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 […]
NEW DELHI — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has accepted the resignation of Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, who on November 3 resigned from his Parliamentary seat and the National Conference following differences with the party leadership. “Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, an elected member of Lok Sabha from the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, has resigned […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR — A hotel and two residential houses were damaged in a blaze in the Indira Nagar area of Srinagar city on Tuesday, officials said. A fire broke out in the attic of one of the buildings in the afternoon and spread to the adjoining ones, they said. Fire and emergency services personnel rushed to […]
MENDHAR — At least 19 people, including eight women and children, reported dog bite cases at a sub-district hospital in Mendhar in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday. According to an official report, the dog-bite victims belonged to different areas of Mendhar and also included people from outside the region who were currently staying […]
JAMMU — A delegation led by Member of Parliament Jugal Kishore Sharma on Tuesday called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and sought financial assistance for traders and shopkeepers affected by recent fire incidents at Shiv Market and Warehouse in Jammu. The delegation, accompanied by MLAs Yudhvir Sethi, Vikram Randhawa, Arvind Gupta, Dr Narinder Singh and […]
JAMMU — Major General Mukesh Sharma, who on Tuesday took over as the Additional Director General of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Directorate for the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, outlined a vision to expand the organisation’s outreach, empower youth and modernise its training programmes. Under the theme “Envision and Evolve: Empowering […]
BANDIPORA — Police in Bandipora organised a one-day free medical camp at District Police Lines (DPL) Bandipora to facilitate access to healthcare services and promote health awareness, officials said on Tuesday. During the camp, three specialist doctors and four paramedical staff members from District Hospital Bandipora, along with the medical team from the MI Room, […]
SRINAGAR — A court in Jammu and Kashmir has acquitted two youths who were undergoing trial under anti-terror charges in Baramulla district, noting that the evidence against the accused was unreliable. Special Judge (UAPA/NIA cases) Baramulla, Feroz Ahmad Khan, acquitted Huzaif Firdous Bhat and Aijaz Ahmad after finding contradictions in the prosecution case. The two […]
SRINAGAR — Former Lok Sabha Member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday questioned the handling of cases registered against Kashmiri youth under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), saying two young men from Baramulla spent six years in jail despite the case against them falling apart in court. In a detailed post on X, shared […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said authorities in the Union territory should review the approach of booking the youth under anti-terror laws. In a statement, the Mirwaiz cited a case in which two young men from Baramulla spent six years in jail under stringent anti-terror laws before being acquitted, after […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reviewed the progress of works being executed under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) and directed departments to ensure their timely completion to achieve the financial targets under the scheme. The Chief Minister chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess the physical […]
JAMMU — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Jammu has filed a chargesheet against a man in connection with an alleged ₹7.92 lakh bank loan fraud involving a Honda City car in Samba district, officials said on Tuesday. The chargesheet has been filed before the court of Munsiff Samba against Rahul Sudan, a […]
