Kathua rape-murder: Mehbooba seeks fast track court, sacks accused cops
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who also holds the Home portfolio, on Saturday terminated the services of four policemen accused in the rape and murder of a minor in Kathua district. The Chief Minister also wrote to the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, seeking a fast track court to […]
No threat to PDP-BJP coalition in J&K: Ram Madhav
Jammu: BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav on Saturday said that there was no threat to the ruling PDP-BJP coalition in Jammu and Kashmir as both the parties were working in coordination. He arrived here earlier on Saturday to chair a Bharatiya Janata Party legislature meet at the party headquarters. “We will speak to our […]
Seed money, age-limit increased; 3% of budget allocation reserved for specially-abled
Govt makes special amendments to SCFS, YSLS
Jammu, April 13: In order to cater to the soaring unemployment in Jammu & Kashmir, the government has announced some promising amendments to the guidelines of its two flagship entrepreneurship development schemes, Seed Capital Fund Scheme (SCFS) and Youth Start Up Loan Scheme (YSLS). The two schemes are being implemented by the Jammu and Kashmir […]
Dir Agri interacts with farmers; asks them to adopt latest techniques in agriculture
JAMMU, APRIL 13: Director Agriculture, Jammu Hari Krishan Razdan today interacted with the farmers in Majua Uttami, Chak Chimna, Bhagwana Chak, Rehal, Chak Hassal and adjoining areas of RS Pura. He stressed on the need to adopt multiple cropping systems with vegetable cultivation and application of latest technologies to achieve the goal of doubling the […]
CWG: India’s men’s hockey team loses to New Zealand in semis
Gold Coast : India’s men’s hockey team lost to New Zealand 2-3 in a semi-final of the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday. India put up a disastrous defensive performance in the first quarter to concede two goals to Hugo Inglis (seventh minute), Stephen Jenness (13th). But Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty stroke in […]
Faheem Ashraf likely to make Test debut on Ireland, England tour
KARACHI: All-rounder Faheem Ashraf is likely to make his test debut on the upcoming Ireland and England test series in May. The 24-year-old all-rounder has played 8 ODIs and 10 T20Is for Green Shirts in the last 10 months and was able to impress spectators by his tremendous performance while playing for Islamabad United in […]
Who is Sachin Tendulkar: McLellan
Australian journalist Dennis Freedman got American Comedian Jeremy McLellan on his show to discuss what he says Pakistan, cricket, spy pigeons and make jokes. Jeremy McLellan is a stand up comedian and Freedman is a funny guy who has already won our hearts by incessantly trolling Indian cricket fans though he wouldn’t admit he means […]
Pak Senate approves bill to extend jurisdiction of Supreme Court, Peshawar High Court to Fata
Islamabad, Apr 13: The Senate on Friday gave its assent to a bill seeking the extension of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and Peshawar High Court (PHC) to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). The Supreme Court and High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction to Fata) Bill 2017 had been lying with the upper […]
Channel 9 loses Australian cricket TV rights after 40 years
Sydney: Channel Nine, which brought cricket to Australian television viewers for 40 years and influenced the way the sport is covered around the world, has lost a billion dollar bidding duel for broadcasting rights to Australia’s national game. Cricket Australia announced Friday it had concluded a new rights deal with free-to-air broadcaster Channel Seven and […]
Not concerned by fast bowlers leaking runs: Karthik
Kolkata: Despite the pacers leaking as many as 109 runs in just 8.5 overs against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the previous game, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Dinesh Karthik on Friday said it’s not a concern going into their next encounter, at home against in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad. Vinay Kumar was the worst hit among […]
