Ankita moves to semifinals in Luan
New Delhi, May 10 : India’s Ankita Raina quelled a strong challenge from lower-ranked Eudice Wong Chong to make it to the singles semifinals of the USD 60,000 ITF women’s event here Friday. The second seeded Indian, ranked 175, came back from a one-set deficit to beat her Hong Kong rival 2-6 6-4 7-5 in […]
Actress Dia Mirza, Alibaba chief among 17 new ‘SDG Advocates’ of UN
United Nations, May 10 : Indian actress Dia Mirza and Alibaba chief Jack Ma are among the 17 global public figures appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the new advocates to drive action and solidify global political will for the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new class of ‘SDG Advocates’ are 17 influential […]
Commissioner Higher Education calls upon VC KU Prof Talat Ahmad
Srinagar, May 10: Commissioner Higher Education Talat Parvez Rohella today called upon Vice Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad in his official chamber here on Friday. During the meeting several issues regarding the functioning of the colleges affiliated with the University of Kashmir were discussed threadbare and emphasis was laid on strengthening the quality […]
Send daily report of Market checking drive: Div Com to officers
SRINAGAR, MAY 10: While taking a serious note of reports of price hike of essential commodities during the holy month of Ramzan, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and Legal Metrology to start intense market checking across the city on daily basis and […]
National Highway a death trap as govt looks other way: PDP
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday expressed concern over the frequent occurrence of fatal road accidents on Jammu- Srinagar highway, terming the 294 km road stretch nothing less than a death trap. In a statement issued here, senior PDP leader and Former R&B Minister Naeem Akhtar said that the present dispensation in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Drug peddler with cannabis held in J-K’s Poonch
Jammu, May 10: A suspected drug peddler with cannabis was arrested Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said. The accused, Khurshid Ahmad, was intercepted by a police team in Mandi belt and 159 gram cannabis was seized from him, they said. A case was registered in this connection, they added.(PTI) KI NewsKashmir Images […]
Highway curbs on civilian traffic in Kashmir only on Sundays
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said civilian vehicles will be restricted on the Jammu-Srinagar highway only on Sundays. The restrictions had been imposed on civilian traffic on the highway on Wednesdays and Sundays after the Pulwama attack in Jammu and Kashmir on February 14 in which 40 CRPF troopers were killed. The […]
PM talks about Pak & other ‘absurd’ issues but never about problems of people: Priyanka
Siddharth Nagar (UP): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Friday alleged that while farmers were suffering, Rs 5,50,000 crore of big industrialists were waived by the BJP government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s friends recorded profits of Rs 10,000 crore in last five years. Addressing an election meeting here, she also hit out at Modi, claiming […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH closed for second day
Jammu, May 10: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic for the second consecutive day Friday due to fresh landslides in Ramban district that left over 3000 vehicles stranded, officials said. During the work of clearance of landslides at Digdol on the highway, fresh landslide took place resulting in closure of highway for the […]
Ayodhya case: Panel seeks extension for mediation process, SC grants time till Aug 15
New Delhi, May 10: The Supreme Court Friday extended till August 15 the time for a panel of mediators, headed by former apex court judge Justice F M I Kalifulla, to explore an amicable solution to the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya. A five judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice […]
