WASHINGTON — Iran launched attacks on US sites in the Gulf in response to American strikes on the country, state media said Saturday, after Washington accused Tehran of attacking one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The trading of fire raised questions about efforts to keep the crucial waterway open while Washington […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday arrived here on a three-day official visit to Jammu and Kashmir. During the visit, the CEC will undertake various programmes across the Valley, aimed at engaging with voters, electoral stakeholders and field-level election machinery besides reviewing electoral initiatives being carried out at the grassroots level, […]
LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes made the dramatic decision Sunday to announce his imminent retirement from international cricket midway through the deciding third test against New Zealand. “This is my last two days as your captain and my last two days representing England,” Stokes told his England teammates inside the dressing room at the […]
LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes made the dramatic decision Sunday to announce his imminent retirement from international cricket midway through the deciding third test against New Zealand. “This is my last two days as your captain and my last two days representing England,” Stokes told his England teammates inside the dressing room at the […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday arrived here on a three-day official visit to Jammu and Kashmir. During the visit, the CEC will undertake various programmes across the Valley, aimed at engaging with voters, electoral stakeholders and field-level election machinery besides reviewing electoral initiatives being carried out at the grassroots level, […]
BAGHDAD — Iran’s top diplomat warned Sunday that any attempt to bypass the Strait of Hormuz routes agreed with the United States would “increase tensions” in the Middle East, as the countries traded attacks and accusations of violating a fragile ceasefire in the region. During a visit to Iraqi capital Baghdad, Abbas Araghchi also called […]
DHAKA — Bangladesh’s fugitive former leader Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to her country “this year”, according to an interview published on Sunday, months after she was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity. Hasina, 78, fled to neighbouring India in August 2024 after a student-led uprising ended her 15-year, iron-fisted rule. […]
JAMMU — Eight Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and a civilian driver were injured as a bus carrying them overturned near Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district on Sunday, officials said. The accident occurred along the Tarakote route to the shrine, and the condition of three injured CISF personnel — head constables Sammy […]
JAMMU — A 31-year-old Pakistani intruder was apprehended by Indian Army troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch on Sunday, the third such incident in the district this month, officials said. Rayees Khan, a resident of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, was taken into custody from Balakote sector shortly after he crossed the […]
JAMMU — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch on Sunday registered an FIR into an alleged fraud of more than ₹68 lakh in Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank after an internal vigilance inquiry uncovered suspected fake loan accounts, unauthorised transactions and diversion of funds. The case was filed under sections 420 and 120-B […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said they destroyed over 3.7 tonnes of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances as part of the Government of India’s Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan. According to a police statement, the destruction was carried out by the District Drug Disposal Committee (DDDC), Udhampur, under the chairmanship of […]
LEH — The Dalai Lama received a grand welcome on his arrival in Ladakh on Sunday for a two-month visit, with thousands of devotees, monks and well-wishers lining the Technical Airport route here to greet him. The 14th Dalai Lama, who recently underwent a knee surgery in Delhi, will celebrate his 91st birthday in Leh […]
LEH — In a first-of-its-kind enforcement drive, the Ladakh administration has cracked down on illegal off-roading in ecologically sensitive areas, imposing a Rs two lakh penalty on four tourists for violating the Wildlife (Protection) Act, officials said. The action, aimed at curbing environmental damage in Pangong lake and other protected wildlife habitats, comes as Lieutenant […]
