Ben Stokes boosts England’s Ashes cause
LONDON: Talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes has been added to the England squad for the tour of Australia later this year, delivering a huge boost in their bid to reclaim the Ashes. The 30-year-old said he is refreshed after taking time out from the game both for his mental health and also underwent two operations on […]
Erdogan steps back from threat to expel Western envoys
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday backed down from his threat to expel 10 Western ambassadors over their joint statement of support for a jailed civil society leader. He spoke after the United States and several of the other concerned countries issued identical statements saying they respected a UN convention that required diplomats not to […]
Supreme Court directs UP to grant protection to witnesses of Lakhimpur violence
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to grant protection to the witnesses of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed during a farmers’ protest. A bench headed by Chief justice NV Ramana asked the Uttar Pradesh government, represented by senior advocates Harish Salve and […]
Uninterrupted Supply
Uninterrupted supply of power to the people of Jammu and Kashmir especially for industrial growth is imperative and the government has started focusing on completing different under execution power projects on time. Recently the government said that they have eliminated the past practices of delays and have accelerated the pace of execution of power projects. […]
Five injured in grenade attack in north Kashmir
Woman among five civilians were injured after suspected militants lobbed Grenade at Sumbal bridge area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora on Tuesday. A senior police officer told GNS that militants lobbed Grenade towards security forces in sumbal, however the the Grenade missed the intended target and exploded on roadside. In this incident five civilians recieved splinter […]
Omar Abdullah slams Indian team for not taking stand for Mohammed Shami
SRINAGAR, OCT 25: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Jammu Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) leader Omar Abdullah on Monday slammed team India for not standing up for their teammate Mohammed Shami, who was abused and trolled on social media after India suffered a defeat against Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. “Mohammed […]
Why such anger against Kashmiris for celebrating Pak’s win? asks Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR, Oct 25: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday asked Why such anger against Kashmiris for celebrating Pak’s win? Mehbooba Mufti tweet “Why such anger against Kashmiris for celebrating Pak’s win? Some are even chanting murderous slogans- desh ke gadaaron ko goli maaro/calling to shoot traitors. One hasnt forgotten how many […]
NC demands time bound probe in civilian killing in Shopian
Says concerned over unabated arrest spree of youth in Kashmir Srinagar : National Conference (NC) on Monday sought a time-bound probe into the killing of a youth Shahid Ahmad in Zainapura, Shopian. In a joint statement, party spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar and District President Kulgam Abdul Majeed Bhat Larmi while condemning the killing, said that […]
Grenade attack in Kakapora Pulwama, no injury reported
Pulwama : Suspected militants on Monday evening lobbed a grenade towards security forces in Kakapora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official told that suspected militants hurled a grenade towards police station Kakapora, however, it exploded outside and there was no loss of life or injury in the attack. He said that the area […]
Union MoS for Statistics, Programme Implementation conducts public outreach programme at KVS Chenani
UDHAMPUR, OCTOBER 25: As a part of public outreach programme launched by the Central Government for the Union Territory of J&K, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics, Programme Implementation and Planning, Rao Inderjit Singh today conducted an exhaustive public outreach programme at Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) Chenani of District Udhampur. The Minister […]
