Night curfew lifted in parts of Shillong, situation remains tense
Shillong, Mar 1 : The night curfew imposed in the Meghalaya capital after violent clashes was lifted at 8 am on Sunday, barring in areas under the jurisdiction of Lumdiengjri and Sadar police stations and Cantonment Beat House, where indefinite curfew continued to remain in effect, officials said. The curfew was imposed since 9 pm […]
Nice to see Virat making errors under pressure, says Trent Boult
Christchurch, Mar 1 : Forcing a world class batsman like Virat Kohli make errors after piling pressure on him was extremely satisfying, senior New Zealand pacer Trent Boult said on Sunday after his side took control of the second Test here. Boult had figures of 3 for 12 as India were reduced to 90 for […]
China’s coronavirus deaths reach 2,870, confirmed cases surge to 79,824
Beijing, Mar 1 : China’s coronavirus death toll climbed to 2,870 with 35 new deaths, while the confirmed cases increased to 79,824 even as the infections outside the worst-hit Hubei province dropped with only three positive cases reported in a single day, continuing the trend of slowdown in the rest of the country, health officials […]
Country facing challenge with CAA: Teesta Setalvad
Mangaluru, Mar 1 : The country is facing a huge challenge with the “negative politics being played out by the ruling BJP at the Centre and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is a ploy to implement their agenda of divide and rule,” noted human rights activist Teesta Setalvad said on Sunday. Delivering a speech on […]
J&K Bank Recruitments
Most of the political parties in Kashmir have criticised the Union Territory administration’s decision of scrapping the recruitment process of Jammu and Kashmir Bank and demanded immediate rollback of the order. It may be recalled here that the Jammu and Kashmir administration, the other day, scrapped the recruitment process of 250 probationary officers and 1,200 […]
Become job providers instead of job seekers: Secy GAD at JKEDI Prog
Distributes Rs 3.19 Cr among 3870 construction and other workers in Baramulla
BARAMULLA, MARCH 01: Secretary General Administration Department (GAD) Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone today exhorted upon the youth to strive hard for becoming job providers instead of job seekers. The Secretary who was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of three weeks long Entrepreneurship Development programme under Himayat self employment scheme said that skill development among the […]
US, Taliban ink historic deal on Afghanistan’s future
Troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months
Doha, Feb 29 : The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban on Saturday, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest-ever war. The agreement is expected to lead to a dialogue between the Taliban and the Kabul government […]
ED attaches Rs 2.6 crore worth of assets in JKCA funds fraud case
New Delhi, Feb 29 : The ED has attached assets worth Rs 2.6 crore in a money laundering case related to the alleged embezzlement of funds of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), the central agency said on Saturday. A provisional order for attachment of assets has been issued under the Prevention of Money […]
Snowfall, shooting stones disrupt traffic on Sgr-Jmu highway
Srinagar, Feb 29: The traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway was disrupted on Saturday due to fresh snowfall and shooting of stones from the hillocks overlooking the road, officials said. Light snowfall occurred at Jawahar Tunnel, the gateway to Kashmir, while rains triggered shooting of stones from the hillocks at several places between Panthiyal and […]
Lt. Gen BS Raju takes over as Chinar Corps chief
Srinagar, Feb 29: Lt Gen Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon, Chinar Corps Commander handed over command of the strategic Kashmir-based 15 Corps to Lt Gen BS Raju today. The over year long tenure of Gen Dhillon, witnessed a large number of major events like abrogation of Article 370 and Pulwama IED incident. “He can be credited […]
