Former Australian cricket legend Dean Jones has died of a massive heart attack. Jones was part of Star Sports commentary team and was in a bio-secure bubble in a seven-star hotel in Mumbai. He was 59. Dean Jones has been an active cricket analyst and was signed up to do off-tube commentary on the Indian Premier […]
A Delhi court Thursday sent former JNU student leader Umar Khalid, arrested under the stringent anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in a case related to the communal violence in north east Delhi in February, to judicial custody till October 22. Khalid was present before Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat through video conferencing at the […]
National Conference Member parliament form south Kashmir on thrusday has demanded immediate regularisation of daily wagers and pay parity to home guards. according to statement issued to KNS, Hasnain Masoodi has demanded regularisation of more than sixty thousand daily wage, casual and contract workers of Jammu and Kashmir, denied timely release of wages and awaiting […]
New Delhi: As many as 43 bridges built in border areas of Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir will be dedicated to the nation by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, officials said. Most of the 43 bridges, including seven in Ladakh, are in strategically important areas and they […]
The rupee depreciated 26 paise to 73.83 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday as selloff in domestic equities and significant foreign fund outflows weighed on investor sentiment. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened on a weak note at 73.82, then fell further to 73.83, registering a fall of 26 paise […]
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma admitted that sapping conditions in the UAE made it difficult to bat for long duration and that’s the reason he felt a bit tired by the end of his match-winning knock against Kolkata Knight Riders. Skipper Rohit starred with a 54-ball 80 to help defending champions Mumbai Indians to a […]
A Panchayat representative and chairman of Block Development Council (BDC) Khag, Bhupinder Singh was shot dead by unidentified militants on Wednesday evening, officials said. Singh was wounded after an attack and later succumbed to injuries. Sources said Singh, who had two PSOs for personal security, had dropped the security personnel at his Allochi Bagh Srinagar and proceeded […]
NEW YORK: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz took aim at Iran during his debut on Wednesday at the annual United Nations meeting of world leaders, calling for a comprehensive solution to contain Riyadh’s regional rival and stop it from getting weapons of mass destruction. He said Iran has exploited a 2015 nuclear deal with […]
A 25-year-old youth died and two others were injured after a tractor they were travelling on fell off a culvert in Lolab area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. Official sources told news agency GNS that the accident took place at Thayan Kalaroose area of Lolab this morning. The deceased has been identified as […]
Health and Medical Education Department on Thursday suspended two officers over shortage of oxygen supply to covid patients and alleged mismanagement at Government Medical College, Jammu which led to the death of a patient. The suspension was ordered by the Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo on the basis of an enquiry […]