Crediting wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s three-wicket burst for his side’s 10-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL-opener, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli said the wrist spinner proved that he could get purchase on any wicket. Chahal (3/18) removed in-form Englishman Jonny Bairstow (61) and Vijay Shankar in successive balls in the 16th over […]
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Tuesday said in Rajya Sabha that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited 58 countries in the year 2015. The foreign trips of PM Narendra Modi cost Rs 517.82 crore, the external affairs ministry said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. The ministry also said that during PM Narendra Modi’s visits […]
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Tuesday urged Government to address economic and unemployment crisis rather than showing door to already employed people. According to statement issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), a meeting of JKPCC senior leaders was held under the chair of vice president and former MLA Haji Abdul Rashid Dar. […]
Apni Party spokesman and former legislator Javid Hassan Baig on Tuesday solicited the intervention of Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha to facilitate a hassle free movement of fruit and vegetable laden trucks on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway so as to prevent further losses to the horticulture sector in Kashmir. In a statement issuedto KNS reads, Baig said […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has terminated the services of five doctors, posted as medical officers in different health institutions, for unauthorised absence from duty, according to an official order. The order by Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo said the medical officers had been served notices by the director, health services, […]
Parliament on Tuesday gave its approval to a taxation bill that seeks to provide various reliefs in terms of compliance requirements for taxpayers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions) Bill, 2020, which seeks to replace an ordinance and make few other changes in direct and indirect […]
In a major change in existing COVID-19 protocol, Jammu and Kashmir government has announced that all coronavirus patients would be discharged after 10 days without the requirement of a test provided they have been asymptomatic for three days. The decision has been taken after a massive spike in Covid-19 cases in the recent weeks in […]
In a major decision, the Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to introduce 11 new subjects, including business administration, rural development, disaster management and mass communication, at senior secondary level to keep the students abreast of the latest developments around the world. For introducing new subjects, the UT school education department will have to arrange […]
Political showdown continues at Parliament as now many opposition parties led by Congress stage walkout in Rajya Sabha. Speaking after the Zero Hour, Leader Of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said that the opposition will boycott the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha till the suspension of the eight members is revoked. Azad also demanded […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has formally taken over the investigation in two cases pertaining to violence that broke out in Bengaluru on August 11 over an alleged derogatory social media post. According to the NIA, a team headed by an IG-rank officer is camping in Bengaluru in connection with the probe. “In pursuance of […]