S Korean ex-president Lee admits taking $100,000 from spy
Seoul, Mar 15 (AFP) Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak has admitted receiving $100,000 from the state spy agency while still in office, reports said today, after he faced a marathon interrogation by prosecutors over corruption allegations. Lee returned home today after lengthy questioning as he became the last of the country’s living ex-leaders to […]
Finance and Education Minister meets Governor
JAMMU, MARCH 6: Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, Minister for Education, Finance, Labour & Employment called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Bukhari discussed with the Governor certain higher education policy issues which were earlier deliberated in a meeting held on 6th March 2018 by Governor with Education Minister and Vice-Chancellors of Kashmir […]
NABARD launches Farmer’s Club in Bandipora
BANDIPORA, MARCH 15: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) today launched Farmer’s Club in district Bandipora. The District Development Manager NABARD Zubair Wasil on the occasion briefed the audience about Farmer’s Club. He said the objective of establishing of Farmer’s Club is to encourage farmers to work with each other and with […]
Serena still best in the world: Simona Halep
Washington: Top-ranked Simona Halep of Romania has said Serena Williams is still the best tennis player in the world. “I think she should have been actually No. 1 seed in this tournament because she left as No. 1 in the world,” the Romanian was quoted by WTA official website as saying on Wednesday, Xinhua reported. […]
Strict action to be taken against illegal sand extractors: DC Pulwama
PULWAMA, MARCH 15: District Development Commissioner Pulwama Ghulam Mohammad Dar today convened a meeting of officers to curb the trend of “uncontrolled and unscientific extraction” of sand, gravel and soil in the District. The meeting was attended by SE Hydraulic, Executive Engineer Irrigation & Flood Control, Tehsildar Pulwama, Kakapora and Pampore, Civil Officers and concerned […]
Erring traders fined Rs 160 K
BUDGAM, MARCH 15: District Administration Budgam have realized a fine of Rs 1.6 lakh from various shopkeepers, wholesale dealers, distributors and manufacturers for selling adulterated, sub-standard and misbranded food items in different markets across the district, against the Food Safety and Standard Act-2006 (FSSA). ADC Budgam Mohammad Farooq Dar said that the fine of Rs […]
Moin blames lack of partnerships behind Gladiators’ loss
SHARJAH: Quetta Gladiators Coach Moin Khan said on Thursday that the team was chasing a ‘gettable total’ in their match against Lahore Qalandars but couldn’t pull off a win as the team wasn’t able to build big partnerships. Speaking in a post-match press conference, he said: “We had four foreign batsmen, the plan was to […]
Dalai Lama to address first convocation of Central University of Jammu
Jammu, Mar 14 : Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama will address the first convocation of the Central University of Jammu (CUJ) on Sunday, a university official said today. Union Minister Jitendra Singh and former chief of Army staff N C Vij will also attend the ceremony on March 18. They would receive degrees of doctor […]
On CM’s intervention, Railways open another halt station in Pulwama
Jammu, Mar 14: The Ministry of Railways has accepted the recommendation of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to open up a halt station at Naina Batpora in Pulwama district on the Baramulla-Banihal rail line. With this all six halt points on the Baramulla-Banihal Rail line, as recommended by the Chief Minister for the convenience of general […]
Governor inaugurates seminar on ‘Implementation of J&K RTI Act’
JAMMU, MARCH 14: Governor N.N. Vohra inaugurated a one day Seminar on Implementation of the J&K RTI Act, 2009 here today. This Seminar was organised by the J&K State Information Commission. Emphasising the vital importance of the manner in which the “Right to Information” promotes transparent functioning and accountable governance, Governor observed that cleanliness in […]
