Awantipora Accident: 1 more injured succumbs, toll 6

Awantipora Accident: 1 more injured succumbs, toll 6

Srinagar: Another non-local labourer, who was injured in a road accident in Awantipora area of Pulwama district, has succumbed to his injuries, taking the death toll to 6. An official said that Ali Hassan Ansari of Jharkhand succumbed to his injuries at SMHS hospital in Srinagar on Wednesday morning. 5 persons had died and 28 […]

Fodder project

Fodder project

The J&K government is going to address the fodder deficit in order to boost the livestock sector. Recently J&K Govt announced Rs 129.05 cr initiative to reduce fodder deficit, boost livestock sector under HADP. The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, recognizing the potential of livestock husbandry to improve the socio-economic conditions of farming communities […]

Strong Earthquake Of 6.6 Magnitude Shakes J&K

Strong Earthquake Of 6.6 Magnitude Shakes J&K

A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.6 on the Richter scale occurred on Tuesday night in Jammu and Kashmir, triggering panic among the people who rushed outside their homes and called their loved ones to enquire about their wellbeing. The high-intensity earthquake occurred 22:10:27IST. The earthquake was at the latitude 36.09 degrees north and longitude 71.35 […]

SC asks the Centre for details of execution of death sentence

SC asks the Centre for details of execution of death sentence

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central government to collect/furnish information on whether execution of death sentence by hanging was cruel and offending to human dignity along with information on alternate methods of carrying out death sentence by lethal injunctions, or through electrocution. Seeking information on different methods of execution of death sentence, a […]

Pakistan tweak schedule for NZ series

Pakistan tweak schedule for NZ series

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday announced a revised schedule for national side’s upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand. The PCB and New Zealand Cricket “unanimously agreed to make [the] tweaks”, according to the former’s statement. Instead of kicking off their tour with the first four of the five Twenty20 Internationals in Karachi according […]

Russia scrambles fighter as US bombers ‘neared border’

Russia scrambles fighter as US bombers ‘neared border’

MOSCOW: Russia scrambled an SU-35 fighter jet over the Baltic Sea on Monday after two US strategic bombers flew in the direction of the Russian border, but then left, according to the defence ministry in Moscow. “On March 20, radar facilities of the air defence forces of the Western military district on duty over the […]

Advisor Bhatnagar inaugurates 14th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme at Jammu

Advisor Bhatnagar inaugurates 14th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme at Jammu

JAMMU, MARCH 21: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, today inaugurated the seven day Tribal Youth Exchange Programme at Teachers Bhawan here. The programme is being organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) and is sponsored by Union Ministry of Home Affairs with an aim of empowering tribal students by providing them with exposure […]