UAE’s Lulu group to set up food processing centre in JK
Dubai, Dec 11 (PTI) The UAE-based Lulu Group International has announced a plan to set up a food processing centre in Srinagar for sourcing a wide range of agri products from Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement was made by Lulu group chairman Yusuffali MA on Thursday during a meeting with a delegation from Jammu and […]
Indian-American among 18 astronauts selected for NASA’s manned Moon mission
Washington, Dec 11 (PTI) An Indian-American is among the 18 astronauts selected by NASA for its manned mission to the Moon and beyond. NASA on Wednesday named the 18 astronauts — half of them women — who will train for its Artemis moon-landing programme. Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, 43, a graduate of the US Air […]
Militants hurl grenade on CRPF bunker in Noorbagh, no damages reported
Srinagar, Dec 11: A grenade explosion took place at Noorbagh area of Srinagar this morning, however, no damage was reported, officials said Friday. They said that at 6:30 am, a grenade was lobbed by militants on G/161 BN of CRPF at Noorbag, Srinagar, which exploded outside the bunker. “There was no loss of life or […]
DDC polls: Poll percentage gets better in phase five
51.2 percent voting recorded in JK: SEC
Jammu/Srinagar: State Election Commissioner (SEC) K K Sharma Thursday said that the phase-5 of ensuing District Development Council (DDC) polls ended peacefully across J&K with total a poll percentage of 51.2 percent recorded. Addressing reporters in Jammu, the SEC said that barring a small incident of stone pelting at Anantnag, the overall polling remained peaceful. […]
105-year-old woman votes in Bandipora
Bandipora: A 105-year-old woman voter was among the electorate who exercised their franchise in Arin block of Bandipora district on Thursday during fifth phase of DDC elections held across Jammu and Kashmir. The aged woman voter Saja Begum’s son, Ayaz Lone, who carried her to the polling station at Arin, said: “My mother told us […]
Going hi-tech: Police in JK to procure 100 UAVs
Srinagar: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved a fresh budget for the J&K police under the police modernization program (PMP) with 100 fresh Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and drones on way for the police force to boost its technical capability. Officials said that some UAVs and drones have already been procured by the […]
Congress calls for holding assembly elections in JK
Says if DDC polls can be happen, why assembly polls are delayed
Jammu: If District Development Council (DDC) polls can be held in times of COVID-19, Assembly elections can too, Jammu and Kashmir Congress in-charge Rajni Patil said on Thursday as she demanded for an elected government in the union territory. She said the BJP ferried dozens of Union ministers, national leaders and film personalities to campaign […]
Imran dares opposition to table no-confidence motion against his govt
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has dared the Opposition alliance to table a no-confidence motion in Parliament to oust him, as he criticised its call to lawmakers for mass resignations to force him to call snap polls. Khan said he did not backtrack from holding a national dialogue to steer the country out of […]
