J&K CM Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: The J&K govt Friday said it has accelerated the pace of construction of ongoing hydel power projects across the union territory after the Centre placed Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance.The total installed hydropower capacity in J&K is expected to reach around 11000 MW by 2035 from the…
SRINAGAR: At least seven people died and five others were injured after an avalanche buried several vehicles under the snow at Zero Point, Zojila Pass, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, about 70 km north of Srinagar.A senior police officer said the vehicles were travelling from Srinagar to Kargil when the avalanche struck around 3…
Keir Starmer is reportedly considering offering London mayor Sadiq Khan a peerage in a bid to ease tensions within the Labour Party and strengthen his own position.According to sources cited by the Financial Times, the British prime minister may grant Sadiq a seat in the House of Lords after the upcoming May local elections. The…
Supriya Pathak and Pankaj Kapur are married for 38 years and continue to remain one of the most loved pairs. However, their relationship wasn’t always smooth, especially in the early days, when Supriya’s mother, the late Dina Pathak, strongly disapproved of their union. The duo tied the knot after Kapur’s divorce with Neelima Azeem. In…
Bob Blackman (File photo) LONDON: British MP Bob Blackman has described research by an independent non-profit research organisation in the US, which found that anti-Indian rhetoric surged online last year, as “deeply concerning”.Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), which specialises in tracking extremism and misinformation on social media, found that anti-Indian rhetoric on X tripled in…
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (ANI/ file photo) SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Friday met Iran’s ambassador to India, Dr Mohammad Fathali, and expressed condolences over the death of its top leaders in Israel-US attacks.According to a statement issued by Mirwaiz, he led delegation of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema, an amalgam of religious organisations of Kashmir,…
Moonquake sensing could move into a new phase as fibre-optic technology is adapted for use on the lunar surface. The Moon, often perceived as still and unchanging, continues to experience internal vibrations caused by tidal interactions with Earth, meteorite impacts, and temperature extremes. Since the time of the Apollo missions, instruments have detected thousands of…
“I confess that in 1901, I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for 50 years.” The remark by Wilbur Wright now reads less like doubt and more like a reminder of how rapidly human ambition can outpace expectation. Just two years later, on a cold December morning in 1903, he and…
Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge starring Ranveer Singh continues to win praise from across the film industry, and the latest to join the chorus is filmmaker Karan Johar. The director-producer said the blockbuster took him back to the era of 70s Hindi cinema, often experienced in single-screen theatres. Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge continues to…
Bright, yellow, orange and absolutely cheerful, marigolds are also said to be favourite flowers of Goddess Laxmi. These are used widely in religious rituals. Their vibrant coloured flowers are associated with abundance, energy, and auspiciousness. Growing marigolds at home is quite easy. These are among the easiest flowers to grow. All they need is well-drained…
