Hopes were fading on Thursday for rescuing survivors of the earthquake in Turkiye and Syria, which has killed over 17,500 people in one of the deadliest tremors in decades. Bitter cold has hampered the four-day search of thousands of flattened buildings and the 72-hour mark that experts consider the most likely period to save lives […]
The Anantnag administration on Thursday took possession of a commercial building constructed on the state land in the Srigufwara area of the district, allegedly belonging to a BJP leader. An official said that Sofi Yousuf—who is associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party—has encroached 25 marlas of state land at Srigufwara, Bijbehera, by raising a commercial […]
A 24-year-old pregnant woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her residence in Mukhdamyari village of Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the woman identified as Ulfat Bano wife of Mohammad Ashraf of Mukhdamyari was found lying unconscious at het home. He […]
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 09: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha interacted with a delegation of students visiting Jammu Kashmir under the Student’s Experience in Inter-State Living (SEIL) initiative. The students from the North-east in their interaction with the Lieutenant Governor shared insightful experiences of their tour. They said it was a privilege to be a part of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]