Miss World Karolina Bielawska arrives in Kashmir on day-long tour
Srinagar, Aug 28 (PTI) Miss World Karolina Bielawska on Monday arrived in Kashmir on a day-long tour for an event. Poland’s Bielawska, along with other pageant winners, including Miss World India Sini Shetty, enjoyed breakfast with other dignitaries at a five-star hotel here. For the day-long tour, Bielawska and Shetty will be joined by Miss […]
China won’t require COVID-19 testing for incoming travellers starting Wednesday
Beijing, Aug 28 (AP) China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result from incoming travellers starting Wednesday. It is a milestone toward ending the virus restrictions imposed in China since early 2020. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the change at a briefing Monday. (AP)
Siblings electrocuted in Babapora Shopian, one dies another injured
Shopian, Aug 28: Two siblings were electrocuted in Babapora village of Zainapora Sub Division in South Kashmir’s Shopian district and one of them succumbed while another is undergoing treatment at a hospital. An official said that the two brothers identified as Mashooq Ahmad Hajam and his brother Irfan Ahmad Hajam were injured due to electric […]
Neeraj Chopra scripts history yet again, becomes first Indian to win gold in World Athletics Championships
Budapest, Aug 28 (PTI) Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Sunday scripted history yet again as he became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships with a best throw of 88.17m in the men’s javelin final here. In another first, three Indians finished in top eight with Kishore Jena (84.77m) […]
Congress, BRS and AIMIM are ‘4G, 3G, 2G parties’, Amit Shah’s jibe at opponents
Hyderabad, Aug 27 (PTI) Taking a swipe at the Congress, the BRS and AIMIM over dynasty politics, Union Home Minister Amit Shah called them “4G, 3G, 2G” parties. Speaking at Raitu Gosa – BJP Barosa Public Meeting at Khammam, Shah said the countdown for the “corrupt and oppressive” Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led BRS government […]
Vikram lander observes temperature variation on lunar surface, records high of 70 degree Celsius
Bengaluru, Aug 27 (PTI) ISRO on Sunday released a graph of the temperature variation on the lunar surface and a senior scientist of the space agency expressed surprise over the high temperature recorded on the Moon. The national space agency said Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) payload onboard Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander measured the temperature profile […]
Advisor Bhatnagar addresses third Excellence in Education Awards ceremony at Mauritius
SRINAGAR, AUG 27: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar addressed the third Excellence in Education Awards ceremony held at World Hindi Secretariat here. The event was presided over by President of Mauritius, Prithvirajsing Roopun. Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius, Leela Devi Dookun and Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance of Mauritius, Mahen Kumar […]
Lt Governor attends flag-in ceremony of JIM&WS Pahalgam’s Mountain Expedition-NUN-KUN
SRINAGAR, AUG 27: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today attended the flag-in ceremony of the Mountain Expedition-NUN-KUN organised by Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, Pahalgam. Interacting with the Expedition team at Raj Bhawan, the Lt Governor lauded their grit, determination and accomplishment for creating a history by climbing twin peaks of Mt Nun and […]
Crime Branch Kashmir chargesheets accused in cheating case
Srinagar, Aug 27: Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir produced the chargesheet against an accused before the court of Passenger Tax Srinagar in a cheating case. According to a statement, issued here a spokesman of the probe agency said that a chargesheet was filed in case FIR No. 06/2023 u/S 420 IPC against Fayaz […]
Heat waves becoming more frequent, deadly, study finds
New Delhi, Aug 27 (PTI) The risk of fatal heat waves has risen sharply over the past 20 years, and such extreme weather will become more frequent in the future, increasing heat-related excess mortality, a study shows. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found that Europe will be particularly affected. Heat waves of […]