WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters he believes the war in Iran “militarily is effectively over,” suggesting that — at least for now – he’s not prepared to resume the bombardment that has devastated the Islamic Republic and caused reverberations across the global economy. The president made a surprise visit to the […]
JAMMU — In a major outreach to disgruntled party lawmakers, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has accepted a proposal to constitute informal advisory groups of MLAs for each minister in the Omar Abdullah-led government in Jammu and Kashmir, party sources said. The NC chief wrote to all MLAs days after a meeting was held […]
SYDNEY — Former opener Usman Khawaja claimed on Saturday that the entire Australian team knew about the 2018 “Sandpapergate” scandal in Cape Town and said they also employed the tactic during the previous Test at Port Elizabeth. Captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home in disgrace and found by […]
PULWAMA — Police have arrested the main accused in the murder of a 75-year-old woman in the Parigam Jagir area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, while further investigation has revealed the possible involvement of another person, officials said on Thursday. The deceased, identified as Jana Begum, wife of Ghulam Ahmad Bhat and a resident of […]
AWANTIPORA — Police have booked an alleged drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Awantipora and lodged him in District Jail Baderwah, officials said on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Mehraj-ud-Din Ganie, son of Gh. Mohd. Ganie, a resident of Kranchoo Pampore, presently […]
SRINAGAR — Many areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall while the plains were lashed by rain, bringing the day temperature down by several degrees, officials said here on Thursday. Under the influence of a western disturbance, the higher reaches of Kashmir, including the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Sonamarg, received fresh […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday chaired a meeting of the High-Powered Task Force on Examination Reforms, reaffirming the government’s commitment to ensuring safe, secure, fair and transparent public examinations in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by the Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakina Itoo, Minister for School and Higher […]
SRINAGAR — Vehicular traffic on the Mughal Road and Srinagar-Leh highway was suspended on Thursday following fresh snowfall and slippery road conditions at Peer Ki Gali and along the Zojila axis, officials said. They said traffic movement on the Mughal Road was suspended due to slippery conditions at Peer Ki Gali, while the Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri Road, […]
JAMMU — The bullet-riddled bodies of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) were recovered from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district early Thursday, a day after they went missing from the remote Dachhan area, officials said. The service weapons of the slain personnel were not found, raising suspicions of a possible militant angle, the officials said. The […]
JAMMU — A suspected Pakistani drone was recovered from an agricultural field near the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The drone, identified as a DJI Matrice 300 RTK, was recovered from Border Outpost Lalfamkima about 800 metres from the IB during a search operation by the Border […]
ANANTNAG — Police arrested five persons and recovered around 2.2 kg of narcotic substances during five separate anti-drug operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Thursday. The operations were conducted by police teams from Aishmuqam, Dooru, Anantnag, Dialgam and Srigufwara police stations as part of an intensified crackdown on drug trafficking in […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Thursday resumed the search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district to track down two terrorists, who attacked a CRPF post injuring three personnel, officials said. Two heavily armed terrorists emerged from a dense cluster of trees and opened fire at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in the […]
SRINAGAR — Police apprehended a man and recovered two hand grenades during a joint operation in the Baderkoot forest area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Thursday. The operation was conducted jointly by Baramulla Police, CICT Ftr BSF (112/06 Bn), 2 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and CRPF’s 176 Battalion as part of an Area […]
