Dir Agri conducts public outreach program in Tulail

TULAIL: In a series of new initiatives taken by Agriculture Production & Farmer’s Welfare Department Kashmir Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal along with his team of officers visited a number of remote villages of Tulail Sub Division Gurez for reaching out to poor farming community and to make them aware about the benefits of […]

‘Five drug peddlers arrested, contraband substances recovered’

BARAMULLA: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from society, police have arrested five drug peddlers in Baramulla and Budgam and recovered contraband/psychotropic substances from their possession. In Baramulla, a police party under the supervision of SDPO Tangmarg Imtiaz Ahmed-JKPS, assisted by SHO PS Tangmarg at a checkpoint established at Zeeran Tangmarg arrested […]

Police carry out bung destruction drive in Handwara

HANDWARA: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from society, police in Handwara destroyed wild bung in village Wahipora in the jurisdiction of Police Post Chogul. A police party of Police Post Chogul along with BDC chairman Langate, Sarpanch, Panchs and other respectables of the area carried a special drive against wild bung […]

Apple eyes a spot alongside UPI apps like Paytm, PhonePe in India

New Delhi: Apple has reportedly engaged with Indian authorities and officials in preparation to launch its payment service, Apple Pay, in the South Asian market. The tech giant reportedly plans to hold conversations with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) soon, aiming to establish a foothold in a highly competitive space currently dominated by […]

World Bank approves $255.5 mn loan to improve technical edu in India

New Delhi: The World Bank has approved a $255.5 million loan to assist India in raising the standard of its technical education and expanding the number of jobs prospects available to students. More than 350,000 students will benefit annually from the project’s assistance of 275 government-run technical institutes over the course of the next five […]

Hacker who took over Biden, Musk Twitter accounts sent to prison

Hacker who took over Biden, Musk Twitter accounts sent to prison

Washington: A 24-year-old hacker behind the massive July 2020 Twitter hack where he along with others attempted to take control of at least 130 famous Twitter accounts has been sentenced to federal prison in the US. Joseph James O’Connor attacked several celebrity accounts including US President Joe Biden, American socialite and model Kim Kardashian and […]

Russia drops charges against Prigozhin after his forces halt march to Moscow

Russia drops charges against Prigozhin after his forces halt march to Moscow

Moscow: After Wagner mercenary force chief Yevgeny Prigozhin decided to halt his forces’ march to Moscow under deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kremlin spokesperson on Saturday said the charges against the Wagner leader who led armed mutiny against the country’s military leadership would be dropped, The New York Times reported The Kremlin spokesman […]

BHU launches 12 new scholarships with Rs 60 lakh received in donations

New Delhi: Banaras Hindu University has introduced 12 new scholarships for the students of various programmes. The university has recently received a sum of Rs 60 lakh from its alumni for starting these scholarships. The donation has been made by the alumni of the university, Kishori Jhunjhunwala and Jagdish Jhunjhunwala. Kishori Jhunjhunwala donated Rs 50 […]

JKP’s cycle race witness overwhelming response, over 2500 cyclists participate

• LG Manoj Sinha presides over flag in ceremony, distributes prizes to winners • Huge participation is a witness that each of us desires to strengthen the environment of peace: DGP SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police organized its annual mega Sports event “Cycle Race-2023 (Pedal for Peace) in Srinagar this morning. The race was divided […]

Two-day cricket event for visually impaired concludes in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: The J&K Cricket Association for Blind in association with J&K Handicapped Association organized a cricket tournament at Bakshi Stadium Srinagar. The two-day event, sponsored by J&K Sports Council concluded on Sunday. A version of cricket designed for players who are blind or partially sighted and conceived by two blind factory workers in Melbourne as […]