shortly after a man […]
International event
Recently Chief Secretary of J&K flagged off longest cycling expedition ‘Race Across India’ from Srinagar. He said that last year some of the cyclists covered this herculean task of reaching to Kanyakumari from here in just 6 days. He expressed hope that this year too they would register new records while extending best wishes to […]
Karra Prioritises Statehood, Land Rights Over Ministerial Positions
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra said on Monday that the restoration of statehood, land rights, and job-related issues are more important than seeking ministerial positions in the upcoming Omar Abdullah-led government in the Union Territory. “We have not yet discussed the distribution of ministerial berths with our alliance partner, the National […]
Noel Tata prefers low-profile work style
He was considered a potential candidate to lead Tata Sons – the holding company of the Tata Group, when legendary industrialist and his half-brother Ratan Tata was retiring in 2012. But the low-profile, Irish national Noel Tata saw his brother-in-law Cyrus Mistry take that role. After the death of Ratan Tata, Noel, 67, succeeded him […]
