Srinagar: Actors’ Creative Theatre ACT during its Kashmir World Film Festival would be screening Javid Bandays feature film “Footprints”. In a statement Chairman ACT Mushtaaque Ali Ahmad Khan said that Footprints is an emotional journey of a restless mother, a heart broken tribal girl, a tale of a missing soul and a bunch of college […]
Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday asked party leaders and workers to make full preparations for the upcoming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. She exhorted that without getting distracted by the victory or defeat in elections, the workers and leaders have to persevere in the missionary work. Speaking about the prevailing […]
SRINAGAR: With a view to facilitate personal foreign inward remittances for Non-Resident Indians (NRI), J&K Bank today entered into a tie-up with Ebix Money Express Pvt Ltd – an Indian Agent of Overseas Principal RIA Financial Services. The service shall be operational on August 15 as a part of country-wide Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. […]
COLOMBO: Abdullah Shafique struck 160 not out in a fourth innings masterclass to help Pakistan pull off a stunning chase and register a four-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the opening Test in Galle on Wednesday. The tourists began an intriguing final day needing 120 runs with seven wickets in hand to go 1-0 ahead […]
Srinagar: Kashmir University’s South Campus(Anantnag) beat Department of Computer Sciences (Main Campus) in the final match of Varsity’s Inter-department cricket tournament played on Wednesday. Forty departments involving 500 students participated in the tournament. Vice-Chancellor Prof Nilofer Khan chaired the valedictory-cum-prize distribution ceremony as chief guest. Interacting with the student participants at the closing ceremony, Prof […]
LONDON: As cricket grapples with a massive scheduling problem, former India coach Ravi Shastri has called for reduction in T20 bilateral series, saying franchise cricket can be encouraged instead. As per ICC’s next Futures Tours & Programme’s (FTP) draft, there is set to be a massive increase in T20s and the IPL is also set […]
NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels India should persist with Virat Kohli at the international level, adding that the star batter still has the ability to have a meaningful impact for the team. Kohli has not scored a century since November 2019, struggled for runs during this year’s IPL and even failed to […]
Srinagar: Amid a spike in Covid cases, Jammu and Kashmir administration has made face masks mandatory in three districts, officials said on Tuesday. The number for active Covid cases, which had dropped to just below 50 towards the end of May, rose to nearly 1,200 on Monday. While Srinagar has 390 active cases, Jammu has […]
ANANTNAG: The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Anantnag today chaired a meeting of officers to review arrangements for the ensuing holy month of Muharram-ul-Haram. On the occasion, threadbare discussions were held regarding the arrangements put in place to ensure smooth conduct of the religious activities during the auspicious period. The religious bodies of the Shia community […]
Srinagar: A meeting of the Advisory Committee constituted for Kashmiri translation Centre, established at the Kashmir University’s Department of Kashmiri, was held on Tuesday. Dean Academic Affairs Prof Farooq A Masoodi chaired the meeting and discussed the agenda items with the committee members. Registrar Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir, Dean School of Arts, Languages and Literature […]