The killer silence
Arsalan Rashie The birth of a child is considered the most auspicious and graceful moment for every family. A child brings blessings and responsibilities as well for their parents. They put every nerve to nurture them and provide their children with good food, education, care and scarify their desires to render their wishes. They try […]
A memorable visit to the city of dreams
N J Ravi Chander My train voyage back in 1982 to the “city of dreams”, Mumbai, will count as something unique. Besides being my first tryst with India’s financial capital, it was also my maiden tour outside my hometown, Bengaluru. I was part of a motley crew of veterans and greenhorns picked as part of […]
Police arrests three gamblers in Pulwama
Srinagar: Acting tough against social crimes, Police in Pulwama arrested three gamblers and seized stake money from their possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. Acting on specific information about presence of gamblers in the house of Zahoor Ahmad Hafiz son of Ghulam Mohammad Hafiz resident of Prichoo, a police party of PS Pulwama raided the […]
Copper Craft to get fresh impetus: Officials
SRINAGAR: Copper Craft in Kashmir which has attracted millions will be provided a fresh momentum by the department of Handicrafts as it is initiating the hologram labeling mechanism on handmade copperware items which shall certify the genuine copperware fresh. This was disclosed by Director Handlooms and Handicrafts department Mehmood Ahmad Shah while interacting with the […]
5.2 magnitude earthquake hits Ladakh
Srinagar, Mar 16: An earthquake of mild intensity shook Ladakh region on Wednesday evening, an official said. The earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred at 1705 hours (7:05 p.m.), local meteorological department official said while quoting National Centre for Seismology. He said that the earthquake had a depth of 110 km, a longitude of 75.18 east […]
JK reports 17 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Mar 16: Jammu and Kashmir logged 17 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said eight of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and nine from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453493. Giving district wise […]
Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict
Kyiv, Mar 16 (AP) As Russia’s offensive pressed closer to Ukraine’s seat of government, missiles and artillery slammed into high-rise apartment towers in Kyiv on Wednesday, setting buildings ablaze and sending smoke over the capital and its suburbs. Russian forces escalated their bombardment of Ukrainian cities, including Kharkiv and the besieged port of Mariupol, intensifying […]
AC restructures State Marriage Assistance Scheme
JAMMU, MAR 16: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today restructured the State Marriage Assistance Scheme to provide the benefits to all AAY and PHH families. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and […]
Price hike expectation drives petrol, diesel sales
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) India’s auto fuel sales surged past pre-pandemic levels in the first half of March as consumers and dealers topped tanks in anticipation of a likely price hike post assembly elections. Petrol sales by state-owned fuel retailers, which control roughly 90 per cent of the market, at 1.23 million tonnes during […]
Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief
Chandigarh, Mar 16 (PTI) Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday said he has resigned as the party’s Punjab chief. Congress president Sonia Gandhi had on Tuesday asked its state unit chiefs in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur to put in their papers after the party’s drubbing in the recently held Assembly polls in […]