BARCELONA, Spain — A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, according to local media. Spanish authorities initially reported 10 deaths, but state-owned news agency EFE and other media reported later that the death toll had […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday appointed veteran leader Mubarak Gul as the party general secretary in a bid to control discontent among the supporters of the six-time MLA from Eidgah. Soon after the expansion of the Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah and senior leaders rushed […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has been reprimanded and fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during Sunday’s ODI against England in Lahore, while the visitors have also been fined for a slow over-rate. Rauf was found guilty of breaching Article 2.2 of the ICC Code […]
BARCELONA, Spain — A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, according to local media. Spanish authorities initially reported 10 deaths, but state-owned news agency EFE and other media reported later that the death toll had […]
MENDHAR — A leopard was found injured on a roadside in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Wednesday and was rescued by a wildlife team, officials said. The animal was spotted by locals in an injured condition in the Bhata Durian area of Mendhar and alerted the Wildlife Department, they said. The wildlife team has […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has directed all government departments and organisations to strengthen cybersecurity and protect government IT infrastructure against emerging cyber threats. In a circular, the General Administration Department (GAD), Commissioner-Secretary, M Raju, directed all government departments and organisations to implement upgraded versions of Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) and Endpoint Detection […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the Kashmir chapter of the Centre for Regional Studies, Culture, Dialects and Emotional Intelligence of the University of Jammu. “I believe this unique initiative will preserve our languages, cultural heritage and knowledge traditions while promoting interdisciplinary research and emotional intelligence,” Sinha said […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has been reprimanded and fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during Sunday’s ODI against England in Lahore, while the visitors have also been fined for a slow over-rate. Rauf was found guilty of breaching Article 2.2 of the ICC Code […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir clinched the Overall Team Trophy in both Taekwondo and Wushu at the 70th National School Games, showcasing the region’s emerging sporting talent. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated the Jammu and Kashmir teams for their outstanding performances at the games held at Government College of Physical Education, which brought together more […]
BARAMULLA — Two persons died after being buried under a mound of sand during extraction in the Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the duo was extracting sand in Dachanpara, Rafiabad, when the mound […]
BARAMULLA — Police seized 10 motors allegedly used for illegal sand extraction from a riverbed during a raid in the Chakloo area of Baramulla district, officials said on Wednesday. The action was part of a sustained drive against illegal mining aimed at protecting the district’s natural resources. Police have informed the Mining Department about the […]
JERUSALEM — Israel’s opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot vowed Wednesday to work quickly to form a government, saying voters had rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive rule, but neither bloc secured a majority in the first election since the October 7 attack. Exit polls showed Eisenkot, a former military chief and political novice, and his opposition […]
JAMMU — The main accused in an alleged Rs 4.10 crore fraud committed on the pretext of providing jobs in the railways and tenders for the supply of drinking water bottles to Northern Railway has been arrested in Jammu, police said on Tuesday. Efforts are underway to identify, trace and apprehend other suspects involved in […]
