Ravindra shines with double ton as NZ dominate Proteas

Ravindra shines with double ton as NZ dominate Proteas

MOUNT MAUNG­ANUI: New Zealand batsman Rachin Ravindra converted his maiden century into a majestic double-hundred before the hosts tore through South Africa’s top order to dominate day two of the series-opening Test in Mount Maunganui. Ravindra crafted 240 from 366 balls, the highest Test score at the Bay Oval, to help Tim Southee’s side reach […]

Blinken starts Mideast tour to press for Gaza truce

Blinken starts Mideast tour to press for Gaza truce

GAZA STRIP: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for another Middle East crisis tour, hoping to secure a new truce as Gaza saw no let-up in fighting. On his fifth trip to the region, Blinken landed in Riyadh and was later expected to visit Israel and mediators Egypt and […]

Severe cold in Kashmir; Pahalgam shivers at minus 11.0°C, Gulmarg at minus 10.5°C

Severe cold in Kashmir; Pahalgam shivers at minus 11.0°C, Gulmarg at minus 10.5°C

Srinagar: Severe cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir with Pahalgam recording a low of minus 11.0°C and Gulmarg minus 10.5°C respectively on Tuesday, officials said.A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.4°C against minus 0.4°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 2.0°C for the summer […]

Power scenario

Power scenario

Recently Deputy Commissioner held a review meeting to deal with winter challenges including power supply. He asked the Engineers of KPDCL to take all required measures in order to ensure that power supply is not affected during snowfall particularly at essential installations. He asked the Officers to keep men and machinery ready for early restoration […]

LG appoints Dr Naseer Iqbal as new registrar for KU

LG appoints Dr Naseer Iqbal as new registrar for KU

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha Monday appointed Dr Naseer Iqbal as new registrar for University of Kashmir.Besides, Sinha appointed Dr Fayaz Ahmad Loan as Librarian of Alllam Iqbal Library, Dr Sheikh Ghulam Mohammad as director- North Campus and Dr Mandeep Singh was appointed as director Physical Education. Additional Secretary for Lieutenant […]

Lt Governor interacts with NCC cadets who participated in Republic Day Parade in New Delhi

Lt Governor interacts with NCC cadets who participated in Republic Day Parade in New Delhi

LG exchanges ideas with Cadets on Youth’s role in National Building; emphasises on importance of self-discovery, dream and aspirations of youth I want youth to hold the rein of change because Youth is the only power that is future-oriented, in sync with reality and equipped with skills to contribute in journey of Viksit Bharat: LG […]

Hygiene for all

Hygiene for all

Solid waste management is getting the focus of administration at the panchayat level for every village of Jammu and Kashmir. Recently Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir while reviewing the updated scenario of Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G) here impressed upon the concerned authorities to carry out frequent field visits to the nook and corner of […]

Hamas weighs truce as war on Gaza nears fifth month

Hamas weighs truce as war on Gaza nears fifth month

• Humanitarian issues will be Blinken’s top priority, says White House • Pakistan sends another tranche of aid for residents of besieged enclaveGAZA STRIP: Israeli strikes across Gaza killed scores overnight as battles raged on Sunday in the besieged territory’s south and Hamas was reviewing a proposal for a halt in the nearly four-month-long war. […]