Bumrah is the best bowler in world cricket now: Kohli
Melbourne: Virat Kohli rated Jasprit Bumrah as the “best (fast) bowler in the world” and someone even he would have been “scared to face” on a bouncy Perth wicket. Courtesy Bumrah’s match haul of 9 for 86, India beat Australia by 137 runs in the third Test to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the […]
13 killed in poll-related violence in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dec 30 : Voting in a tense election to choose a new government in Bangladesh ended on Sunday with at least 13 people being killed in poll-related violence amid allegations of manipulations by the ruling Awami League led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. According to the Election Commission, 1,848 candidates are contesting for 299 […]
Chidambaram takes dig at Govt, ED, media on Chopper case claims in court
New Delhi, Dec 30: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Sunday took a dig at the Modi government, ED and the media over the “new improved system” of trying cases and pronouncing judgment without evidence, which he said “surpasses kangaroo courts”. In a series of tweets, the former finance and home minister said if the government, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and […]
Faculty Development Programme on Nai-Talim concludes at KU
Srinagar, Dec 30: A seven-day Faculty Development Programme for Teacher Educators organized by P.G. Department of Education, University of Kashmir in collaboration with Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MHRD, Government of India)concluded here on Sunday at KU. A number of faculty members from the teacher training colleges of Srinagar District participated actively in […]
Politics of self-interest
The kind of political brickbats that are at display these days are like the fireworks one gets to see during festivities. And what is interesting is that every single party and individual active in politics of all hues are involved and engaged in public ridicule of their respective adversaries. While National Conference and Peoples Democratic […]
4 rifles go missing from Cong MLC’s official residence: Police
Srinagar, Dec 30: Four rifles belonging to personal security officers (PSOs) of a Congress legislator have gone missing from his official residence here in Srinagar, police said Sunday. The weapons of Congress leader and Member of Legislative Council Muzaffar Parray’s PSOs went missing from the guard room of his official residence in Jawahar Nagar […]
Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi visits Qatar
Islamabad, Dec 30: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday travelled to Qatar, where he is expected to discuss the Afghan reconciliation process and issues of mutual interests with the top officials of the Gulf country. Officials here said that Qureshi was received by top officials of the Qatari Ministry for Foreign Affairs and […]
Vehicle with illicit timber seized, three arrested in Baramulla
Baramulla: In a bid to curb the rampant timber smuggling, Forest Protection Force (FPF) on Sun seized truck with illicit timber and arrested three persons. Official sources said that a team during naka which was laid at Ladoora-Jahama crossing seized aTata Mobile bearing registration number JK05 B 1315 carrying illicit timber. Sources said that the […]
Night temperatures rise across Kashmir slight relief from cold conditions
Srinagar, Dec 30: The residents in Kashmir experienced huge relief from the intense cold wave conditions as the mercury rose by several degrees across the valley and Ladakh region, even as the minimum temperature continued to settle below the freezing point, a MeT official said here Sunday. Night temperature in Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, […]
