Day: December 17, 2025

KKR Splurge on Green, Pathirana; CSK Buy Rs14.20 Crore Duo Abu Dhabi- Kolkata Knight Riders splurged a record-breaking Rs 25.20 to land top Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and Rs 18 crore to acquire the services of Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana in the Indian Premier League players’ auction here on Tuesday. Uncapped Indian players were…

Auqib Nabi Dar New Delhi- ‘Better late than never’ is a phrase that fits Auqib Nabi Dar like a perfectly upright seam. At 29, when most fast bowlers are either established or quietly drifting out of the spotlight, Nabi has finally arrived through patience, persistence and a refusal to let geography decide his fate. His…

Photo Credits: PRO Defence Srinagar- Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday said that India has physically fenced more than 93% of its international border with Pakistan. In a written reply to a query by two Trinamool Congress MPs, Jagdish Chandra Barma Basunia and Sharmila Sarkar, regarding the unfenced portions of India’s international borders, Union…

J&K LG Manoj Sinha Srinagar- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday unveiled a 108 foot high national flag at Kachrial in the border belt of Akhnoor, describing the tricolour as a symbol of the country’s freedom, self respect, sacrifice and martyrdom. Paying homage to the soldiers who laid down their lives in the defence of the…

File photo Srinagar- Security forces on Tuesday intensified search operations in a forested village of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir, a day after a Special Operations Group constable was killed during a gunfight with terrorists, officials said. The encounter took place on Monday evening in Soan village of the Majalta area after police launched…

Representational Photo Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir has moved decisively into the low fertility bracket, recording a Total Fertility Rate of 1.4, a level that places it well below the population replacement threshold and among the lowest in the country. The figures were disclosed by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in Parliament, drawing…

  CIK Busts Terror-Linked Network Hiding Behind the Façade of Social Activism in Kashmir Srinagar Dec 16 (KINS): In a decisive blow to anti-national elements operating under the garb of social activism, Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) today conducted coordinated searches across multiple districts of the Kashmir, exposing a clandestine terror-support ecosystem masquerading as voices of…

KO file photo by Abid Bhat Srinagar- The Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Tuesday said that Kashmir is likely to witness light snowfall in its higher reaches later this week as cold conditions continue across the region. According to the forecast, weather across Jammu and Kashmir is expected to remain partly cloudy on December 16 and 17….

Chief Secy reviews mining reforms, revenue mobilisation and technology-driven enforcement in J&KMandatory GPS, RFID and e-challaning for mineral transportation by January 26, 2026JAMMU, DECEMBER 16: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a review meeting of the Mining Department to assess the progress of mining sector reforms, revenue realisation measures, technological interventions and enforcement mechanisms aimed…

KO photo by Abid Bhat Srinagar- Reduced snowfall and a prolonged dry spell are increasingly straining Kashmir’s rivers, springs and overall ecological balance, triggering fresh concerns over climate stress in the Valley, officials and experts have warned. Data shows that the Jhelum, considered Kashmir’s lifeline, has dropped to around 0.65 metres at key monitoring points…