COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s former pace spearhead Chaminda Vaas resigned as the team’s fast bowling coach on Monday within days of his appointment and compounding problems for the national team on the eve of their virus-hit tour of the West Indies. Vaas, who retired from international cricket in 2009 having claimed 355 wickets from 111 Tests, […]
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation on Monday blasted wealthy countries for not only hogging Covid vaccines but in doing so, hindering the pathway for poorer nations to get them too. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said some rich countries’ direct deals with manufacturers had meant that previously-agreed vaccine allocations for poorer countries, via the […]
Over a fortnight after the devastating flash floods of February 7, the Uttarakhand government has initiated the process of declaring 136 people missing after the disaster as “presumed dead” and issued a notification to that effect. Of the initial 204 people missing in the Chamoli disaster, search and rescue workers have recovered 69 bodies while […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar While the rains lashed Kashmir valley overnight, the day temperatures continued to soar here as the people feel that they are out of clutches of severe winter. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 6.6°C against 5.8°C on the previous night, though the day temperatures are […]
A soldier died after he received bullet injury during a live firing session in Akhnoor Sector of Jammu region. Army sources told KNT that a soldier was killed in an accidental fire during training. They said that ‘Gunner’ Sayan Ghosh of Artillery Regiment suffered fatal injury due to a firing incident while carrying out live […]
In the past few months especially during the severe days of winter, many people who visited Kashmir valley became the great ambassadors for Kashmir valley and it resulted in a lot of tourism here. There is a lot of hope for the people connected with tourism in Kashmir valley that this spring season would be […]
POONCH, FEBRUARY 22: Deputy Commissioner Poonch Rahul Yadav, today chaired a meeting to review the arrangements for smooth conduct of OMR based objective type written exam for class IV posts being conducted by J&K Service Selection Board. The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner Poonch, Dr. Basharat Hussain; Additional Superintendent of Police, Khalid Amin; […]
Sustainable Agriculture Plan has been developed in J&K, which currently caters to all developmental needs without compromising future potential, says the LG Revolutionary changes are taking place in Horticulture Sector in J&K; promotion of local produce & taking it to global market is one of the key focus areas of J&K Government: LG “I assure […]
Reviews Covid-19 protocol measures at Lakhanpur corridor KATHUA, FEBRUARY 22: Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Sanjeev Verma today visited Lakhanpur corridor to review the arrangements put in place for the travelers entering UT as per Covid-19 protocols. Deputy Commissioner, Kathua Om Prakash, DC State Taxes Department Ranjeet Singh accompanied the Divisional Commissioner during the visit. While reviewing […]
Nineteen travellers were 58 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, taking the total case tally to 125925. There was no death due to the virus during the time while 11 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 47 from Kashmir Valley. Giving district-wise, the officials […]