Shillong: An international team of researchers has found a new species of long-fingered bats in India and Sri Lanka, close on the heels of the discovery of a thick-thumbed bat species in Meghalaya, officials said. The team led by Tharaka Kusuminda of University of Rohana in the island country named the new species of long-fingered […]
Chandigarh: Punjab is expecting a cotton output of around 8 lakh bales in the current Kharif season due to lower acreage and damage to the crop due to rains. The cotton output had dropped sharply to 6.45 lakh bales in the last 2021-22 season due to the pink bollworm insect attack against more than 10 […]
Kolkata: Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd is making seven vessels for foreign countries, out of the 23 ships that are in the different stages of construction, its chairman and managing director Commodore (retd) P R Hari said. GRSE, which had bagged the prestigious Rs 19,294-crore order for the construction of three advanced […]
HARARE: After two dominating wins to take an unassailable lead in the three-match ODI series, India are in prime form to complete a 3-0 series sweep against a Zimbabwe side that has been struggling to put up even a semblance of a fight. Having done exceedingly well to not just turn up but trump their […]
Srinagar, Aug 21 PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday claimed she had been put under house arrest to stop her from visiting the family of Kashmiri Pandit Sunil Kumar Bhat who was shot dead by terrorists in Shopian recently. Taking to Twitter, Mufti posted pictures of the locked gates of her residence in Gupkar area […]
Srinagar/Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday clarified that reports of a likely addition of over 25 lakh voters after the summary revision of electoral rolls is “misrepresentation of facts by vested interests”. The clarification was issued through an advertisement in local dailies after facing political backlash, including from parties perceived close to the […]
Srinagar: The Congress on Saturday said it will oppose any inclusion of non-local voters in electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir and is mounting a legal challenge over the issue. AICC in-charge Jammu and Kashmir Rajini Patil alleged that the move to allow non-locals to vote in J-K was illegal and said the Congress would […]
Srinagar: Police on Saturday prevented a team of journalists from meeting Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who has not been allowed to leave his residence since August 4, 2019, his Awami Action Committee said, and dismissed Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s statement the separatist leader was not under house arrest. The Awami Action Committee said […]
Jammu: Amid a spurt in militant activities in border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, a high-level security meeting was held on Saturday to devise an action plan to counter the emerging threat, a police official said. The conference held in Rajouri was attended by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh and […]
Srinagar: Two hybrid militants of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) have been arrested in connection with a grenade attack in Budgam on Independence Day in which a civilian from a minority community was injured, police said on Saturday. On August 15, terrorists lobbed a grenade at Gopalpora Chadoora in Budgam district in which a person identified as […]