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 […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan released two of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sisters from prison on Thursday, after weeks in jail ahead of a planned anti-government march by their brother’s party, their lawyer said. Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi were freed from Kot Lakhpat Jail in the eastern city of Lahore after the government suspended their […]
JAMMU — A rusted landmine was detected along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. An Army patrolling party noticed the landmine at Panjani near the border fence in Balakote sector of Mendhar around 4 pm, the officials said. The Force’s experts safely defused the landmine. No […]
JAMMU — A village defence guard died on Thursday after falling from a hillock at a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said. Sukh Dev Singh (57), a resident of Dugga Dhandrath village, died on the spot after reportedly slipping and falling from the hillock in the Lag-gali area, they said. A […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday announced immediate financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh from the Red Cross for each shopkeeper affected by the recent fire incident at Warehouse, Nehru Market and Shiv Market in Jammu. In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor said he visited the affected markets […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested an Assistant Engineer of the Rural Development Department (RDD) and a contractor for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 for clearing pending work bills in Bandipora district, officials said. The accused government employee has been identified as Mohd Rafi Moon, Assistant Engineer posted […]
SRINAGAR — Former Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Thursday condemned the terror attacks in Kulgam and the killing of two Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Kishtwar, saying such acts undermine peace and communal harmony in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement posted on X by his office, Ruhullah described the incidents as cowardly […]
JAMMU — A madrassa on Thursday witnessed an enthusiastic response to a blood donation camp organised after an urgent appeal from a government hospital in Jammu, which was facing a severe shortage of blood. The camp, held on the premises of Jamia Markaz-ul-Ma’arif in Bathindi locality here, saw active participation from the institution’s faculty, staff […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has written to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, requesting that the experimental halt of the Vande Bharat Express at Anantnag Railway Station be made permanent. In a November 2 letter, Abdullah appreciated the Centre’s initiatives to strengthen railway connectivity in the Union Territory, particularly the introduction […]
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 […]
