Jammu: People’s Democratic Party(PDP) and CPI(M) Wednesday alleged that the state administration was ill-prepared for the snowfall despite prediction by the Meteorological Department, leading to massive power shutdown and road blockades in the Kashmir Valley. “The administration was ill-prepared to cope up with the expected snowfall in the Kashmir Valley as was already predicted by […]
NEW DELHI: United Arab Emirates will stage the initial phase of the IPL while Bangladesh was kept on standby for some of the matches by the BCCI, ending weeks of speculation over the venues of the high-profile event which was on Wednesday scheduled from April 16 to June 1. The tournament, which had to be […]
“The Foreign Minister (of Pakistan) yesterday in conversation with an Embassy officer made (the) following points: Reference Kashmir: Nehru has now sent (a) letter to Mohammed Ali stating there is no reason for (the) two Prime Ministers to meet, thus all doors (are) closed except recourse to (the) Security Council. (The) Foreign Minister suggested that […]
Karachi: Former captain Younis Khan said he has no intentions of taking up a coaching assignment with the Pakistan team as he wants to call time on his international career gracefully. “Coaching is a very difficult job in Pakistan cricket and I don`t want to get involved in any thing which prevents me from retiring […]
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain and legendary paceman Wasim Akram Tuesday tipped Pakistan as one of top three favourites to win the World Twenty20 starting in Bangladesh next week. The fifth edition of the World Twenty20 with 16 teams in competition will be held in from March 16 to April 6. “For me Pakistan, India and […]
DUBAI: CC chief executive David Richardson on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to stage the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League matches in the United Arab Emirates. “The BCCI’s decision to stage the first part of the IPL 2014 season in the UAE is great […]
SRINAGAR: According to Director, School Education Kashmir, all the schools from primary to higher secondary level (both government and recognized private schools) shall remain closed till March 15 in view of heavy snowfall in Kashmir Valley. Violation in this regard shall be reviewed seriously, the Director said in a handout here Wednesday. Meanwhile, a spokesperson […]
Srinagar: A government school was partially gutted in a fire incident in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said Tuesday. A middle school building was damaged in a fire incident at Dungdoora village of Kreeriarea of Baramulla district last night, a police spokesman said. He said the cause of the fire was not known yet. KR […]
MUMBAI: The rupee on Wednesday lost 28 paise to close at 61.22 against the dollar due to sustained dollar demand from importers, ahead of release of key economic data later in the day. Renewed capital inflows, stable equities and weak dollar overseas failed to stem the rupee fall, a forex dealer said. At the Interbank […]
SRINAGAR: The overall fiscal liabilities of Jammu and Kashmir has increased by 11 per cent from Rs 36,267 crore (March 2012) to Rs 40,265 crore (March 2013), according to the Comptroller and Auditor General’ report. It said that at the end of 2012-13, the accumulated liabilities were 1.54 times of the government’s revenue receipts during […]