India stands ready to extend support to people of Turkey: MoS Muraleedharan

India stands ready to extend support to people of Turkey: MoS Muraleedharan

Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan has said that India stands ready to extend support to the people of earthquake-hit Turkey. Muraleedharan made the remarks at the Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad from where Indian Air Force’s C17 Globemaster aircraft with medical equipment, ration and relief equipment took off for Turkey, as part […]

Naseem reflects on the day he felt his father was right

Naseem reflects on the day he felt his father was right

KARACHI: After coming to terms with the fact that the 19-year-old Naseem Shah lead the Pakistan pace attack across all three formats since playing his first white-ball game only months ago, what is more pleasantly surprising is how the man thinks, speaks and carries himself off the field. In an interview published recently, Pakistan bowling […]

Turkiye-Syria quake toll tops 16,000, cold compounds misery

Turkiye-Syria quake toll tops 16,000, cold compounds misery

Freezing temperatures deepened the misery Thursday for survivors of a massive earthquake in Turkiye and Syria that killed at least 16,000 people, as rescuers raced to save countless people still trapped under rubble. The death toll from Monday’s 7.8-magnitude quake is expected to rise sharply as rescue efforts near the 72-hour mark that disaster experts […]

Fresh Snowfall In Many Places In Kashmir

Fresh Snowfall In Many Places In Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Feb 9: Most areas in north Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Thursday while the rest of the valley was hit by rains, bringing down the mercury levels, officials said here. Snowfall started on Wednesday night at Gulmarg ski resort in Baramulla district, which is scheduled to host the Khelo India Winter Games from Friday, […]

Man killed in Srinagar road accident

Man killed in Srinagar road accident

A pedestrian was killed on Thursday after being hit by a two wheeler in Chinar colony Baghat area of summer capital Srinagar. A pedestrian, identified as Abdul Aziz Sheikh and is a resident of Chinar colony was hit by a two wheeler (scooty) in Baghat area this morning. Sheikh was shifted to SMHS Hospital in […]

Adequate supply

Adequate supply

With the focus on agriculture production, especially the horticulture sector, J&K administration is trying to bring the spray oils derived from petroleum here. Recently Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo, chaired a meeting here at Civil Secretariat to discuss the availability and supply of petroleum-derived spray oils for use in agriculture […]

No constructive criticism, only allegations against govt: PM Modi

No constructive criticism, only allegations against govt: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said criticism is part of democracy, and gives it strength, but what the country witnessed during the last nine years was compulsive criticism by people who were not able to accept the world appreciating India’s potential and looking towards it with hope and expectation. The prime minister was replying […]

Strict security for PSL matches ordered

Strict security for PSL matches ordered

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Home Department has directed the police chiefs of Rawalpindi, Lahore and Multan divisions to ensure tier-wise deployment of security personnel along with a bomb disposal squad with the motorcades of cricket teams and foreign officials. The Pakistan Super League (PSL) eighth edition 2023 is scheduled to be held in Rawalpindi, Lahore and […]

Death toll rises above 11,200 in Turkiye, Syria earthquake

Death toll rises above 11,200 in Turkiye, Syria earthquake

The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkiye and Syria rose above 11,200 on Wednesday as rescuers raced to save survivors trapped under debris in the winter cold. Officials and medics said 8,574 people had died in Turkiye and 2,662 in Syria from Monday’s 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the total to 11,236. Nearly 50,000 […]

238 Indian cities get 5G services: Ministry of Communication

238 Indian cities get 5G services: Ministry of Communication

The government has established a road map to make 5G services available in different parts of the country through rollout obligations, quoting a press release by the Ministry of Communications ANI reported. Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have started providing 5G services in the country from 1 October 2022, said a press release by the Ministry […]