SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has written to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu, urging them to oppose the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill. In a letter shared on her social media handle, Mufti expressed deep concern over […]
In a veiled attack on the Opposition and forces outside the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said this is perhaps the first Parliament session since 2014 when he assumed office that there has been no attempt to create disturbances by foreign sources just before the session. ”This is the first session in the […]
ZURICH: Clubs worldwide made a record 22,779 international transfers in men’s football in 2024 for a total spend of $8.59 billion, world football’s governing body FIFA said in its Global Transfer Report published on Thursday. The figure is the second-highest spend after a record-breaking 2023 when clubs spent $9.63 billion on international transfers. FIFA also […]
DUBAI: A record 92.3 million passengers travelled through Dubai’s international airport last year, its operator said on Thursday, extending a post-pandemic tear that exemplifies the city’s economic boom. The figure surpassed the previous high of 89.1 million in 2018, Dubai Airports said, despite regional tensions caused by the Gaza war and last April’s unprecedented […]
New Delhi, Jan 31: Asserting that situation in Jammu and Kashmir has changed after the abrogation of Article 370, President Droupadi Murmu on Friday described train to Kashmir as government’s major achievement. Addressing a joint sitting of Parliament, marking the beginning of this year’s Budget Session, President Murmu said, “There have been significant changes in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR: Several Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) workers were detained on Friday as they were trying to sit on a day-long hunger strike here to demand the release of Baramulla Lok Sabha MP and party chief Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer, police said. The AIP workers assembled at the Sangarmal Shopping complex where they had decided […]
SRINAGAR: A fire broke out in a residential house in the Bagiyas area of Chattabal, Srinagar, on Thursday, officials said. An official said that a three-storey residential house in Chattabal was engulfed in flames. He said that, as per preliminary reports, one three-storey house is involved in the fire. “The Fire and Emergency Department, along with […]
Srinagar :In a bureaucratic reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered the transfer and posting of several IAS and JKAS officers with immediate effect. According to an official order, Jatin Kishore (IAS, AGMUT:2020), serving as Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat and holding additional charge of Director Information, J&K, has been appointed […]
Jammu: Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed a chargesheet against four officials of a private company based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, for duping a doctor here of Rs 30.50 lakh on the pretext of setting up a gym in a joint venture. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Crime Branch, Benam Tosh, said the […]
Recently Deputy Chief Minister, held a public Darbar and laid foundation stone for improvement and upgradation of Galli to Kateri road project. Spanning over a length of 2.60 kilometers, this vital project is being executed by the Public Works Department (PWD), R&B Division Ramban, at an estimated cost of Rs 872.84 lakh. […]