LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been appointed to lead the national selection committee comprising team director Mickey Arthur and head coach Grant Bradburn, the country’s cricket board announced on Monday. It will be Inzamam’s second stint in the position, with the 53-year-old having served as chief selector between 2016 and 2019. He will pick […]
Rescue workers combed through the rubble of damaged buildings in the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, the day after Russian strikes killed at least seven people. Pokrovsk sits just 50 kilometres from the eastern frontline, where Moscow says it is gaining ground and repelling Ukrainian attacks. Two missiles — launched 40 minutes […]
Asks for development of panchayat websitesto reflect their progress SRINAGAR, AUGUST 8: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today launched the Planning, Development and Monitoring Department dashboard for monitoring the progress of panchayats of J&K under ‘Aspirational Panchayat Development Programme (APDP)’. Those who were present included Commissioner Secretary, RDD; Commissioner Secretary, IT; Secretary, PD&MD; DG, […]
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 08: In a significant developments, Rajouri Chikri Wood Craft from Rajouri district and Mushqbudji Rice of Anantnag district of have received the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag. The process for GI Tagging of nine products was started by NABARD in consultation with Department of Handicrafts & Handloom and Department of Agriculture in December 2020, […]
A 38-year-old panch was charred to death in an accidental fire that damaged his home in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, a police official said on Tuesday. Gyan Chand, an elected Panchayati Raj Institution member, got trapped when his house caught fire at Katti village in the Panchari area on Monday. His […]
In order to enhance the rural economy in Jammu and Kashmir, the J & K government is doing sustained efforts for this purpose. Recently LG Manoj Sinha took a detailed review meeting of agriculture and allied sectors. He impressed upon the officials for dedicated IT teams to bridge the knowledge deficit, improve the reach and […]
Body of 24-year-old missing youth was fished out nearly after a month from power canal in Saturna Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday. An official said that the youth had gone missing on July 05 this year from his home. He said that nearly after a month his body was fished out […]
JAMMU, AUGUST 07: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that the power supply to Laxmi Puram, Swarn Vihar, Bharat Nagar, Ganga Nagar, Bantalab, Radio Station, BSNL, CRPF, Ayush Hospital and adjoining areas shall remain affected on August 10 from 6 am to 10 am. Meanwhile, the Superintending Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, O&M Circle Kathua has informed […]
‘Mission will ensure every child and mother has access to life-saving vaccines’ SRINAGAR, AUGUST 07: In a significant step towards bolstering child healthcare and immunization efforts, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0 immunisation campaign at 500 bedded Govt. Children Hospital Bemina here. The launch ceremony was […]
JAMMU – Four former legislators and a sitting district development council member from Jammu & Kashmir are set to join Congress on Monday in New Delhi. Sources said that former MLC Naresh Gupta, ex-MLA Yash Pal Kundal, former MLA Haji Abdul Rashid, former MLC Sham Lal Baghat and several other leaders including Taranjeet Singh Tony […]