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 […]
RAWALPINDI — Pakistan and Sri Lanka played out a draw in the opening Test of the ICC World Test Championship series after five days of gripping cricket, with Saud Shakeel’s gritty 97 ensuring the hosts avoided defeat on Friday. Pakistan, who resumed the final day at 57/1 with a 45-run lead, finished their second innings […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Friday conducted mock drills in Bandipora and Kupwara districts of Jammu and Kashmir to assess emergency response mechanisms and strengthen coordination among different agencies, officials said. In Bandipora, a joint mock drill was conducted by Police, Army’s 13 Rashtriya Rifles and 45 Battalion CRPF near Markundal Chowk in Hajin area, […]
NEW DELHI — The BJP on Friday asked Pakistan to hand over Pakistan-occupied Jammu-Kashmir (PoJK) to India, asserting that Kashmir was, is and will remain an integral part of the country. He also said relations with the neighbouring country cannot improve until it stops terrorism. Reacting to National Conference president Farooq Abdullah’s recent statement that […]
RAWALPINDI — Pakistan and Sri Lanka played out a draw in the opening Test of the ICC World Test Championship series after five days of gripping cricket, with Saud Shakeel’s gritty 97 ensuring the hosts avoided defeat on Friday. Pakistan, who resumed the final day at 57/1 with a 45-run lead, finished their second innings […]
SRINAGAR — CRPF Director General G P Singh visited Kulgam in south Kashmir on Friday and interacted with field officers of the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police at Sadura in Anantnag to discuss intensified counter-insurgency operations in the Valley, the force said. During his Kashmir visit, the DG also visited Head Constable (GD) Sonbir […]
JAMMU — Two men accused of abducting and raping two girls in separate cases were held in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Friday, after evading arrest for nearly a year, police said. Keshiv Ahirwar from Madhya Pradesh and Piyar Chand from Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district were arrested from the Vijaypur and Ramgarh areas, […]
JAMMU — Police in Samba have busted an inter-state narcotics and illegal arms syndicate with links to Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, arresting 10 persons, including key members of the Gataru gang, officials said on Friday. Police also recovered five pistols, one country-made weapon, 27.66 grams of heroin, 17 rounds of 9mm ammunition, […]
JAMMU — Police have solved a blind murder case in Kanachak area of Jammu within 12 hours, arresting the accused and recovering the weapon used in the crime, officials said. During the intervening night of November 7 and 8, Police Station Kanachak received information about a person found dead with visible injury marks on his […]
NEW DELHI — The Union Home Ministry on Friday extended the ban on controversial preacher Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation for another five years, noting it has been indulging in activities that are prejudicial to the security of the country and have the potential to disturb peace and communal harmony. The ministry had invoked the […]
NEW DELHI — India’s capital Delhi overtook Lahore in Pakistan to become the world’s most polluted city on Friday, with air quality reaching hazardous levels and visibility dropping as smog blanketed the city of 20 million people. Air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was “hazardous” at 334, making it the most polluted global major city, […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday returned to the historic Jama Masjid in Srinagar after nearly two weeks of house detention and addressed the Friday congregation, expressing concern over repeated restrictions on his religious and public activities. Addressing the gathering, Mirwaiz said such restrictions cause inconvenience to people and amount to […]
