World’s first fluorescent frog discovered in South America
The world’s first fluorescent frog has been discovered in the Amazon basin in South America.Scientists at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in Buenos Aires made the discovery by accident while studying the pigment of…
Another Big Initiative By India At UN Draws Lukewarm China Response
NEW DELHI: China has reacted with caution to a new step proposed by India to help it become a permanent member of the powerful United Nations Security Council. Last week, India said that it was willing, in exchange for induction, to…
3000 players participating in JK’s largest Sports Carnival in Kashmir: Sports Council
SRINAGAR: Over a half dozen activities under the state’s largest sports carnival for rural areas are being held in different blocks of various districts in Kashmir division.In a statement issued today, JK State Sports Council stated…
Airtel launches 4G in JK, completes national rollout
Bharti Airtel, India s largest telecommunications services provider, today announced the launch of its 4G services in Jammu & Kashmir, completing a national rollout.With the latest launch, Airtel 4G service is now available in all…
Kashmir: Modify policy, not just pellet guns
Pak too needs to clean up its act
By Subhash ChopraThe reported move to increase the stockpile of the much-criticised pellet shotguns in Kashmir Valley after last year’s incidents of stone-pelting during street…
6 days on, Srinagar-Jammu highway remain closed for traffic
Men, machinery pressed; will clear roads soon: IGP TrafficAir sorties for stranded passengers todayNadeem NaduSrinagar: The nearly 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH) was again closed on Monday with fresh…
Stranded passengers on NH await Govt help
‘Women Children spend night on the road’Ramban: As 300-kilometers long Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed for the sixth day, thousands of thirsty and hungry stranded passengers including children and women…
Weather turns pleasant in Kashmir, night remains below freezing point
Srinagar: Weather turned pleasant as Sun came out much to the delight of the people, improving the maximum temperature in Kashmir though night chilly continued due to open skies and chilly winds.The border town of Kargil was…
Authorities foil sit-in of resistance leaders
‘Mirwaiz put under house detention, Malik shifted to Central jail’Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police today foiled a sit-in protest by separatists in the summer capital, Srinagar, and detained several of its leaders and…
All cash withdrawal limits go back to pre-demonetisation era
New Delhi: All limits on savings bank cash withdrawals post-demonetisation ended on Monday, as had been announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month.In a two-stage process, the weekly withdrawal limit per account…