Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi out of Asia Cup, England T20Is

KARACHI: Pakistan’s frontline fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of next week’s Asia Cup and the following Twenty20 international series against England with a knee injury, doctors said Saturday. The injury to the 22-year-old is a major blow to Pakistan’s chances in the six-nation Asia Cup starting in the United Arab Emirates […]

Mirwaiz not under house arrest: LG Sinha

Mirwaiz not under house arrest: LG Sinha

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is not under house arrest. “Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is not under house arrest. We have kept cops around him for his safety,” Sinha said in an interview with BBC on Friday. “Even in 2019, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was not […]

86th Board Meeting of JDA: Decisions regarding Satellite Township, housing colonies, commercial projects approved in Jamuu

86th Board Meeting of JDA: Decisions regarding Satellite Township, housing colonies, commercial projects approved in Jamuu

Funds approved for development, upgradation in existing JDA colonies JAMMU: In a major initiative for expansion of Jammu city, the Jammu Development Authority is going to develop an Integrated Smart Satellite Township for a population of about 50 thousand along ring road at Bhalwal. The decision to develop the satellite township was taken in a […]

DDC Chairperson Ganderbal visits Faaq; listens to Public Grievances, Demands, assures redressal

Launches blacktopping work on Shuhama road GANDERBAL: The District Development Council (DDC) Chairperson, Ganderbal, Nuzhat Ishfaq today visited several villages of Faaq area to listen to public grievances and inspect the ongoing developmental projects. In Shuhama village, DDC Chairperson, kick-started the blacktopping work of the road. Meanwhile, DDC chairperson met the locals who apprised her […]

Doifode Sagar Dattatray takes over as DC Kupwara

KUPWARA: Doifode Sagar Dattatray, today assumed charge as Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, relieving Khalid Jahangir who has been transferred as Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization. Doifode Sagar Dattatray, a 2014-batch IAS officer, has been previously serving as OSD in the J&K Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission. Prior to this, he had also […]

Police in Anantnag solved theft case, arrests accused

Srinagar: Police in Anantnag have solved a theft case by arresting an accused person involved in the commission of crime and recovered stolen cash from his possession. Police Post Janglatmandi received a written complaint from Haji Mailk Gh Nabi son of Mailk Mohd Abdullah resident of Nowgam Verinag, owner of Al-Hayat Hospital Mominabad Anantnag stating […]

Arrests 4 drug peddlers in Awantipora, huge quantity of contraband substances recovered

Srinagar: Police have arrested 04 drug peddlers in Awantipora and recovered huge quantity of contraband substances from their possession. Police Station Tral received a specific information that one person namely Showkat Ahmad Bhat son of Gh Mohd Bhat resident of Nadar Tral has indulged in drug peddling and hoarded huge quantity of narcotic substances in […]

60 students join annual IIPA debate at KU; VC chairs valedictory session

60 students join annual IIPA debate at KU; VC chairs valedictory session

Srinagar: The annual debate of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) held at the University of Kashmir saw an overwhelming participation of students. More than 60 students from the University departments and degree colleges of Kashmir spoke for and against the motion on the topic, “Keyboard learning is not an alternative to formal education”. […]

J&K Yateem Foundation gifts laptops to two alumni of Baitul Hilal Srinagar

Srinagar: J&K Yateem Foundation gifted high configuration laptops to two alumni of Baitul Hilal Srinagar here today. Two laptops costing Rs one Lakh were handed over by Chairman Mohammad Rafiq Lone to Mohammad Altaf Khan, Bonakoot Bandipora and Javaid Ahmad Khan, Lederman Kupwara. Both students are currently pursuing B. VOC in Tourism & Hospitality Management […]

Illegal extraction and transportation of minerals

Arrests 2 persons, seizes 3 vehicles in Sopore Srinagar: Police in Sopore have arrested 02 persons and seized 03 vehicles involved in the commission of crime. Acting on specific information about illegally extracting Sand and Bajri from river Vij Dachanpara Rafiabad. A Police party led by SHO Police Station Panzla raided the specific spot and […]